Natural Investments LLC Makes New Investment in The Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE:TD)

Natural Investments LLC purchased a new stake in The Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE:TD - Free Report) TSE: TD in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 10,467 shares of the bank's stock, valued at approximately $557,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. CIBC Asset Management Inc boosted its holdings in Toronto-Dominion Bank by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 16,575,599 shares of the bank's stock valued at $882,241,000 after acquiring an additional 59,956 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its stake in Toronto-Dominion Bank by 24.9% during the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 13,509,261 shares of the bank's stock valued at $854,815,000 after buying an additional 2,689,532 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its stake in Toronto-Dominion Bank by 2.5% during the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 12,186,545 shares of the bank's stock valued at $770,921,000 after buying an additional 301,649 shares in the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. raised its position in shares of Toronto-Dominion Bank by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 9,761,308 shares of the bank's stock worth $617,166,000 after purchasing an additional 144,427 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Toronto-Dominion Bank by 6.4% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,962,173 shares of the bank's stock worth $506,846,000 after purchasing an additional 479,624 shares during the period. 52.37% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. BMO Capital Markets raised Toronto-Dominion Bank from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price objective on Toronto-Dominion Bank from $82.00 to $77.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, December 6th. StockNews.com lowered Toronto-Dominion Bank from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Monday, February 24th. Desjardins downgraded Toronto-Dominion Bank from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Bank of America raised Toronto-Dominion Bank from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $80.50.

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Toronto-Dominion Bank Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE TD opened at $57.76 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $57.62 and a 200 day moving average price of $57.63. The Toronto-Dominion Bank has a 52 week low of $51.25 and a 52 week high of $64.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $101.20 billion, a PE ratio of 16.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 0.83.

Toronto-Dominion Bank Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 10th will be given a $0.7278 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 10th. This represents a $2.91 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.04%. Toronto-Dominion Bank's payout ratio is 85.29%.

Toronto-Dominion Bank Profile

The Toronto-Dominion Bank, together with its subsidiaries, provides various financial products and services in Canada, the United States, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking, U.S. Retail, Wealth Management and Insurance, and Wholesale Banking.

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