Portfolio Design Labs LLC Purchases New Position in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM)

Portfolio Design Labs LLC bought a new stake in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 1,502 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $292,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Toyota Motor by 7.3% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 311,483 shares of the company's stock valued at $55,632,000 after buying an additional 21,092 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its position in Toyota Motor by 2.4% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 6,762,449 shares of the company's stock worth $1,207,571,000 after acquiring an additional 160,720 shares in the last quarter. Atom Investors LP acquired a new position in shares of Toyota Motor during the 3rd quarter worth $841,000. FNY Investment Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of Toyota Motor during the 4th quarter worth $1,167,000. Finally, Moran Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Toyota Motor by 62.4% during the third quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC now owns 27,433 shares of the company's stock worth $4,899,000 after buying an additional 10,545 shares in the last quarter. 1.48% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Toyota Motor Price Performance

Shares of Toyota Motor stock traded up $0.07 on Friday, hitting $184.08. The company's stock had a trading volume of 231,452 shares, compared to its average volume of 354,593. The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The company has a market capitalization of $248.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.63. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $185.34 and a 200-day moving average price of $179.73. Toyota Motor Co. has a 52-week low of $159.04 and a 52-week high of $255.23.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $9.98 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.36 by $5.62. Toyota Motor had a net margin of 10.86% and a return on equity of 14.00%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Toyota Motor Co. will post 19.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently commented on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Toyota Motor from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. CLSA downgraded Toyota Motor from an "outperform" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Macquarie raised Toyota Motor from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th.

Toyota Motor Company Profile

Toyota Motor Corporation designs, manufactures, assembles, and sells passenger vehicles, minivans and commercial vehicles, and related parts and accessories in Japan, North America, Europe, Asia, Central and South America, Oceania, Africa, and the Middle East. It operates in Automotive, Financial Services, and All Other segments.