Smartleaf Asset Management LLC Boosts Stake in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM)

Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM - Free Report) by 142.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,364 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 2,563 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC's holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $854,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its holdings in Toyota Motor by 7.3% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 311,483 shares of the company's stock worth $55,632,000 after buying an additional 21,092 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Toyota Motor by 2.4% during 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 during the period. Atom Investors LP acquired a new stake in shares of Toyota Motor in the third quarter valued at $841,000. FNY Investment Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Toyota Motor in the fourth quarter valued at $1,167,000. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new position in Toyota Motor in the fourth quarter valued at $2,140,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 1.48% of the company's stock.

Toyota Motor Stock Up 6.7 %

Toyota Motor stock traded up $12.08 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $192.74. The company's stock had a trading volume of 462,213 shares, compared to its average volume of 340,753. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $186.39 and a 200-day simple moving average of $180.30. The company has a market cap of $259.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.96, a P/E/G ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.63. Toyota Motor Co. has a fifty-two week low of $159.04 and a fifty-two week high of $255.23. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have issued reports on TM. CLSA lowered Toyota Motor from an "outperform" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Macquarie raised shares of Toyota Motor from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Toyota Motor from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th.

About Toyota Motor

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.