Blue Trust Inc. Decreases Stock Holdings in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM)

Blue Trust Inc. trimmed its position in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM - Free Report) by 54.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 4,478 shares of the company's stock after selling 5,300 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc.'s holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $871,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its position 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 raised its holdings in 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 in the last quarter. Atom Investors LP acquired a new position in Toyota Motor during the third quarter valued at approximately $841,000. FNY Investment Advisers LLC bought a new position in Toyota Motor in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,167,000. Finally, Moran Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Toyota Motor by 62.4% during the 3rd quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC now owns 27,433 shares of the company's stock worth $4,899,000 after purchasing an additional 10,545 shares during the last quarter. 1.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Toyota Motor Trading Down 2.2 %

TM traded down $3.97 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $180.11. 346,702 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 380,775. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. Toyota Motor Co. has a one year low of $159.04 and a one year high of $255.23. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $185.68 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $179.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $242.68 billion, a PE ratio of 7.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.63.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TM has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Macquarie raised Toyota Motor from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. CLSA cut Toyota Motor from an "outperform" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Toyota Motor from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th.

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.