Vantage Investment Partners LLC Buys 26,979 Shares of Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM)

Vantage Investment Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM - Free Report) by 93.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 55,979 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 26,979 shares during the period. Vantage Investment Partners LLC's holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $10,894,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Nilsine Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Toyota Motor during the fourth quarter worth $294,000. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in Toyota Motor by 34.1% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 13,117 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,342,000 after acquiring an additional 3,339 shares in the last quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Toyota Motor in the fourth quarter worth about $248,000. Anderson Hoagland & Co. bought a new position in shares of Toyota Motor in the fourth quarter worth about $2,646,000. Finally, Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Toyota Motor by 24.7% during the fourth quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,732 shares of the company's stock worth $337,000 after purchasing an additional 343 shares in the last quarter. 1.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com raised Toyota Motor from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th.

Toyota Motor Trading Down 0.7 %

TM stock traded down $1.29 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $185.21. The company's stock had a trading volume of 380,489 shares, compared to its average volume of 414,180. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $181.68 and its 200-day simple moving average is $180.85. The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. Toyota Motor Co. has a 52 week low of $159.04 and a 52 week high of $255.23. The stock has a market cap of $249.56 billion, a PE ratio of 8.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.36 and a beta of 0.63.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $2.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.39 by ($1.49). The company had revenue of $76.92 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $79.78 billion. Toyota Motor had a return on equity of 12.02% and a net margin of 9.17%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Toyota Motor Co. will post 19.9 EPS for the current year.

Toyota Motor 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.