Captrust Financial Advisors Boosts Position in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM)

Captrust Financial Advisors grew its holdings in shares of Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) by 166.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 374,864 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 234,078 shares during the quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors’ holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $72,952,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Avior Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Toyota Motor by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,662 shares of the company’s stock worth $324,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the period. Bleakley Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Toyota Motor by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 2,441 shares of the company’s stock valued at $475,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the period. Quadrant Capital Group LLC grew its holdings in Toyota Motor by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 9,517 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,852,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont increased its stake in Toyota Motor by 113.3% during the 4th quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 160 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the period. Finally, Aprio Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Toyota Motor by 6.5% during the 4th quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,411 shares of the company’s stock worth $275,000 after buying an additional 86 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 1.48% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on TM. Macquarie upgraded Toyota Motor from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. CLSA downgraded Toyota Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on Toyota Motor in a report on Monday, April 14th. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Toyota Motor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Toyota Motor presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Toyota Motor Stock Up 0.8 %

NYSE:TM opened at $192.01 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $181.32 and a 200 day simple moving average of $180.70. Toyota Motor Co. has a one year low of $155.00 and a one year high of $235.68. The company has a market capitalization of $258.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.21.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) last issued 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 return on equity of 14.00% and a net margin of 10.86%. Sell-side analysts predict that Toyota Motor Co. will post 19.76 EPS for the current fiscal 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.