Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC Acquires 861 Shares of Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM)

Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) by 10.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,837 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 861 shares during the quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $1,720,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. PFG Advisors lifted its position in shares of Toyota Motor by 6.1% during the fourth quarter. PFG Advisors now owns 2,599 shares of the company’s stock worth $506,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Toyota Motor by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 2,757 shares of the company’s stock valued at $536,000 after acquiring an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC raised its holdings in shares of Toyota Motor by 3.9% in the fourth quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC now owns 6,575 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,280,000 after acquiring an additional 248 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Toyota Motor by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 25,007 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,867,000 after acquiring an additional 309 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. bought a new stake in shares of Toyota Motor in the fourth quarter valued at about $6,167,000. 1.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently weighed in on TM shares. StockNews.com upgraded Toyota Motor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Macquarie upgraded Toyota Motor from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, CLSA downgraded Toyota Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th.

Toyota Motor Stock Performance

Shares of Toyota Motor stock opened at $186.72 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $251.58 billion, a PE ratio of 7.71, a P/E/G ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.21. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $185.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $180.60. Toyota Motor Co. has a one year low of $159.04 and a one year high of $255.23.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $9.98 EPS 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%. Research analysts expect 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.