Wambolt & Associates LLC Sells 820 Shares of Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM)

Wambolt & Associates LLC lessened its stake in shares of Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) by 23.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,739 shares of the company’s stock after selling 820 shares during the period. Wambolt & Associates LLC’s holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $533,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Modus Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Toyota Motor during the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Trust Co. of Vermont grew its stake in Toyota Motor by 113.3% in the fourth quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 160 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Roxbury Financial LLC bought a new position in Toyota Motor in the fourth quarter worth approximately $41,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. bought a new stake in Toyota Motor during the 4th quarter valued at $42,000. Finally, GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC grew its position in shares of Toyota Motor by 800.0% during the 4th quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 225 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 1.48% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

Toyota Motor Trading Up 0.9 %

NYSE TM opened at $192.34 on Tuesday. Toyota Motor Co. has a 1 year low of $159.04 and a 1 year high of $254.79. The company has a market capitalization of $259.16 billion, a PE ratio of 7.94, 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 current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 1.06. The company has a fifty day moving average of $185.58 and a 200 day moving average of $180.70.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $9.98 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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%. Research analysts forecast that Toyota Motor Co. will post 19.76 earnings per share for the current year.

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.