Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) Stock Position Raised by Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC

Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC increased its stake in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) by 8.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 16,870 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,341 shares during the quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC’s holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $3,283,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of TM. Modus Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Toyota Motor in the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Trust Co. of Vermont increased its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Roxbury Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Toyota Motor during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Toyota Motor in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Finally, GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC boosted its stake in Toyota Motor by 800.0% in the 4th quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 225 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. 1.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Toyota Motor Trading Down 1.3 %

Shares of NYSE:TM opened at $176.76 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $185.76 and a two-hundred day moving average of $181.00. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. Toyota Motor Co. has a 12-month low of $159.04 and a 12-month high of $248.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $238.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.63.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $9.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.36 by $5.62. Toyota Motor had a return on equity of 14.00% and a net margin of 10.86%. On average, equities analysts expect that Toyota Motor Co. will post 19.76 EPS for the current fiscal 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.