Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. Buys Shares of 4,042 Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM)

Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. purchased a new position in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 4,042 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $787,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in TM. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Toyota Motor by 14.5% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 61,315 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,949,000 after buying an additional 7,768 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC purchased a new stake in Toyota Motor during the third quarter valued at $446,000. Verition Fund Management LLC bought a new position in Toyota Motor in the third quarter valued at about $1,092,000. Centiva Capital LP purchased a new position in Toyota Motor in the third quarter worth about $202,000. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its stake in shares of Toyota Motor by 36.8% during the 3rd quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 6,029 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,077,000 after purchasing an additional 1,622 shares during the period. 1.48% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Toyota Motor Trading Down 5.6 %

Shares of NYSE:TM opened at $158.71 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $184.40 and a 200 day moving average of $180.82. The company has a market cap of $213.84 billion, a PE ratio of 6.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.64. Toyota Motor Co. has a 12-month low of $156.73 and a 12-month high of $248.47. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) last issued 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%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Toyota Motor Co. will post 19.76 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. CLSA cut shares of Toyota Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Macquarie upgraded shares of Toyota Motor from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Toyota Motor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th.

About Toyota Motor

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.