Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) Holdings Lifted by Altrius Capital Management Inc

Altrius Capital Management Inc increased its stake in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) by 3.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 44,170 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,397 shares during the quarter. Toyota Motor accounts for approximately 2.3% of Altrius Capital Management Inc’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Altrius Capital Management Inc’s holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $8,596,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of TM. QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Toyota Motor by 8.3% in the fourth quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 88,003 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,126,000 after purchasing an additional 6,734 shares in the last quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Toyota Motor during the 4th quarter valued at about $93,000. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC grew its holdings in shares of Toyota Motor by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 9,716 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,891,000 after purchasing an additional 273 shares during the last quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Toyota Motor by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC now owns 4,497 shares of the company’s stock valued at $875,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Finally, TruNorth Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Toyota Motor during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $311,000. 1.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Toyota Motor Price Performance

NYSE:TM opened at $182.39 on Friday. Toyota Motor Co. has a one year low of $159.04 and a one year high of $255.23. 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 firm has a market cap of $245.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.53, a PEG ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.63. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $186.28 and its two-hundred day moving average is $180.13.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in 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 report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, CLSA cut shares of Toyota Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th.

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.