Blue Trust Inc. Has $871,000 Stake in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM)

Blue Trust Inc. trimmed its position in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) by 54.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,478 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,300 shares during the quarter. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $871,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of TM. Highline Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in Toyota Motor during the third quarter worth $27,000. Modus Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Toyota Motor during the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Trust Co. of Vermont raised its stake in Toyota Motor by 113.3% during 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. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. acquired a new position in Toyota Motor during the fourth quarter worth $42,000. Finally, GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC raised its stake in Toyota Motor by 800.0% during the fourth quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 225 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. 1.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

Toyota Motor Price Performance

Toyota Motor stock opened at $184.08 on Monday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $185.34 and its 200 day simple moving average is $179.73. The stock has a market cap of $248.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.60, a P/E/G ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.63. Toyota Motor Co. has a 12-month low of $159.04 and a 12-month high of $255.23. The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $9.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.36 by $5.62. Toyota Motor had a return on equity of 14.00% and a net margin of 10.86%. As a group, research analysts anticipate 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.