Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) Shares Acquired by Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd.

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) by 18.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 12,836 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,036 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $2,506,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of TM. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its stake in shares of Toyota Motor by 7.3% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 311,483 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,632,000 after acquiring an additional 21,092 shares in the last quarter. Atom Investors LP acquired a new position in Toyota Motor during the third quarter worth $841,000. FNY Investment Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in Toyota Motor during the fourth quarter worth $1,167,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC acquired a new stake in Toyota Motor in the fourth quarter valued at $2,140,000. Finally, SVB Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Toyota Motor in the fourth quarter valued at $447,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 1.48% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Toyota Motor Trading Down 1.2 %

Toyota Motor stock opened at $174.34 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $185.51 and a 200 day moving average price of $181.00. Toyota Motor Co. has a 52 week low of $159.04 and a 52 week high of $248.47. The stock has a market cap of $234.91 billion, a PE ratio of 7.20, a P/E/G ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.63. 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 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.36 by $5.62. Toyota Motor had a net margin of 10.86% and a return on equity of 14.00%. Equities research analysts predict that Toyota Motor Co. will post 19.76 earnings per share 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.