Axa S.A. Increases Holdings in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM)

Axa S.A. increased its stake in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) by 17.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,120 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 170 shares during the period. Axa S.A.’s holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $218,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in TM. Avior Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Toyota Motor by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,662 shares of the company’s stock worth $324,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC grew its position in Toyota Motor by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 2,441 shares of the company’s stock valued at $475,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC increased its stake in Toyota Motor by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 9,517 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,852,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the period. Trust Co. of Vermont lifted its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aprio Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Toyota Motor by 6.5% during the fourth quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,411 shares of the company’s stock valued at $275,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares during the period. 1.48% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TM has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Macquarie raised shares of Toyota Motor from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on shares of Toyota Motor in a research note on Monday, April 14th. They set a “market perform” rating for the company. Finally, CLSA cut Toyota Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Toyota Motor Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of Toyota Motor stock opened at $187.52 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 1.06. The stock has a market cap of $252.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.74, a PEG ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.67. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $182.12 and its two-hundred day moving average is $181.31. Toyota Motor Co. has a 1 year low of $155.00 and a 1 year high of $221.09.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 14th. The company reported $3.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.92 by $0.47. The firm had revenue of $81.09 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11,956.52 billion. Toyota Motor had a net margin of 10.86% and a return on equity of 14.00%. As a group, research analysts expect 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.