CoreFirst Bank & Trust Invests $85,000 in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM)

CoreFirst Bank & Trust acquired a new position in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 438 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $85,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TM. Abel Hall LLC boosted its holdings in Toyota Motor by 5.6% in the third quarter. Abel Hall LLC now owns 1,274 shares of the company’s stock worth $227,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Toyota Motor by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,662 shares of the company’s stock worth $324,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Commerce Bank grew its position in Toyota Motor by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 3,214 shares of the company’s stock worth $574,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC increased its stake in Toyota Motor by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 2,441 shares of the company’s stock valued at $475,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Trust Co. of Vermont raised its holdings in shares of Toyota Motor by 113.3% in the fourth quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 160 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. 1.48% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Toyota Motor Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of Toyota Motor stock opened at $192.83 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $259.82 billion, a PE ratio of 7.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.63. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $185.73 and a 200 day moving average price of $180.81. Toyota Motor Co. has a 1 year low of $159.04 and a 1 year high of $254.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 1.06.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $9.98 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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%. Equities research analysts predict that Toyota Motor Co. will post 19.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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 report on Tuesday, January 7th. CLSA lowered Toyota Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Macquarie raised Toyota Motor from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th.

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.