Flputnam Investment Management Co. Has $251,000 Stock Holdings in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM)

Flputnam Investment Management Co. lifted its position in shares of Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) by 11.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,292 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 137 shares during the quarter. Flputnam Investment Management Co.’s holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $251,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Abel Hall LLC lifted its stake in Toyota Motor by 5.6% during the third quarter. Abel Hall LLC now owns 1,274 shares of the company’s stock worth $227,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Toyota Motor by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,662 shares of the company’s stock worth $324,000 after buying an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Commerce Bank boosted its stake in Toyota Motor by 2.3% in the third quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 3,214 shares of the company’s stock valued at $574,000 after buying an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in Toyota Motor by 3.3% in the third quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,462 shares of the company’s stock valued at $440,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in Toyota Motor by 1.7% during the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,767 shares of the company’s stock worth $851,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 1.48% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Toyota Motor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. CLSA downgraded shares of 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.

Toyota Motor Stock Up 1.3 %

NYSE:TM opened at $183.84 on Tuesday. 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 Co. has a one year low of $159.04 and a one year high of $255.23. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $186.41 and its 200 day simple moving average is $180.32. The company has a market cap of $247.71 billion, a PE ratio of 7.59, a P/E/G ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.63.

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

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.