PFG Advisors Has $506,000 Holdings in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM)

PFG Advisors boosted its stake in shares of Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) by 6.1% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 2,599 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 149 shares during the quarter. PFG Advisors’ holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $506,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of TM. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. increased its holdings in Toyota Motor by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 2,757 shares of the company’s stock valued at $536,000 after buying an additional 97 shares during the period. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC increased its holdings in Toyota Motor by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC now owns 6,575 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,280,000 after buying an additional 248 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in Toyota Motor by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 25,007 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,867,000 after buying an additional 309 shares during the period. Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. bought a new stake in Toyota Motor in the 4th quarter valued at $6,167,000. Finally, Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich bought a new stake in Toyota Motor in the 4th quarter valued at $4,076,000. 1.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Toyota Motor Stock Up 2.0 %

TM opened at $186.72 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $185.34 and its 200-day simple moving average is $180.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.21. Toyota Motor Co. has a twelve month low of $159.04 and a twelve month high of $255.23. The firm has a market cap of $251.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.71, a PEG ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.63.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $9.98 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 anticipate that Toyota Motor Co. will post 19.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

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.