Criterion Capital Advisors LLC Takes Position in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM)

Criterion Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 140 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of TM. Morgan Stanley increased its position in Toyota Motor by 2.5% in the third quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,623,169 shares of the company’s stock worth $291,765,000 after purchasing an additional 40,254 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Toyota Motor by 7.4% during the second quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 830,242 shares of the company’s stock valued at $127,998,000 after purchasing an additional 57,478 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. lifted its stake in Toyota Motor by 8.9% in the second quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 668,545 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,469,000 after acquiring an additional 54,582 shares during the period. FMR LLC lifted its stake in Toyota Motor by 6.2% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 610,358 shares of the company’s stock worth $109,712,000 after acquiring an additional 35,642 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in Toyota Motor by 2.8% in the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 576,363 shares of the company’s stock worth $103,601,000 after purchasing an additional 15,570 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 1.48% of the company’s stock.

Toyota Motor Stock Down 1.3 %

Shares of TM opened at $228.72 on Monday. Toyota Motor Co. has a 52-week low of $133.02 and a 52-week high of $255.23. The company has a market capitalization of $309.87 billion, a PE ratio of 9.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.34 and a beta of 0.69. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $239.94 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $206.25. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 6th. The company reported $6.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.66 by $3.15. The business had revenue of $81.54 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $73.72 billion. Toyota Motor had a return on equity of 14.13% and a net margin of 10.22%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Toyota Motor Co. will post 23.06 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Nomura downgraded shares of Toyota Motor from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 31st. StockNews.com lowered Toyota Motor from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 19th.

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.