Millstone Evans Group LLC Takes $168,000 Position in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM)

Millstone Evans Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm bought 862 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $168,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Modus Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Toyota Motor during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Trust Co. of Vermont boosted its stake in Toyota Motor by 113.3% during the 4th quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 160 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the period. Roxbury Financial LLC acquired a new position in Toyota Motor during the 4th quarter valued at about $41,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Toyota Motor during the 4th quarter worth about $42,000. Finally, GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC raised its position in shares of Toyota Motor by 800.0% during the 4th quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 225 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. 1.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Toyota Motor Stock Down 0.7 %

TM stock opened at $190.88 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $185.40 and its two-hundred day moving average is $180.66. Toyota Motor Co. has a 52 week low of $159.04 and a 52 week high of $254.79. The company has a market capitalization of $257.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.63.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $9.98 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.36 by $5.62. Toyota Motor had a net margin of 10.86% and a return on equity of 14.00%. On average, analysts forecast that Toyota Motor Co. will post 19.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have commented on the stock. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Toyota Motor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Macquarie upgraded shares of Toyota Motor from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, CLSA downgraded shares of Toyota Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th.

Toyota Motor 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.