Short Interest in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) Declines By 15.1%

Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) saw a large decrease in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 748,900 shares, a decrease of 15.1% from the December 31st total of 881,700 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 394,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.9 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Toyota Motor by 3.8% in the third quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,759 shares of the company’s stock valued at $314,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Abel Hall LLC raised its holdings in shares of Toyota Motor by 5.6% in the 3rd 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 period. Avior Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings 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 valued at $324,000 after buying an additional 67 shares during the period. Commerce Bank raised its holdings in shares of Toyota Motor by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 3,214 shares of the company’s stock valued at $574,000 after buying an additional 73 shares during the period. Finally, Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in Toyota Motor by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,462 shares of the company’s stock valued at $440,000 after purchasing an additional 78 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 1.48% of the company’s stock.

Toyota Motor Trading Down 2.7 %

NYSE TM traded down $5.06 on Monday, hitting $183.87. 477,230 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 411,700. The firm has a market capitalization of $247.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.73, a P/E/G ratio of 0.36 and a beta of 0.63. Toyota Motor has a 52-week low of $159.04 and a 52-week high of $255.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.23. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $182.80 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $180.33.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $2.90 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.39 by ($1.49). The firm had revenue of $76.92 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $79.78 billion. Toyota Motor had a return on equity of 12.02% and a net margin of 9.17%. Research analysts forecast that Toyota Motor will post 19.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Toyota Motor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th.

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.