Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Makes New $5.92 Million Investment in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM)

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 30,415 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,919,000.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Stifel Financial Corp grew its stake in Toyota Motor by 7.3% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 311,483 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,632,000 after acquiring an additional 21,092 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Toyota Motor by 2.4% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 6,762,449 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,207,571,000 after purchasing an additional 160,720 shares in the last quarter. Atom Investors LP purchased a new stake in shares of Toyota Motor in the third quarter valued at approximately $841,000. FNY Investment Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in Toyota Motor in the 4th quarter valued at $1,167,000. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in Toyota Motor in the 4th quarter valued at $2,140,000. 1.48% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Toyota Motor Stock Performance

Shares of Toyota Motor stock opened at $177.16 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $238.70 billion, a PE ratio of 7.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. Toyota Motor Co. has a 52 week low of $159.04 and a 52 week high of $255.23. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $185.78 and its 200-day simple moving average is $179.98.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have issued reports on TM. CLSA cut Toyota Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Macquarie raised shares of Toyota Motor from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Toyota Motor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th.

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.