Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) Shares Sold by Sivia Capital Partners LLC

Sivia Capital Partners LLC trimmed its position in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) by 3.3% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 2,572 shares of the company’s stock after selling 89 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $454,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wood Tarver Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Toyota Motor in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Parvin Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Toyota Motor in the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Roxbury Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Toyota Motor in the 4th quarter worth approximately $41,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Toyota Motor in the 4th quarter worth approximately $42,000. Finally, Sierra Ocean LLC acquired a new position in shares of Toyota Motor in the 4th quarter worth approximately $53,000. 1.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Toyota Motor Price Performance

Toyota Motor stock opened at $185.04 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $249.32 billion, a PE ratio of 7.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.65. Toyota Motor Co. has a 52-week low of $155.00 and a 52-week high of $208.86. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The company’s 50 day moving average is $181.82 and its two-hundred day moving average is $183.03.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $3.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.92 by $0.47. The company had revenue of $81.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $78.47 billion. Toyota Motor had a net margin of 10.86% and a return on equity of 14.00%. On average, research analysts expect that Toyota Motor Co. will post 19.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently commented on TM. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on shares of Toyota Motor in a report on Monday, April 14th. They issued a “market perform” rating on the stock. DZ Bank lowered shares of Toyota Motor from a “strong-buy” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Toyota Motor presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

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.