Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. Boosts Stock Holdings in Toyota Motor Corporation $TM

Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. raised its holdings in shares of Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM) by 426.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 7,344 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,950 shares during the period. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.’s holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $1,572,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in Toyota Motor by 224.4% during the 4th quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,990 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,710,000 after purchasing an additional 5,527 shares during the period. Clark Capital Management Group Inc. increased its position in Toyota Motor by 46.2% during the 3rd quarter. Clark Capital Management Group Inc. now owns 330,433 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,142,000 after purchasing an additional 104,471 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. increased its position in Toyota Motor by 18.3% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 332,180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,476,000 after purchasing an additional 51,284 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. purchased a new position in Toyota Motor during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,651,000. Finally, AlphaCore Capital LLC increased its position in Toyota Motor by 481.0% during the 3rd quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC now owns 4,985 shares of the company’s stock valued at $953,000 after purchasing an additional 4,127 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 1.48% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. DZ Bank raised shares of Toyota Motor from a “strong sell” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Freedom Capital raised shares of Toyota Motor from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Toyota Motor from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Morgan Stanley assumed coverage on shares of Toyota Motor in a research report on Friday, May 1st. They issued an “equal weight” rating on the stock. Finally, Erste Group Bank downgraded shares of Toyota Motor from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $290.00.

Toyota Motor Stock Up 3.1%

Shares of Toyota Motor stock opened at $180.31 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $192.82 and its 200-day moving average price is $210.88. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. Toyota Motor Corporation has a 52-week low of $167.18 and a 52-week high of $248.90. The company has a market cap of $235.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.21 and a beta of 0.57.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, March 31st. The company reported $3.80 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $76.81 billion during the quarter. Toyota Motor had a net margin of 7.59% and a return on equity of 9.74%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Toyota Motor Corporation will post 21.06 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Toyota Motor Profile

Toyota Motor Corporation is a global automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. Founded in 1937 by Kiichiro Toyoda as an offshoot of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works, the company builds and sells a broad range of vehicles and related products under the Toyota and Lexus brands. Toyota’s operations encompass vehicle design, manufacturing, parts supply, and distribution through a worldwide dealer network, as well as complementary businesses such as vehicle financing and mobility services.

The company’s product lineup includes passenger cars, SUVs, pickup trucks, light commercial vehicles and heavy-duty commercial vehicles, along with engines and vehicle components.