Ellsworth Advisors LLC Grows Position in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM)

Ellsworth Advisors LLC raised its position in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) by 2.4% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 9,553 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 227 shares during the period. Ellsworth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $1,859,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TM. Clarius Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Toyota Motor by 15.6% in the 4th quarter. Clarius Group LLC now owns 3,693 shares of the company’s stock valued at $719,000 after purchasing an additional 499 shares in the last quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Toyota Motor by 9.9% in the fourth quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 7,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,464,000 after buying an additional 677 shares in the last quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Toyota Motor by 22.9% during the 4th quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,629 shares of the company’s stock worth $317,000 after buying an additional 303 shares during the last quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont boosted its position in shares of Toyota Motor by 113.3% during the 4th quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 160 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sanibel Captiva Trust Company Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Toyota Motor by 7.5% in the 4th quarter. Sanibel Captiva Trust Company Inc. now owns 1,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $305,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 1.48% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com raised Toyota Motor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th.

Toyota Motor Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:TM opened at $180.72 on Monday. Toyota Motor Co. has a 12 month low of $159.04 and a 12 month high of $255.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $243.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.59, a P/E/G ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 1.23 and a quick ratio of 1.07. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $180.26 and its 200 day moving average price is $181.83.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) last posted 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $79.78 billion. Toyota Motor had a return on equity of 12.02% and a net margin of 9.17%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Toyota Motor Co. will post 19.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.