American Century Companies Inc. Acquires 13,805 Shares of Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM)

American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) by 6.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 234,779 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 13,805 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc.’s holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $45,690,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of TM. Abel Hall LLC increased its stake in Toyota Motor by 5.6% in the third quarter. Abel Hall LLC now owns 1,274 shares of the company’s stock valued at $227,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Toyota Motor by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,662 shares of the company’s stock worth $324,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of Toyota Motor by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 2,441 shares of the company’s stock valued at $475,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont raised its holdings 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 valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aprio Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Toyota Motor by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,411 shares of the company’s stock worth $275,000 after buying an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 1.48% of the company’s stock.

Toyota Motor Price Performance

TM stock opened at $183.95 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $185.87 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $180.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $247.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.59, a PEG ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.63. Toyota Motor Co. has a 12-month low of $159.04 and a 12-month high of $252.85.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $9.98 EPS for the quarter, beating 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%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Toyota Motor Co. will post 19.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

TM has been the subject of a number of research reports. CLSA cut shares of Toyota Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Macquarie raised Toyota Motor from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Toyota Motor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report 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.