Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) Short Interest Up 22.4% in November

Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 741,100 shares, a growth of 22.4% from the October 31st total of 605,400 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 371,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.0 days.

Toyota Motor Trading Up 3.1 %

NYSE TM traded up $5.25 on Monday, reaching $175.88. The stock had a trading volume of 632,738 shares, compared to its average volume of 326,411. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $174.98 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $187.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $236.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.35, a P/E/G ratio of 0.30 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. Toyota Motor has a 12-month low of $159.04 and a 12-month high of $255.23.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $2.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.39 by ($1.49). The firm had revenue of $76.92 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $79.78 billion. Toyota Motor had a net margin of 9.17% and a return on equity of 12.02%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Toyota Motor will post 21.56 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Toyota Motor

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Inspire Trust Co. N.A. boosted its stake in shares of Toyota Motor by 38.3% in the 3rd quarter. Inspire Trust Co. N.A. now owns 19,503 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,483,000 after purchasing an additional 5,400 shares during the last quarter. Synovus Financial Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Toyota Motor in the third quarter valued at approximately $209,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in shares of Toyota Motor in the third quarter valued at approximately $207,000. World Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Toyota Motor during the third quarter worth $14,911,000. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC boosted its position in Toyota Motor by 83.2% during the third quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 4,523 shares of the company’s stock worth $808,000 after purchasing an additional 2,054 shares during the period. 1.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.