Toyota Motor (TM) Earns Coverage Optimism Score of 0.10

Media stories about Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. Accern identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Toyota Motor earned a media sentiment score of 0.10 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave media coverage about the company an impact score of 42.9492738152548 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the near future.

Here are some of the news headlines that may have effected Accern Sentiment’s analysis:

• Toyota Motor (TM) and Spartan Motors (SPAR) Financial Review (americanbankingnews.com)
• AutoComplete: Toyota recalls 2018 Camry for oversized pistons (yahoo.com)
• EPA poised to announce rejection of Obama vehicle fuel efficiency rules (finance.yahoo.com)
• Toyota Revamps Its Sales Monster: Will the All-New RAV4 Deliver Monster Profit? (finance.yahoo.com)
• Toyota, Suzuki Agree to Sell Each Other’s Vehicles in India (finance.yahoo.com)

TM stock traded up $1.00 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $130.37. 165,151 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 212,433. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 0.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $191,533.20, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.76, a PEG ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.73. Toyota Motor has a 12 month low of $103.62 and a 12 month high of $140.99.

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on TM shares. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Toyota Motor from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $153.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 12th. Bank of America upgraded Toyota Motor from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 1st. ValuEngine upgraded Toyota Motor from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 7th. Macquarie upgraded Toyota Motor from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 6th. Finally, UBS upgraded Toyota Motor from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 27th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Toyota Motor has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $125.74.

About Toyota Motor

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) conducts business in the automotive industry. The Company also conducts business in finance and other industries. The Company’s segments include Automotive, Financial Services and All Other. Toyota sells its vehicles in approximately 190 countries and regions. Toyota’s markets for its automobiles are Japan, North America, Europe and Asia.

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