What’s a smart Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:TM) investor to do?
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Thus, let’s examine the latest info for Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:TM).
Hedge fund activity in Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:TM)
In preparation for the third quarter, a total of 20 of the hedge funds we track were bullish in this stock, a change of 33% from the previous quarter. With hedge funds’ positions undergoing their usual ebb and flow, there exists a few key hedge fund managers who were increasing their holdings substantially.
As aggregate interest spiked, certain bigger names were leading the bulls’ herd. Fisher Asset Management, managed by Ken Fisher, established the biggest position in Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:TM). Fisher Asset Management had 546.6 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. Phill Gross and Robert Atchinson’s Adage Capital Management also made a $84.5 million investment in the stock during the quarter. The following funds were also among the new TM investors: Ken Heebner’s Capital Growth Management, Julian Robertson’s Tiger Management, and Michael Larson’s Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust.
How are insiders trading Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:TM)?
Bullish insider trading is best served when the company in focus has seen transactions within the past six months. Over the last half-year time period, Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:TM) has seen zero unique insiders buying, and zero insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
We’ll also take a look at the relationship between both of these indicators in other stocks similar to Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:TM). These stocks are Tata Motors Limited (ADR) (NYSE:TTM), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (ADR) (PINK:NSANY), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), and Honda Motor Co Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:HMC). This group of stocks belong to the auto manufacturers – major industry and their market caps match TM’s market cap.
| Company Name | # of Hedge Funds | # of Insiders Buying | # of Insiders Selling |
| Tata Motors Limited (ADR) (NYSE:TTM) | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) | 122 | 0 | 0 |
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (ADR) (PINK:NSANY) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| Honda Motor Co Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:HMC) | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Using the results explained by Insider Monkey’s studies, average investors must always track hedge fund and insider trading activity, and Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:TM) applies perfectly to this mantra.
