Opinion on  Toyota Motor Corp (TM)     Sector: Consumer Cyclical  >  Industry: Auto & Truck Manufacturers
Toyota Motor Corp

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2008   #3

2007   #3

Toyota Motor Corporation operates in the automotive industry worldwide. It engages in the design, manufacture, assembly, and sale of passenger cars, minivans, and trucks and related parts and accessories. The company offers hybrid vehicles primarily under the Prius brand, which run on a combination of gasoline engine and motor. Its products also comprise conventional engine vehicles, including subcompact and compact cars consisting of Corolla sedan and Yaris brands; mini-vehicles, passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, and auto parts; mid-size models comprising Camry, Mark X, Premio, Allion, and Blade brands; and luxury models encompassing Lexus, Crown, and Century limousine. In addition, Toyota offers sports and specialty vehicles, which include Lexus SC and Scion tC brands; pickup trucks that comprise Tacoma and Tundra; recreational and sport-utility vehicles, including Sequoia, 4Runner, RAV4, Highlander, FJ Cruiser, and Land Cruiser; minivans and cab wagons that primarily include Alphard, Vellfire, Sienna, Estima, Hiace, Regius Ace, Noah, and Voxy, as well as Wish, Sienta, and Isis brands; trucks consisting of large trucks with a load capacity of over 10 tons, medium trucks with a load capacity between 4 and 8 tons, and small trucks with a load capacity of between 2 and 4 tons; and buses, including large to medium buses used primarily as tour buses, public buses, small buses, and micro-buses. Further, the company provides finance to dealers and their customers for the purchase or lease of Toyota vehicles. Additionally, it engages in the design and manufacture of prefabricated housing and information technology-related businesses, including intelligent transport systems and an e-commerce marketplace, called Gazoo.com. Toyota Motor Corporation was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Toyota City, Japan.

Recommendation Summary	Recent	4 Weeks*	8 Weeks*	12 Weeks*
(1) Strong Buy	2	2	2	2
(2) Moderate Buy	1	1	0	1
(3) Hold	1	1	2	1
(4) Moderate Sell	0	0	0	0
(5) Strong Sell	0	0	0	0
Average Rating	1.75	1.75	2.00	1.75

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Recommendation Detail*	Rating	Previous	Date
HSBC Securities	Neutral	Underweight	Jan 30, 2008
Prudential	Overweight	No Analyst Data	Apr 05, 2007
Banc of America Sec	Buy	Neutral	Oct 05, 2006
Banc of America Sec	Neutral	Buy	May 15, 2006
Banc of America Sec	Buy	No Analyst Data	Oct 13, 2005
Prudential	Hold	No Analyst Data	Aug 19, 2002
Lehman Brothers	Neutral	No Analyst Data	Jan 25, 2000

Recommendations:  52 Long/7 short