Based on the aggregated intelligence of 150,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, embattled automaker Toyota
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Toyota's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Toyota facts
Headquarters (Founded) |
Toyota City, Japan (1933) |
Market Cap |
$117.8 billion |
Industry |
Automobile manufacturers |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$184.8 billion |
Management |
President Akio Toyoda |
Trailing-12-Month Return on Equity |
(6.4%) |
1-Month Return |
(13.9%) |
Cash/Debt |
$41.7 billion / $135.1 billion |
Competitors |
Ford Motor |
CAPS Members Bearish on TM Also Bearish on |
Bank of America |
CAPS Members Bullish on TM Also Bullish on |
General Electric |
Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 9.7% of the 3,475 members who have rated Toyota believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bears include gameguru and All-Star HollywoodDan, who is ranked in the top 10% of our community.
Two weeks ago, gameguru tapped Toyota's recent troubles as a chance for its rivals to pounce: "Recall/gas pedal repair is hurting short-term. Long-term, this may present a buying opportunity, but I think the stock will go lower from here. The real winners from this will be Honda and Hyundai."
In a pitch from one week earlier, HollywoodDan also directed some sharp words toward Toyota:
The story -- reliability -- is dead. Ugly ass cars, the seemingly unstoppable rise of Hyundai and a culture that seems to be filled with lying sacks of horse droppings as evidenced by failure to acknowledge stuck accelerator pedals. I don't see how they get out of this, and definitely don't see how they beat the market. Big thumbs down.
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