12 Best Japanese Stocks To Buy in 2025

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2. Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 18

Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM), the world’s largest carmaker in terms of sales volume, designs, produces, assembles, and distributes passenger cars, minivans, commercial vehicles, and associated parts and accessories worldwide.

Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM) saw its operating profit fall roughly 28% year-on-year in the third quarter that ended December 2024. Toyota’s operating profit fell for the second straight year, following a 20% drop in the preceding quarter. However, net income attributable to the company increased to 2.19 trillion yen from 1.36 trillion yen the previous year. In addition, the company maintained its full-year dividend prediction at 90 yen, up from 75 yen last year, while increasing its operating income forecast by 400 billion yen to 4.7 trillion yen for the fiscal year.

Moreover, the company plans to build a completely owned firm in Shanghai to research and manufacture electric vehicles and batteries for the Lexus brand, with production scheduled to begin in 2027. Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM) claimed the unit will create a new Lexus EV with an initial manufacturing capacity of roughly 100,000 units per year.

As of Q3 2024, 18 hedge funds held stakes in Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM), up from 14 in the previous quarter.

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