Proficio Capital Partners LLC Purchases Shares of 10,914 The Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE:TD)

Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in The Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE:TDFree Report) (TSE:TD) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 10,914 shares of the bank’s stock, valued at approximately $581,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of TD. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its holdings in Toronto-Dominion Bank by 24.9% in the 3rd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 13,509,261 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $854,815,000 after purchasing an additional 2,689,532 shares during the period. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund boosted its holdings in Toronto-Dominion Bank by 61.1% in the 3rd quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 6,011,579 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $380,118,000 after purchasing an additional 2,279,864 shares during the period. Quadrature Capital Ltd boosted its holdings in Toronto-Dominion Bank by 175.5% in the 3rd quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 2,467,300 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $156,202,000 after purchasing an additional 1,571,700 shares during the period. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec boosted its holdings in Toronto-Dominion Bank by 64.6% in the 3rd quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 2,273,520 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $143,922,000 after purchasing an additional 892,183 shares during the period. Finally, CIBC Asset Management Inc boosted its holdings in Toronto-Dominion Bank by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 16,515,643 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,046,825,000 after purchasing an additional 853,313 shares during the period. 52.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on TD shares. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Toronto-Dominion Bank from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Bank of America upgraded shares of Toronto-Dominion Bank from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Desjardins cut shares of Toronto-Dominion Bank from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. BMO Capital Markets upgraded shares of Toronto-Dominion Bank from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price objective on shares of Toronto-Dominion Bank from $82.00 to $77.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Toronto-Dominion Bank presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $80.50.

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Toronto-Dominion Bank Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of Toronto-Dominion Bank stock opened at $59.58 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $104.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $57.41 and a 200 day simple moving average of $57.64. The Toronto-Dominion Bank has a 12-month low of $51.25 and a 12-month high of $64.91.

Toronto-Dominion Bank Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 10th will be given a dividend of $0.7278 per share. This represents a $2.91 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.89%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 10th. Toronto-Dominion Bank’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 85.29%.

Toronto-Dominion Bank Profile

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The Toronto-Dominion Bank, together with its subsidiaries, provides various financial products and services in Canada, the United States, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking, U.S. Retail, Wealth Management and Insurance, and Wholesale Banking.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE:TD)

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