Arcadia Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 1,692 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock, valued at approximately $683,000. Tesla accounts for approximately 0.6% of Arcadia Wealth Management Inc.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest position.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its position in Tesla by 79.5% in the 4th quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 70 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Horrell Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Tesla by 75.6% in the 4th quarter. Horrell Capital Management Inc. now owns 79 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. GS Investments Inc. raised its stake in shares of Tesla by 193.3% in the 4th quarter. GS Investments Inc. now owns 88 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Navigoe LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Tesla in the 4th quarter valued at about $37,000. Finally, CoreFirst Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in shares of Tesla in the 4th quarter valued at about $38,000. 66.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
TSLA has been the topic of several research reports. Glj Research reiterated a "sell" rating and set a $19.05 price objective (down previously from $24.86) on shares of Tesla in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Oppenheimer reiterated a "mixed" rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $450.00 price objective on shares of Tesla and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. HSBC dropped their price objective on shares of Tesla from $165.00 to $130.00 and set a "reduce" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Tesla from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a "sell" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, twenty-one have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Tesla has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $293.97.
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Tesla Trading Down 0.5%
Shares of NASDAQ:TSLA opened at $339.34 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $279.40 and a two-hundred day moving average of $333.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.09 trillion, a P/E ratio of 166.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.86 and a beta of 2.43. Tesla, Inc. has a 12-month low of $167.41 and a 12-month high of $488.54. The company has a quick ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08.
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.53 by ($0.26). The company had revenue of $19.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.93 billion. Tesla had a net margin of 7.26% and a return on equity of 10.31%. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.45 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insider Buying and Selling at Tesla
In other news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,672 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $268.73, for a total transaction of $718,046.56. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 26,950 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,242,273.50. This trade represents a 9.02% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Robyn M. Denholm sold 112,390 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $299.61, for a total transaction of $33,673,167.90. Following the transaction, the director now owns 85,000 shares in the company, valued at $25,466,850. This represents a 56.94% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 415,623 shares of company stock valued at $116,650,831 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 20.70% of the company's stock.
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Tesla, Inc designs, develops, manufactures, leases, and sells electric vehicles, and energy generation and storage systems in the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Automotive, and Energy Generation and Storage. The Automotive segment offers electric vehicles, as well as sells automotive regulatory credits; and non-warranty after-sales vehicle, used vehicles, body shop and parts, supercharging, retail merchandise, and vehicle insurance services.
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