Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 1,557 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock, valued at approximately $629,000.
Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in TSLA. Norges Bank bought a new position in Tesla in the 4th quarter worth $14,420,248,000. FMR LLC raised its holdings in Tesla by 40.1% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 34,661,400 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $13,997,660,000 after purchasing an additional 9,920,325 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC raised its holdings in Tesla by 36,790.0% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 8,660,672 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $3,497,526,000 after purchasing an additional 8,637,195 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its stake in shares of Tesla by 4,963.0% in the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 5,834,707 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $2,356,288,000 after acquiring an additional 5,719,466 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in shares of Tesla by 21.6% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 28,579,615 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $11,541,592,000 after acquiring an additional 5,075,418 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 66.20% of the company's stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
TSLA has been the subject of several research reports. Roth Mkm decreased their price target on shares of Tesla from $450.00 to $395.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Mizuho increased their price target on shares of Tesla from $325.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Bank of America reduced their price objective on shares of Tesla from $490.00 to $380.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Tesla from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated a "buy" rating and set a $430.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, twenty-one have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $289.43.
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Tesla Stock Performance
TSLA opened at $341.04 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The company has a market cap of $1.10 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 167.18, a PEG ratio of 5.86 and a beta of 2.43. The company's 50 day moving average is $275.05 and its 200 day moving average is $332.09. Tesla, Inc. has a 12-month low of $167.41 and a 12-month high of $488.54.
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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). Tesla had a return on equity of 10.31% and a net margin of 7.26%. The business had revenue of $19.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $22.93 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.45 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current year.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Tesla news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 3,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $350.11, for a total transaction of $1,050,330.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 26,950 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,435,464.50. This trade represents a 10.02% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Robyn M. Denholm sold 112,390 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $299.61, for a total transaction of $33,673,167.90. Following the sale, the director now owns 85,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $25,466,850. The trade was a 56.94% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 415,623 shares of company stock worth $116,650,831. Company insiders own 20.70% of the company's stock.
Tesla Profile
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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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