JBR Co Financial Management Inc grew its position in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) by 23.9% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 5,812 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock after buying an additional 1,120 shares during the quarter. JBR Co Financial Management Inc's holdings in Tesla were worth $1,506,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC purchased a new position in Tesla during the 4th quarter valued at about $56,600,000. Focus Financial Network Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Tesla by 3.1% during the first quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 22,467 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $5,823,000 after purchasing an additional 670 shares during the period. Strategic Family Wealth Counselors L.L.C. grew its position in Tesla by 133.7% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Family Wealth Counselors L.L.C. now owns 2,847 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $1,150,000 after purchasing an additional 1,629 shares in the last quarter. Harvard Management Co. Inc. purchased a new position in Tesla during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $8,158,000. Finally, Blackston Financial Advisory Group LLC increased its stake in Tesla by 40.4% in the 1st quarter. Blackston Financial Advisory Group LLC now owns 3,040 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $788,000 after buying an additional 874 shares during the period. 66.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
TSLA has been the subject of a number of research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their target price on shares of Tesla from $420.00 to $345.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 28th. Raymond James Financial lowered Tesla to an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Piper Sandler restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $400.00 target price on shares of Tesla in a research note on Tuesday, June 10th. Cantor Fitzgerald cut their price target on Tesla from $425.00 to $355.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Tesla from $120.00 to $115.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating, nineteen have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Tesla currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $293.67.
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Insider Transactions at Tesla
In other news, SVP Xiaotong Zhu sold 15,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $323.81, for a total transaction of $4,857,150.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 67,600 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,889,556. The trade was a 18.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Ira Matthew Ehrenpreis sold 477,572 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $357.30, for a total value of $170,636,475.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 855,394 shares of the company's stock, valued at $305,632,276.20. The trade was a 35.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 833,509 shares of company stock worth $278,648,925. 20.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Tesla Stock Down 3.8%
Shares of TSLA stock opened at $316.73 on Wednesday. Tesla, Inc. has a 12 month low of $179.66 and a 12 month high of $488.54. The company has a quick ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 2.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The firm has a market cap of $1.02 trillion, a PE ratio of 174.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 12.36 and a beta of 2.47. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $302.42 and a 200-day moving average of $332.66.
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.53 by ($0.26). Tesla had a net margin of 6.66% and a return on equity of 9.02%. The company had revenue of $19.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.93 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.45 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current year.
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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