North Capital Inc. bought a new position in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 1,152 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock, valued at approximately $299,000.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Rinkey Investments grew its stake in shares of Tesla by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Rinkey Investments now owns 860 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $347,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc grew its holdings in shares of Tesla by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 2,339 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $945,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Pitti Group Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Tesla by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Pitti Group Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,470 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $594,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 31 shares during the period. Finally, Horrell Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Tesla by 75.6% in the 4th quarter. Horrell Capital Management Inc. now owns 79 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. 66.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Insider Buying and Selling at Tesla
In other news, Director Kimbal Musk sold 91,588 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $357.39, for a total transaction of $32,732,635.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 1,463,220 shares in the company, valued at approximately $522,940,195.80. This represents a 5.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Xiaotong Zhu sold 15,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the senior vice president owned 67,600 shares of the company's stock, valued at $21,889,556. This trade represents a 18.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 829,509 shares of company stock worth $277,648,925 over the last 90 days. 20.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
TSLA has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Cfra Research lowered Tesla from a "moderate buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Truist Financial set a $280.00 price target on shares of Tesla in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Tesla from $325.00 to $275.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Robert W. Baird reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $320.00 target price on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday, June 9th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Tesla from $120.00 to $115.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have assigned a hold rating, seventeen have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $301.60.
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Tesla Price Performance
NASDAQ:TSLA traded down $21.41 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $293.94. The stock had a trading volume of 130,417,797 shares, compared to its average volume of 101,042,864. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $320.93 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $324.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $946.77 billion, a PE ratio of 161.51, a P/E/G ratio of 9.17 and a beta of 2.39. Tesla, Inc. has a 12 month low of $182.00 and a 12 month high of $488.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 2.00 and a quick ratio of 1.54.
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 22nd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.53 by ($0.26). Tesla had a return on equity of 9.02% and a net margin of 6.66%. The business had revenue of $19.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.93 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.45 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current year.
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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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