ORG Partners LLC decreased its position in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) by 81.3% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 5,145 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock after selling 22,295 shares during the quarter. ORG Partners LLC's holdings in Tesla were worth $1,381,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Tesla by 86.3% during the 1st quarter. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC now owns 95 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Newton One Investments LLC lifted its position in shares of Tesla by 250.0% in the first quarter. Newton One Investments LLC now owns 105 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its holdings in Tesla by 79.5% during the fourth quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 70 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Horrell Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Tesla by 75.6% in the fourth 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. Finally, Pflug Koory LLC lifted its position in Tesla by 370.4% during the 1st quarter. Pflug Koory LLC now owns 127 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. 66.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of analysts recently issued reports on TSLA shares. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on Tesla from $314.00 to $307.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. TD Cowen raised Tesla from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $180.00 to $388.00 in a research report on Friday, March 7th. HSBC cut their price objective on Tesla from $165.00 to $130.00 and set a "reduce" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 27th. Robert W. Baird restated a "neutral" rating and set a $320.00 target price on shares of Tesla in a report on Monday, June 9th. Finally, Benchmark reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $350.00 price target on shares of Tesla in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating, nineteen have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $293.67.
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Tesla Price Performance
Tesla stock opened at $322.05 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $1.04 trillion, a PE ratio of 176.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 12.04 and a beta of 2.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 2.00 and a quick ratio of 1.54. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $304.81 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $332.35. Tesla, Inc. has a one year low of $179.66 and a one year high of $488.54.
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.53 by ($0.26). Tesla had a return on equity of 9.02% and a net margin of 6.66%. The company had revenue of $19.34 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.93 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.45 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insider Activity at Tesla
In other Tesla news, SVP Xiaotong Zhu sold 15,000 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $323.81, for a total value of $4,857,150.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 67,600 shares in the company, valued at $21,889,556. The trade was a 18.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total transaction of $1,000,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 26,950 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,737,500. This trade represents a 12.92% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 833,509 shares of company stock valued at $278,648,925 over the last three months. 20.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.
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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