Revisor Wealth Management LLC lowered its position in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) by 31.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,826 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock after selling 826 shares during the quarter. Revisor Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Tesla were worth $719,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Tesla by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 243,193,181 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $98,211,134,000 after acquiring an additional 3,571,793 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Tesla by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 61,011,604 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $24,566,217,000 after purchasing an additional 1,655,203 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Tesla during the fourth quarter worth $14,420,248,000. FMR LLC lifted its stake in shares of Tesla by 40.1% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 34,661,400 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $13,997,660,000 after purchasing an additional 9,920,325 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in shares of Tesla by 21.6% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 28,579,615 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $11,541,592,000 after purchasing an additional 5,075,418 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 66.20% of the company's stock.
Insider Buying and Selling at Tesla
In related news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 3,000 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $350.11, for a total value of $1,050,330.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 26,950 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,435,464.50. The trade was a 10.02% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director James R. Murdoch sold 54,776 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $240.79, for a total value of $13,189,513.04. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 477,011 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $114,859,478.69. This trade represents a 10.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 415,623 shares of company stock worth $116,650,831 over the last three months. 20.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on TSLA shares. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Tesla from $135.00 to $130.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 14th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of Tesla from $314.00 to $307.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Cantor Fitzgerald cut their target price on shares of Tesla from $425.00 to $355.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Bank of America reduced their price target on shares of Tesla from $490.00 to $380.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, Roth Mkm dropped their price objective on shares of Tesla from $450.00 to $395.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating, twenty-one have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Tesla has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $293.97.
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Tesla Stock Performance
TSLA stock traded down $1.48 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $361.41. The company's stock had a trading volume of 50,567,857 shares, compared to its average volume of 97,411,663. The stock has a market cap of $1.16 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 177.35, a PEG ratio of 5.86 and a beta of 2.43. The company has a quick ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $281.93 and its 200 day moving average price is $333.59. Tesla, Inc. has a 1 year low of $167.41 and a 1 year high of $488.54.
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 net margin of 7.26% and a return on equity of 10.31%. The company had revenue of $19.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.93 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.45 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS 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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