Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA – Get Free Report) traded up 7.4% during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $462.78 and last traded at $462.28. 59,551,754 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 37% from the average session volume of 95,172,773 shares. The stock had previously closed at $430.60.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several analysts have recently issued reports on TSLA shares. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on Tesla from $280.00 to $480.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Tesla from $250.00 to $345.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. Barclays raised their target price on Tesla from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Tesla from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have assigned a hold rating, sixteen have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Tesla currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $272.06.
Tesla Price Performance
The company has a quick ratio of 1.37, a current ratio of 1.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $331.97 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $260.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.48 trillion, a PE ratio of 126.65, a PEG ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 2.36.
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.14. Tesla had a return on equity of 10.24% and a net margin of 13.07%. The firm had revenue of $25.18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $25.47 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.53 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 1.99 earnings per share for the current year.
Insider Buying and Selling at Tesla
In other news, Director Kimbal Musk sold 60,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.23, for a total value of $15,138,915.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 1,563,220 shares in the company, valued at $391,164,540.60. This represents a 3.73 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $374.21, for a total transaction of $975,191.26. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 108,965 shares in the company, valued at approximately $40,775,792.65. This represents a 2.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 514,886 shares of company stock valued at $169,393,831. Company insiders own 20.70% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. purchased a new position in Tesla during the second quarter worth about $26,000. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Tesla by 168.8% during the second quarter. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC now owns 129 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC purchased a new position in Tesla in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Clean Yield Group boosted its holdings in Tesla by 60.0% in the third quarter. Clean Yield Group now owns 128 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the period. Finally, Peterson Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Tesla during the third quarter worth approximately $35,000. 66.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Tesla Company Profile
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.