1,842 Shares in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) Acquired by Strategy Asset Managers LLC

Strategy Asset Managers LLC acquired a new position in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 1,842 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock, valued at approximately $482,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in TSLA. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Tesla by 35,611.2% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 11,054,391 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $2,892,160,000 after acquiring an additional 11,023,436 shares in the last quarter. Clean Energy Transition LLP boosted its stake in Tesla by 347.7% in the second quarter. Clean Energy Transition LLP now owns 4,818,600 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $953,505,000 after purchasing an additional 6,764,300 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its holdings in shares of Tesla by 21,816.0% during the second quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 5,902,416 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $1,167,970,000 after purchasing an additional 5,875,484 shares during the last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund increased its stake in shares of Tesla by 236.8% in the second quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 2,104,010 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $416,341,000 after buying an additional 1,479,378 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Swedbank AB bought a new position in shares of Tesla in the first quarter valued at about $187,775,000. 66.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Xiaotong Zhu sold 297 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.77, for a total transaction of $65,865.69. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 67,491 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,967,479.07. This trade represents a 0.44 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Robyn M. Denholm sold 112,390 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $314.44, for a total value of $35,339,911.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 85,000 shares in the company, valued at $26,727,400. This represents a 56.94 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 301,187 shares of company stock valued at $92,956,692 in the last 90 days. 20.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Tesla Stock Performance

Shares of TSLA opened at $342.03 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.84, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. Tesla, Inc. has a 12 month low of $138.80 and a 12 month high of $358.64. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $259.42 and a 200 day simple moving average of $224.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.10 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 93.71, a PEG ratio of 11.24 and a beta of 2.29.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.14. Tesla had a return on equity of 10.24% and a net margin of 13.07%. The company had revenue of $25.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $25.47 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.53 EPS. Tesla's revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts forecast that Tesla, Inc. will post 1.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have weighed in on TSLA. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an "underperform" rating and issued a $120.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. StockNews.com raised shares of Tesla from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Argus reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $286.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a report on Friday, July 26th. Citigroup dropped their target price on Tesla from $274.00 to $258.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 24th. Finally, New Street Research cut Tesla from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $225.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Wednesday, July 24th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have assigned a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $230.18.

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.

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