BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. Has $362.34 Million Position in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA)

BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. lowered its stake in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) by 28.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,384,925 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock after selling 563,240 shares during the period. Tesla accounts for 0.9% of BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.'s portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest position. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.'s holdings in Tesla were worth $362,339,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Bank & Trust Co acquired a new stake in Tesla during the 2nd quarter worth $25,000. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. acquired a new stake in Tesla during the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Tesla by 168.8% during the 2nd quarter. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC now owns 129 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the period. Transcendent Capital Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Tesla during the third quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Clean Yield Group boosted its position in shares of Tesla by 60.0% during the third quarter. Clean Yield Group now owns 128 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.20% of the company's stock.

Tesla Trading Down 1.1 %

NASDAQ: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. 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. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $259.42 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $224.12. Tesla, Inc. has a 12 month low of $138.80 and a 12 month high of $358.64.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on TSLA shares. KGI Securities raised shares of Tesla from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $276.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. William Blair started coverage on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, August 29th. They set an "outperform" rating on the stock. Argus reissued a "buy" rating and set a $286.00 price target on shares of Tesla in a research report on Friday, July 26th. Wedbush reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $400.00 price target on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have assigned a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $230.18.

Insider Activity at Tesla

In other news, Director Robyn M. Denholm sold 112,390 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the director now owns 85,000 shares in the company, valued at $26,727,400. This trade represents a 56.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 100,000 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.02, for a total transaction of $34,602,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 5,400 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,868,508. The trade was a 94.88 % 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 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 20.70% of the company's stock.

About Tesla

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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