Tesla, Inc. $TSLA Shares Acquired by Blue Capital Inc.

Blue Capital Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLAFree Report) by 93.6% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 7,663 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,704 shares during the period. Tesla accounts for about 2.5% of Blue Capital Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Blue Capital Inc.’s holdings in Tesla were worth $3,446,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TSLA. MV Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Tesla in the 4th quarter worth $946,000. SB Capital Management Inc purchased a new position in Tesla during the fourth quarter valued at $912,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in Tesla by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 24,053 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $10,817,000 after purchasing an additional 1,183 shares in the last quarter. Cambient Family Office LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Tesla in the fourth quarter valued at about $2,729,000. Finally, McLaughlin Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Tesla in the fourth quarter valued at about $237,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Tesla

In other news, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 26,409 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $378.11, for a total transaction of $9,985,506.99. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 48,399 shares in the company, valued at $18,300,145.89. The trade was a 35.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $450.00, for a total value of $1,350,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 18,106 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,147,700. This trade represents a 14.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 57,824 shares of company stock worth $21,657,588. Insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

Tesla Stock Performance

NASDAQ:TSLA opened at $400.49 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $1.50 trillion, a P/E ratio of 367.42, a P/E/G ratio of 15.84 and a beta of 1.80. Tesla, Inc. has a twelve month low of $288.77 and a twelve month high of $498.83. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $402.19 and its 200-day moving average price is $415.36. The company has a current ratio of 2.04, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLAGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $22.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.96 billion. Tesla had a net margin of 3.95% and a return on equity of 4.89%. Tesla’s revenue was up 15.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.27 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Tesla, Inc. will post 1.19 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently weighed in on TSLA shares. Glj Research restated a “sell” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Friday, June 12th. Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on Tesla from $538.00 to $522.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 24th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein raised Tesla from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, June 5th. Finally, Barclays restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Twenty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $404.37.

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About Tesla

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Tesla, Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) is an American company that designs, manufactures and sells electric vehicles, energy generation and energy storage products. Founded in 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, Tesla grew into a vertically integrated mobility and clean‑energy company with Elon Musk serving as its chief executive officer. The company’s stated mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy, reflected in its combined focus on electric drivetrains, battery technology, renewable energy products and software.

Tesla’s automotive business includes a lineup of battery‑electric vehicles and related services.

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