Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) Shares Acquired by Callan Family Office LLC

Callan Family Office LLC boosted its holdings in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLAFree Report) by 2,677.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 33,390 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after acquiring an additional 32,188 shares during the quarter. Tesla comprises about 0.9% of Callan Family Office LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest holding. Callan Family Office LLC’s holdings in Tesla were worth $13,484,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Transcendent Capital Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Tesla in the third quarter valued at about $29,000. Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA bought a new position in Tesla in the fourth quarter worth $46,000. PayPay Securities Corp boosted its stake in Tesla by 130.2% during the fourth quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 122 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Peterson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in Tesla in the third quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, Finley Financial LLC acquired a new position in Tesla in the fourth quarter valued at about $64,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Robyn M. Denholm sold 112,390 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $384.04, for a total transaction of $43,162,255.60. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 85,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,643,400. This represents a 56.94 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 7,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $413.56, for a total transaction of $2,894,920.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 108,965 shares in the company, valued at approximately $45,063,565.40. The trade was a 6.04 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 422,452 shares of company stock worth $153,659,530 over the last ninety days. 20.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Guggenheim restated a “sell” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Friday. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Tesla from $270.00 to $325.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of Tesla from $492.00 to $474.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, New Street Research raised shares of Tesla from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $460.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday, January 6th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Tesla currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $313.15.

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Tesla Trading Down 5.6 %

NASDAQ:TSLA opened at $263.45 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $371.15 and a 200 day moving average price of $317.75. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The firm has a market cap of $847.39 billion, a PE ratio of 129.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.86 and a beta of 2.50. Tesla, Inc. has a 12-month low of $138.80 and a 12-month high of $488.54.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLAGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by ($0.08). Tesla had a net margin of 7.26% and a return on equity of 10.31%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Tesla Company Profile

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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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