MV Capital Management Inc. Takes $946,000 Position in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

MV Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLAFree Report) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor bought 2,104 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock, valued at approximately $946,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. SB Capital Management Inc acquired a new stake in Tesla in the 4th quarter valued at $912,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its position in Tesla by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 24,053 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $10,817,000 after acquiring an additional 1,183 shares during the period. Cambient Family Office LLC purchased a new position in Tesla during the fourth quarter valued at $2,729,000. McLaughlin Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in Tesla during the fourth quarter valued at $237,000. Finally, Bauman Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Tesla in the fourth quarter valued at about $367,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

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Insider Buying and Selling at Tesla

In other Tesla news, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 26,409 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $378.11, for a total value of $9,985,506.99. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 48,399 shares in the company, valued at $18,300,145.89. This represents a 35.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $402.20, for a total value of $1,048,133.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 22,039 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,864,085.80. This trade represents a 10.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 57,824 shares of company stock valued at $21,657,588. 19.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Tesla Trading Up 1.0%

TSLA opened at $400.49 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.50 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 367.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 15.84 and a beta of 1.80. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $402.19 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $415.36. Tesla, Inc. has a 1-year low of $288.77 and a 1-year high of $498.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 2.04 and a quick ratio of 1.62.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLAGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.02. Tesla had a return on equity of 4.89% and a net margin of 3.95%.The business had revenue of $22.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.96 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.27 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 15.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that Tesla, Inc. will post 1.19 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on TSLA shares. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $490.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. HSBC restated a “hold” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday. China Renaissance lowered their price target on Tesla from $382.00 to $372.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Twenty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have given a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $404.37.

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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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