True Wealth Design LLC raised its holdings in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA – Free Report) by 80.6% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 345 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after purchasing an additional 154 shares during the period. True Wealth Design LLC’s holdings in Tesla were worth $110,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of TSLA. Chelsea Counsel Co. grew its holdings in Tesla by 59.7% during the 1st quarter. Chelsea Counsel Co. now owns 107 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the period. LGT Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Tesla during the second quarter worth $29,000. Evergreen Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Tesla by 270.0% in the second quarter. Evergreen Private Wealth LLC now owns 111 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. Graybill Wealth Management LTD. acquired a new position in Tesla in the first quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, Pacific Center for Financial Services boosted its holdings in Tesla by 44.7% during the first quarter. Pacific Center for Financial Services now owns 149 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.20% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Tesla news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $352.38, for a total value of $918,302.28. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 9,856 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,473,057.28. This represents a 20.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Xiaotong Zhu sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $363.75, for a total transaction of $7,275,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 47,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,314,500. This represents a 29.59% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 202,606 shares of company stock valued at $75,588,902. Company insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.
Tesla Stock Performance
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.02. Tesla had a return on equity of 6.61% and a net margin of 5.51%.The business had revenue of $28.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.98 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.72 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 11.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Barclays reaffirmed a “negative” rating and issued a $350.00 target price (up previously from $275.00) on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. Roth Capital set a $505.00 price target on shares of Tesla and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Baird R W upgraded shares of Tesla from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 19th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $483.00 target price on Tesla and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and eleven have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $391.08.
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Tesla 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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