Sigma Planning Corp Has $15.63 Million Stake in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

Sigma Planning Corp trimmed its position in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLAFree Report) by 13.3% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 42,041 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after selling 6,446 shares during the quarter. Sigma Planning Corp’s holdings in Tesla were worth $15,629,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Chapman Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Tesla during the 2nd quarter worth about $26,000. Networth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Tesla in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Davidson Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in Tesla by 79.4% during the fourth quarter. Davidson Capital Management Inc. now owns 61 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Friedenthal Financial raised its holdings in Tesla by 66.7% during the first quarter. Friedenthal Financial now owns 75 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. acquired a new position in Tesla during the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. 66.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein raised Tesla from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Roth Capital reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Monday. HSBC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Monday, June 15th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane cut shares of Tesla from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Twenty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $408.07.

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Insider Activity

In other Tesla news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 8th. The shares were 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 owned 22,039 shares in the company, valued at $8,864,085.80. The trade was a 10.57% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 26,409 shares of the 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 owned 48,399 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,300,145.89. The trade was a 35.30% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 32,015 shares of company stock valued at $12,383,640 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

Tesla Stock Performance

NASDAQ:TSLA opened at $396.10 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $410.86 and a 200 day simple moving average of $407.41. The stock has a market cap of $1.49 trillion, a P/E ratio of 363.39, a PEG ratio of 14.46 and a beta of 1.80. Tesla, Inc. has a 1-year low of $297.82 and a 1-year high of $498.83. 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 posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $22.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.96 billion. Tesla had a return on equity of 4.89% and a net margin of 3.95%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 15.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.27 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Tesla, Inc. will post 1.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Tesla Profile

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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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)

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