Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) Shares Bought by FMB Wealth Management

FMB Wealth Management lifted its stake in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLAFree Report) by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 2,097 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the quarter. FMB Wealth Management’s holdings in Tesla were worth $549,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Integris Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Tesla by 1.0% during the second quarter. Integris Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,065 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $804,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the period. Sherrill & Hutchins Financial Advisory Inc raised its position in shares of Tesla by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Sherrill & Hutchins Financial Advisory Inc now owns 3,058 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $800,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the period. Echo Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Tesla by 0.7% in the second quarter. Echo Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,474 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $1,281,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Essex Savings Bank grew its position in Tesla by 1.4% in the third quarter. Essex Savings Bank now owns 3,128 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $818,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the period. Finally, WASHINGTON TRUST Co increased its stake in Tesla by 3.2% during the second quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co now owns 1,433 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $284,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. 66.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Tesla news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $251.76, for a total value of $1,007,040.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 105,032 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,442,856.32. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In other news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $251.76, for a total transaction of $1,007,040.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 105,032 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,442,856.32. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Kimbal Musk sold 60,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.23, for a total value of $15,138,915.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 1,563,220 shares in the company, valued at approximately $391,164,540.60. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 76,797 shares of company stock worth $19,211,821 in the last quarter. 20.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Tesla Stock Up 8.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:TSLA opened at $321.22 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $241.18 and a 200-day simple moving average of $214.90. Tesla, Inc. has a twelve month low of $138.80 and a twelve month high of $328.71. The company has a current ratio of 1.84, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The company has a market capitalization of $1.03 trillion, a PE ratio of 88.01, a P/E/G ratio of 10.59 and a beta of 2.29.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLAGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.14. Tesla had a net margin of 13.07% and a return on equity of 10.24%. The firm had revenue of $25.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $25.47 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.53 earnings per share. Tesla’s quarterly revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 1.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price target on Tesla from $236.00 to $249.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “underperform” rating and set a $120.00 price target on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. KGI Securities upgraded shares of Tesla from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $276.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of Tesla from $165.00 to $195.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 21st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Tesla from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have assigned a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Tesla currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $222.03.

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Tesla 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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