Tesla, Inc. $TSLA Holdings Lowered by Piar LLC

Piar LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLAFree Report) by 13.5% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 15,300 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after selling 2,390 shares during the quarter. Tesla makes up about 4.5% of Piar LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position. Piar LLC’s holdings in Tesla were worth $5,688,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. PFS Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Tesla by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 590 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $265,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares during the period. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC lifted its stake in shares of Tesla by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC now owns 2,124 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $955,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the period. Aspect Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Tesla by 12.5% during the fourth quarter. Aspect Partners LLC now owns 225 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $101,000 after buying an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Human Investing LLC boosted its holdings in Tesla by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Human Investing LLC now owns 578 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $260,000 after buying an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SilverOak Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Tesla by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. SilverOak Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,117 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $502,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the period. 66.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have weighed in on TSLA. President Capital upped their price objective on shares of Tesla from $424.00 to $428.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Wells Fargo & Company restated an “underweight” rating and set a $130.00 target price (up from $125.00) on shares of Tesla in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Mizuho cut their price target on Tesla from $540.00 to $480.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Barclays upped their price target on Tesla from $360.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Morgan Stanley began coverage on Tesla in a report on Monday. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock. Twenty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $408.07.

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Tesla Stock Down 3.0%

Shares of NASDAQ TSLA opened at $369.57 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $407.91 and its 200-day simple moving average is $405.03. Tesla, Inc. has a 52-week low of $297.82 and a 52-week high of $498.83. The firm has a market cap of $1.39 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 339.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 13.08 and a beta of 1.80. The company has a quick ratio of 1.62, a current ratio of 2.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLAGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $22.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.96 billion. Tesla had a net margin of 3.95% and a return on equity of 4.89%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 15.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.27 earnings per share. Equities analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 1.34 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Tesla

In other Tesla news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $402.20, for a total transaction of $1,048,133.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 22,039 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,864,085.80. The trade was a 10.57% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 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 firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $378.11, for a total value of $9,985,506.99. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 48,399 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,300,145.89. This trade represents a 35.30% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 32,015 shares of company stock valued at $12,383,640. 19.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Tesla

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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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