DJE Kapital AG Has $18.20 Million Stock Position in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

DJE Kapital AG lifted its holdings in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLAFree Report) by 11.7% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 50,391 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after buying an additional 5,258 shares during the quarter. DJE Kapital AG’s holdings in Tesla were worth $18,204,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Networth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Tesla in the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Chapman Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Tesla during the 2nd quarter worth about $26,000. Davidson Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Tesla by 79.4% during the 4th quarter. Davidson Capital Management Inc. now owns 61 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Friedenthal Financial raised its stake in shares of Tesla by 66.7% in the 1st quarter. Friedenthal Financial now owns 75 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Prism Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Tesla in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. 66.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on TSLA shares. HSBC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday, June 15th. Roth Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Monday, July 13th. Mizuho lowered their target price on shares of Tesla from $540.00 to $480.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Oppenheimer reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Robert W. Baird cut their target price on shares of Tesla from $538.00 to $522.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Twenty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $408.07.

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Tesla Stock Down 3.0%

TSLA opened at $369.57 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $407.91 and a 200-day moving average of $405.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.39 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 339.06, a P/E/G ratio of 13.08 and a beta of 1.80. 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, Inc. has a 1-year low of $297.82 and a 1-year high of $498.83.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLAGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $22.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.96 billion. Tesla had a net margin of 3.95% and a return on equity of 4.89%. Tesla’s revenue was up 15.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.27 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Tesla, Inc. will post 1.34 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 26,409 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $378.11, for a total transaction of $9,985,506.99. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 48,399 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,300,145.89. This represents a 35.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $450.00, for a total transaction of $1,350,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 18,106 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,147,700. The trade was a 14.21% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 32,015 shares of company stock worth $12,383,640. Insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

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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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