LGT Fund Management Co Ltd. Purchases Shares of 32,059 Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

LGT Fund Management Co Ltd. purchased a new stake in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLAFree Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 32,059 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock, valued at approximately $11,918,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of TSLA. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC lifted its holdings in Tesla by 34.7% during the 4th quarter. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC now owns 19,567 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $8,799,000 after purchasing an additional 5,039 shares during the last quarter. Calamos Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Tesla by 5.9% in the fourth quarter. Calamos Wealth Management LLC now owns 41,907 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $18,846,000 after purchasing an additional 2,341 shares during the period. Private Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Tesla by 139.3% during the 4th quarter. Private Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 21,331 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $9,593,000 after buying an additional 12,417 shares during the last quarter. Wealthquest Corp bought a new stake in shares of Tesla during the 4th quarter worth about $1,035,000. Finally, Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC grew its stake in Tesla by 34.8% in the 4th quarter. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC now owns 64,481 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $28,998,000 after buying an additional 16,652 shares during the last quarter. 66.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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Tesla Price Performance

TSLA traded up $1.21 on Friday, hitting $407.76. 33,333,565 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 42,504,768. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.53 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 374.09, a PEG ratio of 14.93 and a beta of 1.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 2.04 and a quick ratio of 1.62. Tesla, Inc. has a 12 month low of $297.82 and a 12 month high of $498.83. The business has a 50-day moving average of $410.46 and a two-hundred day moving average of $409.23.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLAGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.02. The company 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 business’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.27 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Tesla, Inc. will post 1.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 26,409 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the director directly owned 48,399 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,300,145.89. The trade was a 35.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 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 SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 32,015 shares of company stock worth $12,383,640. Company insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have issued reports on TSLA. Guggenheim initiated coverage on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday, June 29th. They set a “neutral” rating for the company. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on Tesla from $350.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. Roth Capital restated a “buy” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on Tesla in a report on Friday, June 5th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Finally, Mizuho decreased their price target 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. Twenty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Tesla has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $406.87.

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Tesla Company 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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