Diversify Wealth Management LLC Grows Stock Position in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

Diversify Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLAFree Report) by 251.9% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 64,428 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after acquiring an additional 46,117 shares during the period. Diversify Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Tesla were worth $24,019,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Tesla by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 258,925,024 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $116,443,762,000 after purchasing an additional 6,538,720 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its holdings in Tesla by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 114,842,934 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $51,647,164,000 after buying an additional 1,080,085 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Tesla by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 65,700,975 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $29,426,070,000 after buying an additional 375,946 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Tesla in the fourth quarter valued at about $17,128,100,000. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Tesla by 3,205.5% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 21,459,599 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $9,650,811,000 after buying an additional 20,810,386 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

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Tesla Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of TSLA traded up $1.21 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $407.76. 33,333,565 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 42,504,768. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $410.46 and its 200-day moving average is $409.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 2.04. Tesla, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $297.82 and a fifty-two week high of $498.83. The company has a market cap of $1.53 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 374.09, a P/E/G ratio of 14.93 and a beta of 1.80.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLAGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.02. Tesla had a net margin of 3.95% and a return on equity of 4.89%. The firm had revenue of $22.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.96 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.27 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 15.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Tesla, Inc. will post 1.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have weighed in on TSLA. Citizens Jmp initiated coverage on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday. They set a “market perform” rating for the company. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and set a $415.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Tesla from $364.00 to $442.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday. DZ Bank raised Tesla from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $385.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. Twenty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $406.87.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on TSLA

Insider Activity at Tesla

In other Tesla news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $450.00, for a total value of $1,350,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 18,106 shares in the company, valued at $8,147,700. The trade was a 14.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at 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 company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $378.11, for a total value of $9,985,506.99. Following the sale, the director directly owned 48,399 shares in the company, valued at $18,300,145.89. This represents a 35.30% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 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 three months. 19.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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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