Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC Has $16.99 Million Stake in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC decreased its position in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLAFree Report) by 3.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 37,776 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after selling 1,513 shares during the period. Tesla accounts for 0.8% of Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest holding. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC’s holdings in Tesla were worth $16,989,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Tesla by 0.4% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 252,386,304 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $112,241,237,000 after buying an additional 995,623 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Tesla by 0.3% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 113,762,849 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $50,592,614,000 after buying an additional 344,162 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors raised its position in shares of Tesla by 5.8% during the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 44,035,949 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $19,583,547,000 after buying an additional 2,403,019 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC raised its position in shares of Tesla by 38.3% during the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 10,909,666 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $4,851,747,000 after buying an additional 3,021,550 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in shares of Tesla by 5.8% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 6,737,089 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $2,996,118,000 after buying an additional 368,493 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently commented on TSLA shares. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Tesla from $307.00 to $352.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Glj Research reaffirmed a “sell” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Robert W. Baird cut their price objective on shares of Tesla from $548.00 to $538.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. New Street Research upped their price objective on shares of Tesla from $520.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $420.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday. Nineteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and ten have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $402.61.

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Tesla Stock Performance

NASDAQ TSLA opened at $352.82 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $1.32 trillion, a P/E ratio of 326.69, a PEG ratio of 10.69 and a beta of 1.91. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $399.41 and its 200 day simple moving average is $427.11. Tesla, Inc. has a twelve month low of $214.25 and a twelve month high of $498.83. The company has a quick ratio of 1.77, a current ratio of 2.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLAGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $24.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $24.75 billion. Tesla had a net margin of 4.00% and a return on equity of 4.86%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.73 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts forecast that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Tesla

In related news, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 25,809 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $359.33, for a total value of $9,273,947.97. Following the sale, the director owned 33,860 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,166,913.80. The trade was a 43.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,264 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $397.03, for a total transaction of $898,875.92. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 18,106 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,188,625.18. The trade was a 11.11% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 53,804 shares of company stock worth $20,865,598. 19.90% of the stock is currently owned by 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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