Tesla, Inc. $TSLA is New York State Teachers Retirement System’s 9th Largest Position

New York State Teachers Retirement System cut its stake in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLAFree Report) by 0.1% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 2,264,492 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after selling 1,922 shares during the period. Tesla makes up approximately 1.7% of New York State Teachers Retirement System’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest position. New York State Teachers Retirement System’s holdings in Tesla were worth $841,825,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. PFS Partners LLC increased its holdings in Tesla by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 590 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $265,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. Boltwood Capital Management raised its position in Tesla by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Boltwood Capital Management now owns 2,120 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $953,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the period. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC lifted its stake in Tesla by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC now owns 2,124 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $955,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Aspect Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of 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 during the period. Finally, Human Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of 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 during the period. 66.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Tesla Stock Performance

Shares of TSLA stock opened at $393.45 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $1.48 trillion, a P/E ratio of 360.96, a PEG ratio of 15.61 and a beta of 1.80. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $407.39 and a 200 day moving average price of $411.79. 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 12 month low of $288.77 and a 12 month high of $498.83.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLAGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.02. Tesla had a return on equity of 4.89% and a net margin of 3.95%.The business had revenue of $22.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.96 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.27 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 15.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 1.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Tesla

In related news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 shares of the company’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 value of $1,048,133.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 22,039 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,864,085.80. This represents a 10.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available 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 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 completion of the transaction, the director owned 48,399 shares in the company, valued at $18,300,145.89. This represents a 35.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 32,015 shares of company stock valued at $12,383,640. 19.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on TSLA shares. 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 Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Barclays reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Evercore upgraded shares of Tesla from a “hold” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, June 5th. Finally, Piper Sandler reaffirmed 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 have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $403.92.

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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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