Tesla Stock Performance Shares of NASDAQ:TSLA opened at $437.50 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $443.51 and its 200 day simple moving average is $400.02. Tesla has a fifty-two week low of $214.25 and a fifty-two week high of $498.83. The company has a market capitalization of $1.46 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 291.67, a P/E/G ratio of 7.27 and a beta of 1.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 2.07 and a quick ratio of 1.67. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $28.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.98 billion. Tesla had a return on equity of 6.61% and a net margin of 5.51%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.72 EPS. Insider Transactions at Tesla In related news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,637 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $443.93, for a total transaction of $1,170,643.41. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 13,757 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,107,145.01. This represents a 16.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $445.40, for a total transaction of $26,724,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 577,031 shares in the company, valued at $257,009,607.40. The trade was a 9.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 119,457 shares of company stock valued at $53,501,145 in the last ninety days. 19.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders. Institutional Investors Weigh In On Tesla Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Tesla in the third quarter valued at $30,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Tesla during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Texas Capital Bancshares Inc TX bought a new stake in Tesla in the 3rd quarter valued at $31,000. First Community Trust NA acquired a new stake in Tesla during the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Westend Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Tesla during the third quarter worth $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.20% of the company’s stock. Trending Headlines about Tesla