Tesla Price Performance Shares of NASDAQ TSLA opened at $417.44 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.16, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $444.24 and its 200 day moving average price is $414.03. Tesla has a 52 week low of $214.25 and a 52 week high of $498.83. The stock has a market cap of $1.57 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 386.52, a PEG ratio of 14.12 and a beta of 1.86. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.05. Tesla had a net margin of 4.00% and a return on equity of 4.86%. The company had revenue of $24.90 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.75 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.73 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts forecast that Tesla will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Insider Buying and Selling In other news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,637 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $443.93, for a total value of $1,170,643.41. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 13,757 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,107,145.01. The trade was a 16.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $450.66, for a total value of $25,606,501.20. Following the sale, the director owned 1,391,615 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $627,145,215.90. The trade was a 3.92% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 119,457 shares of company stock valued at $53,501,145. 19.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders. Institutional Investors Weigh In On Tesla Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Networth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Tesla during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Davidson Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Tesla by 79.4% during the fourth quarter. Davidson Capital Management Inc. now owns 61 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Tesla in the third quarter valued at $30,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Tesla in the third quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, Prism Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Tesla during the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. 66.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. More Tesla News