Tesla Price Performance Shares of NASDAQ:TSLA opened at $417.44 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $444.24 and a 200 day moving average of $415.36. 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 stock has a market cap of $1.57 trillion, a P/E ratio of 386.52, a P/E/G ratio of 14.69 and a beta of 1.86. Tesla has a 12 month low of $214.25 and a 12 month high of $498.83. 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 for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.05. Tesla had a return on equity of 4.86% and a net margin of 4.00%.The firm had revenue of $24.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $24.75 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.73 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. Institutional Investors Weigh In On Tesla Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Tesla by 33.1% in the 4th quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 28,465 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $12,804,000 after purchasing an additional 7,072 shares during the period. Jacobi Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Tesla by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Jacobi Capital Management LLC now owns 8,822 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $3,967,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Tesla by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 61,932 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $27,852,000 after purchasing an additional 2,479 shares during the last quarter. Cordoba Advisory Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Tesla during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $477,000. Finally, Burton Enright Welch purchased a new position in Tesla during the 4th quarter valued at $3,377,000. 66.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. Insider Buying and Selling at Tesla In other news, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $445.40, for a total value of $26,724,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 577,031 shares in the company, valued at approximately $257,009,607.40. The trade was a 9.42% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $450.66, for a total transaction of $25,606,501.20. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 1,391,615 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $627,145,215.90. This trade represents a 3.92% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 119,457 shares of company stock worth $53,501,145 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock. Key Tesla News