Tesla Trading Down 3.4% NASDAQ TSLA opened at $433.72 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 2.07, a quick ratio of 1.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. Tesla has a 1-year low of $214.25 and a 1-year high of $488.54. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $398.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is $341.21. The company has a market capitalization of $1.44 trillion, a PE ratio of 289.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 2.08. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $28.10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.98 billion. Tesla had a net margin of 5.51% and a return on equity of 6.61%. The company’s revenue was up 11.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.72 EPS. Institutional Trading of Tesla A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Columbia Advisory Partners LLC bought a new position in Tesla in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $377,000. Vicus Capital grew its stake in shares of Tesla by 72.7% in the third quarter. Vicus Capital now owns 1,874 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $833,000 after acquiring an additional 789 shares during the last quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. increased its position in Tesla by 4.1% during the third quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 609 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $271,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares during the period. MGO One Seven LLC raised its stake in Tesla by 23.6% during the 3rd quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 43,042 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $19,142,000 after purchasing an additional 8,207 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Tesla by 16.7% in the 3rd quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 18,474 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $8,216,000 after purchasing an additional 2,645 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.20% of the company’s stock. Insider Activity at Tesla In related news, Director James R. Murdoch sold 120,000 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $350.29, for a total value of $42,034,800.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 697,031 shares in the company, valued at $244,162,988.99. This trade represents a 14.69% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $352.38, for a total transaction of $918,302.28. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 9,856 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,473,057.28. This represents a 20.91% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 202,606 shares of company stock worth $75,588,902. 19.90% of the stock is owned by insiders. Tesla Company Profile