Tesla Price Performance Tesla stock opened at $431.50 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 2.07 and a quick ratio of 1.67. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $444.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of $393.78. Tesla has a 12 month low of $214.25 and a 12 month high of $498.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.44 trillion, a PE ratio of 287.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.93 and a beta of 1.83. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $28.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $24.98 billion. Tesla had a net margin of 5.51% and a return on equity of 6.61%. Tesla’s revenue was up 11.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.72 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Tesla will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current year. Insider Buying and Selling at Tesla In other news, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of the 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 sale, the director directly owned 577,031 shares in the company, valued at $257,009,607.40. This represents a 9.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the director owned 1,391,615 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $627,145,215.90. This represents a 3.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 119,457 shares of company stock valued at $53,501,145 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock. Institutional Investors Weigh In On Tesla Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TSLA. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Tesla during the third quarter valued at about $30,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC bought a new position in Tesla during the third quarter worth $29,000. Texas Capital Bancshares Inc TX acquired a new position in shares of Tesla in the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Westend Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Tesla during the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Chapman Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Tesla in the second quarter worth $26,000. 66.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Tesla News Roundup