Tesla Stock Down 0.3% Shares of 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 stock has a market cap of $1.44 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 287.67, a PEG ratio of 6.93 and a beta of 1.83. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $444.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $393.78. Tesla has a 1 year low of $214.25 and a 1 year high of $498.83. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.02. Tesla had a net margin of 5.51% and a return on equity of 6.61%. The business had revenue of $28.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.98 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.72 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 11.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts expect that Tesla will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Insider Transactions at Tesla In other news, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of the business’s 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 sale, the director directly owned 577,031 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $257,009,607.40. The trade was a 9.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,637 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $443.93, for a total value of $1,170,643.41. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 13,757 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,107,145.01. The trade was a 16.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 119,457 shares of company stock worth $53,501,145. Company insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock. Hedge Funds Weigh In On Tesla Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Siren L.L.C. acquired a new position in Tesla in the 1st quarter worth about $2,332,000. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Tesla during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $11,839,824,000. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey lifted its position in shares of Tesla by 5.6% during the 2nd quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey now owns 427,150 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $135,688,000 after buying an additional 22,607 shares in the last quarter. Strs Ohio purchased a new stake in Tesla in the 1st quarter worth $205,495,000. Finally, AustralianSuper Pty Ltd raised its position in Tesla by 1,823.0% during the second quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd now owns 68,325 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $21,704,000 after acquiring an additional 64,772 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.20% of the company’s stock. Key Tesla News