Analyst Ratings Changes TSLA has been the topic of several research reports. Barclays reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $350.00 target price on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday, December 1st. CICC Research boosted their price target on Tesla from $450.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday, November 17th. Dbs Bank upgraded shares of Tesla to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their price target on shares of Tesla from $235.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and nine have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Tesla currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $408.54. Check Out Our Latest Research Report on Tesla Tesla Trading Down 0.4% Shares of TSLA stock opened at $447.20 on Wednesday. Tesla, Inc. has a 12 month low of $214.25 and a 12 month high of $498.83. The company has a market cap of $1.49 trillion, a PE ratio of 298.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.46 and a beta of 1.83. The company has a quick ratio of 1.67, a current ratio of 2.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The business’s 50 day moving average is $443.95 and its two-hundred day moving average is $397.34. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $28.10 billion during 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 for the quarter was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.72 earnings per share. Equities analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current year. Insider Buying and Selling at Tesla In other news, Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares of the firm’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 directly owned 1,391,615 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $627,145,215.90. This trade represents a 3.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $445.40, for a total value of $26,724,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 577,031 shares in the company, valued at $257,009,607.40. The trade was a 9.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 119,457 shares of company stock worth $53,501,145 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock. About Tesla