Tesla Price Performance Shares of TSLA stock opened at $430.41 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 1.67 and a current ratio of 2.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.43 trillion, a PE ratio of 398.53, a PEG ratio of 7.11 and a beta of 1.83. Tesla has a 52 week low of $214.25 and a 52 week high of $498.83. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $447.69 and its 200-day moving average is $407.49. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.05. Tesla had a net margin of 4.00% and a return on equity of 4.86%. The business 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 firm earned $0.73 earnings per share. Tesla’s revenue was down 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts expect that Tesla will post 2.56 EPS for the current fiscal year. Insider Buying and Selling at Tesla In other news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,637 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $443.93, for a total transaction of $1,170,643.41. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 13,757 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,107,145.01. This represents a 16.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the director owned 1,391,615 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 119,457 shares of company stock valued at $53,501,145. 19.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders. Institutional Investors Weigh In On Tesla A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Narwhal Capital Management grew its position in shares of Tesla by 32.8% during the 3rd quarter. Narwhal Capital Management now owns 9,516 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $4,232,000 after acquiring an additional 2,350 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Tesla during the second quarter worth about $11,839,824,000. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey grew its stake in Tesla by 5.6% in the 2nd quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey now owns 427,150 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $135,688,000 after buying an additional 22,607 shares in the last quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Tesla by 1,823.0% in the 2nd quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd now owns 68,325 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $21,704,000 after purchasing an additional 64,772 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV boosted its stake in shares of Tesla by 20.0% in the 3rd quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 16,565 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $7,367,000 after purchasing an additional 2,765 shares in the last quarter. 66.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. More Tesla News