Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) recently sold shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA). In a filing disclosed on November 07th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $15,001 and $50,000 in Tesla stock on October 28th.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse also recently made the following trade(s):
- Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) on 10/30/2024.
- Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) on 10/29/2024.
- Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) on 10/29/2024.
- Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) on 10/29/2024.
- Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Mastercard (NYSE:MA) on 10/29/2024.
- Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) on 10/29/2024.
- Sold $100,001 – $250,000 in shares of Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) on 10/28/2024.
- Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) on 10/11/2024.
- Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Celsius (NASDAQ:CELH) on 10/8/2024.
- Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) on 10/8/2024.
Tesla Stock Up 8.2 %
Tesla stock opened at $321.22 on Friday. Tesla, Inc. has a 12 month low of $138.80 and a 12 month high of $328.71. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $241.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $214.90. The company has a current ratio of 1.84, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The firm has a market cap of $1.03 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 88.01, a PEG ratio of 9.51 and a beta of 2.29.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
TSLA has been the topic of several research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Tesla from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on Tesla in a report on Thursday, September 5th. They issued a “peer perform” rating for the company. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of Tesla in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Tesla from $265.00 to $287.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Argus restated a “buy” rating and set a $286.00 target price on shares of Tesla in a research report on Friday, July 26th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have issued a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Tesla presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $222.03.
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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Tesla
Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Tesla by 35,611.2% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 11,054,391 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $2,892,160,000 after buying an additional 11,023,436 shares during the last quarter. Clean Energy Transition LLP increased its stake in Tesla by 347.7% during the second quarter. Clean Energy Transition LLP now owns 4,818,600 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $953,505,000 after acquiring an additional 6,764,300 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC raised its position in Tesla by 21,816.0% during the second quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 5,902,416 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $1,167,970,000 after purchasing an additional 5,875,484 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Tesla by 1.7% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 233,602,120 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $41,064,917,000 after purchasing an additional 3,795,748 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund boosted its holdings in shares of Tesla by 236.8% in the 2nd quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 2,104,010 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $416,341,000 after purchasing an additional 1,479,378 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 66.20% of the company’s stock.
Insider Transactions at Tesla
In other Tesla news, SVP Xiaotong Zhu sold 297 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction on Friday, September 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.77, for a total transaction of $65,865.69. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 67,491 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,967,479.07. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. In other news, Director Kimbal Musk sold 60,500 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction on Friday, November 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.23, for a total transaction of $15,138,915.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 1,563,220 shares in the company, valued at approximately $391,164,540.60. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Xiaotong Zhu sold 297 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.77, for a total transaction of $65,865.69. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 67,491 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,967,479.07. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 76,797 shares of company stock worth $19,211,821. 20.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
About Senator Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Rhode Island. He assumed office on January 3, 2007. His current term ends on January 3, 2025. Whitehouse (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Rhode Island. He declared candidacy for the 2024 election. Whitehouse previously served as the Rhode Island attorney general from 1999 to 2003. Before that, he was a United States attorney from 1994 to 1998. He was nominated to the position by President Bill Clinton (D). Whitehouse was a superdelegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island. He cast his vote for Hillary Clinton. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Whitehouse is an average Democratic member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Democratic Party on the majority of bills.
About Tesla
Tesla, Inc designs, develops, manufactures, leases, and sells electric vehicles, and energy generation and storage systems in the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Automotive, and Energy Generation and Storage. The Automotive segment offers electric vehicles, as well as sells automotive regulatory credits; and non-warranty after-sales vehicle, used vehicles, body shop and parts, supercharging, retail merchandise, and vehicle insurance services.
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