The Latest Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) Insider Trading Activity

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) has seen its stock price gain 125.18, or +58.58%, so far in 2017. In the past 3-month period alone, shares of TSLA have appreciated -46.13 – or -11.98%. The stock’s 52-week range is $197.60 to $389.61, and its 3-month range is $292.63 to $382.39.

The average Wall Street analyst rating for Tesla, Inc. is Hold, according to the average of 18 analyst scores. Of those analysts, 5 rate stock as a Strong Buy, 7 rate it as Hold, and just 2 analyst rates it as a Moderate Sell.

Insider Trading Activity for Tesla, Inc.

Looking at a public company’s insider trading can give great insight into how the stock is performing. Tesla, Inc. has had 11 insider trades in the last 3 months, including 0 open market buys and 11 sells. Of those insider trades, 0 shares of Tesla, Inc. were purchased and 16,290 shares were sold. The total number of shares traded in the last 90-day period is 16,290.

Insider trading over the last 12 months, however, paints a different picture. In the last year there have been a total of 50 insider trades, including 8 open market buys and 42 sells. Of those transactions, there were 210,660 shares of TSLA bought and 499,411 shares sold. The total number of shares traded in the last 12 months is 710,071.

The most recent open market insider trade was Automatic Sell of 1,400 shares on a day where the closing price was 337.5. The insider, FIELD JOHN DOUGLAS, now holds 20,228 shares of TSLA.

The most recent non open market insider trade was completed by MCNEILL JON on 12/06/2017, and was a disposition of 418 shares with a final price of $300.04. The insider now holds 2,612 shares of Tesla, Inc. (TSLA).

Examining Institutional Ownership at Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA)

According to Tesla, Inc.’s latest 13F filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), institutional ownership is at 57.51%. The total amount of shares outstanding is 165.35 million, giving the company a market capitalization of about 56.03 billion.

There are 797 institutional holders with active positions, accounting for 96.65 million shares in total. Of those holders, 392 had increased positions amounting to 6.48 million shares, 249 had decreased positions amounting to 5.08 million shares, and 156 holders have a held position accounting for 85.09 million shares.

The top 5 institutional holders, in ascending order, are as follows: FMR LLC with 19.52 million shares, BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO with 13.1 million shares, VANGUARD GROUP INC with 6.78 million shares, BLACKROCK INC. with 5.47 million shares, and PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ with 5.08 million shares.

According to Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) most recent 13F filing, the company has 86 new institutional holders – accounting for 1.05 million shares of its common stock. There were 66 sold out positions, amounting to 666,484 shares.

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