Evercore ISI 將特斯拉（NASDAQ:TSLA）的目標股價上調至 300.00 美元

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) had its target price raised by equities researchers at Evercore ISI from $235.00 to $300.00 in a research note issued on Wednesday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage currently has a "neutral" rating on the electric vehicle producer's stock. Evercore ISI's price objective would suggest a potential downside of 34.29% from the stock's previous close.

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A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on TSLA. Stifel Nicolaus set a $483.00 price objective on Tesla and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Tesla from $341.00 to $471.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Melius assumed coverage on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday, October 13th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $520.00 price target for the company. BNP Paribas Exane started coverage on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. They issued an "underperform" rating and a $307.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of Tesla from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and lifted their target price for the company from $320.00 to $548.00 in a research note on Friday, September 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and eleven have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Tesla presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $390.27.

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TSLA opened at $456.56 on Wednesday. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $410.52 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $347.47. The company has a market capitalization of $1.52 trillion, a PE ratio of 304.37, a PEG ratio of 16.84 and a beta of 2.08. Tesla has a 1-year low of $214.25 and a 1-year high of $488.54. The company has a current ratio of 2.07, a quick ratio of 1.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.02. Tesla had a return on equity of 6.61% and a net margin of 5.51%.The firm had revenue of $28.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.98 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.72 EPS. Tesla's revenue was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Tesla will post 2.56 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Tesla

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In other Tesla news, SVP Xiaotong Zhu sold 20,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $363.75, for a total value of $7,275,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 47,600 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,314,500. This represents a 29.59% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $352.38, for a total value of $918,302.28. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 9,856 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,473,057.28. The trade was a 20.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 202,606 shares of company stock worth $75,588,902. 19.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Tesla

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. First Command Advisory Services Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Tesla by 1.7% during the third quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 2,074 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $922,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Riverwater Partners LLC boosted its position in Tesla by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter. Riverwater Partners LLC now owns 659 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $293,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust increased its holdings in shares of Tesla by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust now owns 2,497 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $1,110,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the period. Chilton Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Tesla by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Chilton Capital Management LLC now owns 96,574 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $42,948,000 after acquiring an additional 574 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alta Advisers Ltd boosted its position in Tesla by 1.6% during the third quarter. Alta Advisers Ltd now owns 14,192 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $6,311,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 66.20% of the company's stock.

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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