Here's What You May Have Missed About Tesla(TSLA)

By Kim Brooks • Monday, December 04 12:04 • Permanent Link

Join us for a quick overview of Tesla, a Auto Manufacturers company whose shares moved -0.9% today. Here are some facts about the stock that should help you see the bigger picture:

Tesla has moved 30.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 15.0%
TSLA has an average analyst rating of hold and is 5.25% away from its mean target price of $224.9 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $3.1
Tesla has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 76.4 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $3.84 and its forward P/E ratio is 61.6
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 14.07 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
Tesla is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.96 and an average P/B of 4.24
TSLA has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of -44.2% and gross profit margins of 0.2%
The company has a free cash flow of $1.61 Billion, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
Tesla, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, leases, and sells electric vehicles, and energy generation and storage systems in the United States, China, and internationally. It 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, retail merchandise, and vehicle insurance services. This segment also provides sedans and sport utility vehicles through direct and used vehicle sales, a network of Tesla Superchargers, and in-app upgrades; purchase financing and leasing services; services for electric vehicles through its company-owned service locations and Tesla mobile service technicians; and vehicle limited warranties and extended service plans. The Energy Generation and Storage segment engages in the design, manufacture, installation, sale, and leasing of solar energy generation and energy storage products, and related services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers and utilities through its website, stores, and galleries, as well as through a network of channel partners; and provision of service and repairs to its energy product customers, including under warranty, as well as various financing options to its solar customers. The company was formerly known as Tesla Motors, Inc. and changed its name to Tesla, Inc. in February 2017. Tesla, Inc. was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

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