CTO of Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA) Jeffrey B Straubel sells 12,000 shares of TSLA on 12/27/2011 at an average price of $28.31 a share.

Tesla Motors Inc. has a market cap of $3 billion; its shares were traded at around $28.73 with and P/S ratio of 25.6.

CFO Recent Trades:

• CFO Deepak Ahuja sold 300 shares of TSLA stock on 11/16/2011 at the average price of 35. Deepak Ahuja owns at least 899 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 17.91% since.
• CFO Deepak Ahuja sold 9,200 shares of TSLA stock on 11/03/2011 at the average price of 30. Deepak Ahuja owns at least 899 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 4.23% since.
• CFO Deepak Ahuja sold 800 shares of TSLA stock on 10/28/2011 at the average price of 30. Deepak Ahuja owns at least 899 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 4.23% since.
• CFO Deepak Ahuja sold 5,000 shares of TSLA stock on 10/10/2011 at the average price of 27.22. Deepak Ahuja owns at least 899 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 5.55% since.

This is the insider trade history vs. stock price of TSLA. For the complete insider trading history of TSLA, click here.

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• VP- Manufacturing Gilbert Passin sold 13,000 shares of TSLA stock on 12/07/2011 at the average price of 34.22. Gilbert Passin owns at least 200 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 16.04% since.
• Director Antonio J. Gracias sold 1,500 shares of TSLA stock on 12/05/2011 at the average price of 35. Antonio J. Gracias owns at least 2,123,900 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 17.91% since.
• VP- Manufacturing Gilbert Passin sold 600 shares of TSLA stock on 11/29/2011 at the average price of 32.49. Gilbert Passin owns at least 200 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 11.57% since.
• CTO Jeffrey B Straubel sold 17,000 shares of TSLA stock on 11/25/2011 at the average price of 31.66. Jeffrey B Straubel owns at least 152,134 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 9.25% since.
• VP- Manufacturing Gilbert Passin sold 10,000 shares of TSLA stock on 11/23/2011 at the average price of 31.49. Gilbert Passin owns at least 200 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 8.76% since.

For the complete insider trading history of TSLA, click here.

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