Cathie Wood-LED ARK Investment Management charged Tesla Inc TSLA Stocks on a day when the stock is down over 4%.
What happened: ARK, which is known to have defied Wall Street’s negative stance on Tesla on a number of occasions in the past, bought over 190,000 shares of the electric vehicle maker at an estimated value of over $29 million based on Wednesday’s closing price.
The purchase was made through the flagship ARK Innovation ETF ARKK that has Tesla as a top holding company and the ARK Next Generation Internet ETF ARKW.
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Tesla stock experienced another jolt on Wednesday after that Jefferies analyst Philip Houchois downgrade from buy to hold and price target lowered to $185 from $230. Tesla’s accelerated transition to a world of sustainable energy and resource efficiency may slow EV adoption and accelerate profit normalization for the industry, Houchois said in a note.
Price promotion: April wasn’t a good month for the stock, especially after the boss’s earnings announcement Elon Musk claimed he prefers volume over margin. Over the past month, the stock has lost over 19%. Year-to-date, however, the stock is still up 42%.
That’s good for ARK, which has said its updated open-source Tesla model projects the stock hitting $2,000 in 2027.
Last week, ARK had overcharged Tesla shares $41.7 million in a single day.
Miscellaneous Buy: Funds operated by ARK also increased the proportion of Beam Therapeutics Inc BEAMafter buying over 115,000 shares of the biotech stock at an estimated value of over $3.5 million based on Wednesday’s closing price.
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