Tesla, Inc. $TSLA Shares Purchased by Motley Fool Asset Management LLC

Motley Fool Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 49.5% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 148,523 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after buying an additional 49,166 shares during the quarter. Tesla makes up approximately 2.6% of Motley Fool Asset Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Tesla were worth $66,794,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Networth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Tesla in the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Chapman Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Tesla in the second quarter worth about $26,000. Davidson Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Tesla by 79.4% in the fourth quarter. Davidson Capital Management Inc. now owns 61 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Prism Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Tesla in the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Tesla in the third quarter worth about $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 26,409 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $378.11, for a total transaction of $9,985,506.99. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 48,399 shares in the company, valued at $18,300,145.89. The trade was a 35.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $450.00, for a total value of $1,350,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 18,106 shares in the company, valued at $8,147,700. This represents a 14.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders have sold 57,824 shares of company stock worth $21,657,588 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

Tesla Trading Down 3.0%

Tesla stock opened at $396.68 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 2.04. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $396.77 and its 200-day simple moving average is $416.12. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.49 trillion, a PE ratio of 363.93, a PEG ratio of 16.15 and a beta of 1.80. Tesla, Inc. has a 52 week low of $288.77 and a 52 week high of $498.83.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.02. Tesla had a return on equity of 4.89% and a net margin of 3.95%.The business had revenue of $22.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.96 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.27 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.8% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that Tesla, Inc. will post 1.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have weighed in on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein raised Tesla from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Bank of America initiated coverage on Tesla in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $460.00 price objective on the stock. BNP Paribas Exane lowered Tesla from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Mizuho dropped their price objective on Tesla from $540.00 to $480.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Twenty-two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $404.37.

More Tesla News

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan sharply raised its Tesla price target from $145 to $475 and shifted its stance away from a bearish view, arguing that the market is undervaluing Tesla’s potential in autonomy, robotics, energy storage, and infrastructure licensing.
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Tesla is rolling out unsupervised robotaxis in the Austin metro area are reinforcing the company’s autonomy narrative and supporting optimism about future software-driven revenue growth.
• Positive Sentiment: News that Tesla won approval for FSD expansion in Denmark, along with encouraging Dutch safety results showing fewer crashes, adds credibility to the company’s self-driving push and could help the case for a broader European rollout.
• Positive Sentiment: Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s plans for a SpaceX IPO, combined with widespread speculation about a possible future merger or deeper collaboration between SpaceX and Tesla, have fueled investor excitement around Musk’s broader AI and tech empire.
• Positive Sentiment: Commentary highlighting Tesla’s strong China retail sales and export growth has provided another support point for bulls who see demand still holding up in key international markets.
• Neutral Sentiment: Tesla CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold shares to cover tax withholding obligations related to equity awards, a routine insider transaction that is not necessarily a negative signal for the business.
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles emphasized Tesla’s valuation debate, with bears still arguing the stock remains expensive versus current earnings, even as bulls focus on long-term growth from robotics and autonomous driving.
• Negative Sentiment: Some traders reported pressure on TSLA as investors rotated out of high-valuation tech names and questioned whether enthusiasm around SpaceX and Musk’s side projects could distract from Tesla’s core execution.

Tesla Company Profile

Tesla, Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) is an American company that designs, manufactures and sells electric vehicles, energy generation and energy storage products. Founded in 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, Tesla grew into a vertically integrated mobility and clean‑energy company with Elon Musk serving as its chief executive officer. The company’s stated mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy, reflected in its combined focus on electric drivetrains, battery technology, renewable energy products and software.

Tesla’s automotive business includes a lineup of battery‑electric vehicles and related services.