Titan Investment Management LLC Makes New $656,000 Investment in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

Titan Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 1,458 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock, valued at approximately $656,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of TSLA. DiPaolo Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Tesla during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,024,000. Nolet Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Tesla during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $636,000. Stone Wealth Partners acquired a new stake in Tesla in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $850,000. Floyd Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in Tesla by 9.7% in the fourth quarter. Floyd Financial Group LLC now owns 5,915 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $2,436,000 after acquiring an additional 522 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Tesla by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 31,223 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $14,042,000 after purchasing an additional 322 shares during the last quarter. 66.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. President Capital lifted their price objective on shares of Tesla from $424.00 to $428.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Tesla from $352.00 to $364.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Tesla from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $145.00 to $475.00 in a research report on Friday, June 5th. China Renaissance decreased their price target on Tesla from $382.00 to $372.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Twenty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have given a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Tesla currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $404.37.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 26,409 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the sale, the director owned 48,399 shares in the company, valued at $18,300,145.89. This represents a 35.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through 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 firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 18,106 shares in the company, valued at $8,147,700. This trade represents a 14.21% decrease in their position. 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 a total of 57,824 shares of company stock valued at $21,657,588 in the last three months. 19.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Tesla News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Elon Musk exercised stock options that lifted his Tesla ownership to 19.9%, reinforcing alignment with shareholders and signaling confidence in the company’s long-term strategy.
• Positive Sentiment: ARK Invest, led by Cathie Wood, bought more Tesla shares, adding to a broader bullish narrative around TSLA as an AI and autonomous-driving leader. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentary continue to frame Tesla as more than an EV maker, highlighting its AI, robotaxi, and robotics ambitions, which supports the stock’s premium valuation.
• Neutral Sentiment: Tesla received approval for supervised FSD in Denmark, a modest positive for its European rollout, but the approval is still limited and does not remove broader regulatory hurdles.
• Negative Sentiment: Reuters reported that Sweden may push back against Tesla’s supervised self-driving rollout in Europe unless speed-limit behavior is changed, creating a potential roadblock for FSD expansion. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Additional reports flagged “fresh FSD roadblock” concerns in Europe, keeping investor focus on regulatory risk rather than near-term software monetization.

Tesla Stock Performance

Shares of TSLA opened at $400.49 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.50 trillion, a PE ratio of 367.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 16.01 and a beta of 1.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 2.04 and a quick ratio of 1.62. Tesla, Inc. has a one year low of $288.77 and a one year high of $498.83. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $403.33 and its 200 day moving average price is $415.26.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $22.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.96 billion. Tesla had a net margin of 3.95% and a return on equity of 4.89%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 15.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.27 earnings per share. As a group, analysts expect that Tesla, Inc. will post 1.19 earnings per share for the current year.

Tesla 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.