Tesla, Inc. $TSLA Shares Acquired by World Investment Advisors

World Investment Advisors lifted its holdings in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 57.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 47,332 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,362 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Tesla were worth $21,286,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Tesla during the fourth quarter worth $17,128,100,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Tesla by 3,205.5% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 21,459,599 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $9,650,811,000 after acquiring an additional 20,810,386 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of Tesla by 56.0% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 20,755,605 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $9,334,211,000 after acquiring an additional 7,450,766 shares during the last quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. increased its position in Tesla by 882.8% during the 4th quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 8,202,060 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $3,688,630,000 after purchasing an additional 7,367,507 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Tesla by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 258,925,024 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $116,443,762,000 after purchasing an additional 6,538,720 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Key Tesla News

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: China-made EV sales rose 8.7% year‑over‑year in March to 85,670 cars, extending a multi‑month recovery at Tesla’s Shanghai plant — a near‑term demand positive for revenue and supply‑chain utilization. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: European registrations showed strong signs of recovery: French monthly registrations more than tripled in March and Spain sales rose ~25% YoY — evidence demand is rebounding in key markets after last year’s share loss. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Uber’s CEO said he hopes to integrate Tesla robotaxis onto Uber’s platform when FSD becomes safer — a validation of Tesla’s autonomous/robotaxi opportunity that supports the long‑term revenue narrative. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Rivian’s U.S. sales fell for a fourth straight month ahead of its R2 launch — this competitor weakness is a modest relative positive for Tesla in the near term. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: SpaceX reportedly filed confidentially for an IPO — a major market story given Elon Musk’s stakes in both companies; outcome could shift investor focus or capital flows but the direct near‑term impact on TSLA is uncertain. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Elon Musk says FSD 14.3 is set for a broader release this week — if rollout goes smoothly it could re‑accelerate the autonomy story; results and regulatory reaction will determine market impact. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks cut estimates and moved Tesla to a “Strong Sell” with lower Q2/FY outlooks — another analyst downgrade that increases short‑term selling pressure and highlights earnings risk versus lofty valuation. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/industry criticism persists — Euro NCAP and safety scrutiny of supervised Full Self‑Driving remain headwinds that could slow deployments or invite oversight, adding execution risk to the robotaxi thesis. Read More.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TSLA has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. DZ Bank restated a “sell” rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $508.00 price target on shares of Tesla in a report on Thursday, January 29th. New Street Research boosted their price objective on shares of Tesla from $520.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. William Blair restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Friday, January 2nd. Finally, UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Tesla from $307.00 to $352.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Nineteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and ten have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Tesla presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $403.98.

Tesla Trading Up 2.6%

NASDAQ TSLA opened at $381.26 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $1.43 trillion, a P/E ratio of 353.02, a P/E/G ratio of 11.00 and a beta of 1.91. Tesla, Inc. has a 12 month low of $214.25 and a 12 month high of $498.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 2.16 and a quick ratio of 1.77. The company has a 50-day moving average of $404.61 and a 200-day moving average of $428.32.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.05. Tesla had a net margin of 4.00% and a return on equity of 4.86%. The business had revenue of $24.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $24.75 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.73 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Tesla

In other news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,264 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $397.03, for a total transaction of $898,875.92. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 18,106 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,188,625.18. The trade was a 11.11% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $445.40, for a total value of $26,724,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 577,031 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $257,009,607.40. The trade was a 9.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 87,995 shares of company stock worth $38,315,650 in the last quarter. 19.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.