Bailard Inc. Lowers Stock Holdings in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

Bailard Inc. reduced its position in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 51.2% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 5,777 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after selling 6,058 shares during the period. Bailard Inc.’s holdings in Tesla were worth $2,598,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Equita Financial Network Inc. grew its stake in Tesla by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Equita Financial Network Inc. now owns 855 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $380,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares during the period. VanderPol Investments L.L.C. grew its stake in Tesla by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. VanderPol Investments L.L.C. now owns 1,070 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $464,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares during the period. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in Tesla by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC now owns 8,577 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $3,814,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares during the period. Cloud Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Tesla by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Cloud Capital Management LLC now owns 2,076 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $923,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares during the period. Finally, Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. grew its stake in Tesla by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 609 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $271,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares during the period. 66.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Tesla Stock Performance

Shares of TSLA stock opened at $433.45 on Wednesday. Tesla, Inc. has a 12 month low of $273.21 and a 12 month high of $498.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 2.04 and a quick ratio of 1.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.63 trillion, a P/E ratio of 397.66, a P/E/G ratio of 17.17 and a beta of 1.79. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $384.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $418.21.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last issued 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. The firm had revenue of $22.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.96 billion. Tesla had a net margin of 3.95% and a return on equity of 4.89%. The firm’s revenue was up 15.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.27 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Tesla, Inc. will post 1.23 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 26,409 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $378.11, for a total value of $9,985,506.99. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 48,399 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,300,145.89. The trade was a 35.30% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,264 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The stock was 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 SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 80,213 shares of company stock valued at $30,851,105 in the last three months. Insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Tesla

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and investors continue to argue that Tesla’s value is increasingly tied to long-term upside from Optimus, robotaxis, Full Self-Driving, AI chips, and robotics, with Piper Sandler reiterating a $500 price target and saying investors may be getting Optimus “for free.”
• Positive Sentiment: Tesla said it will invest about $250 million to expand battery-cell production at its factory outside Berlin, which could support stronger European output as sales there improve. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Recent commentary also highlighted a rebound in U.S. battery demand for Tesla supplier Panasonic, reinforcing the view that EV and battery-related demand may be stabilizing.
• Positive Sentiment: Ron Baron’s very bullish comments on SpaceX are helping keep attention on Elon Musk’s broader ecosystem, which can spill over into sentiment toward Tesla as investors price in Musk’s future ventures.
• Neutral Sentiment: Tesla is sending Elon Musk to China as part of a U.S. business delegation, with investors watching for progress on FSD approval and other regulatory or market-access issues in the country.
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street views remain highly split, with one firm seeing significant upside while another warns of much lower valuation potential, underscoring how dependent TSLA remains on execution in AI and autonomy.
• Neutral Sentiment: A small Cybertruck recall and reports of robotaxi rollout glitches and wait-time problems are adding noise, but the financial impact appears limited so far.
• Negative Sentiment: Several recent reports point to pressure on Tesla’s near-term earnings outlook, including Zacks Research cutting multiple EPS estimates across 2026–2028 while keeping only a Hold rating.
• Negative Sentiment: Articles about slower robotaxi performance, China sales uncertainty, and battery or production delays are weighing on confidence that Tesla can deliver on its autonomy narrative quickly.
• Negative Sentiment: Some analysts also warn that Tesla’s valuation already prices in a very optimistic future, leaving the stock vulnerable if growth or autonomy milestones disappoint.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “sell” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Barclays reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Zacks Research raised shares of Tesla from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Morgan Stanley set a $415.00 price objective on shares of Tesla and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Truist Financial lowered their price objective on shares of Tesla from $438.00 to $400.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. Nineteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Tesla has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $398.42.

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.