Sustainable Insight Capital Management LLC Has $8.24 Million Position in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

Sustainable Insight Capital Management LLC grew its position in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLAFree Report) by 1,824.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 18,323 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after acquiring an additional 17,371 shares during the period. Tesla accounts for approximately 2.8% of Sustainable Insight Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Sustainable Insight Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Tesla were worth $8,240,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Networth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Tesla during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Chapman Financial Group LLC bought a new position in Tesla during the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. Davidson Capital Management Inc. raised its position in Tesla by 79.4% during the 4th quarter. Davidson Capital Management Inc. now owns 61 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Prism Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Tesla during the 4th quarter worth $30,000. Finally, Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. bought a new position in Tesla during the 3rd quarter worth $30,000. 66.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Tesla Stock Performance

Shares of Tesla stock opened at $399.15 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.04, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $397.84 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $416.08. Tesla, Inc. has a 1-year low of $288.77 and a 1-year high of $498.83. The company has a market cap of $1.50 trillion, a P/E ratio of 366.19, a PEG ratio of 15.29 and a beta of 1.80.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLAGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.41 earnings per share 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 firm had revenue of $22.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.96 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.27 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 15.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts anticipate that Tesla, Inc. will post 1.19 EPS for the current year.

Trending Headlines about Tesla

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

  • Positive Sentiment: Tesla secured approval to expand Full Self-Driving in Belgium, adding momentum to its European autonomy rollout and supporting the long-term software revenue story.
  • Positive Sentiment: Coverage of Tesla’s Austin robotaxi rollout and improving analyst views on autonomy are strengthening the bull case for future AI-driven growth.
  • Positive Sentiment: SpaceX IPO excitement may be reducing some of the recent selling pressure on TSLA as investors reassess Musk-related capital rotation.
  • Neutral Sentiment: Analyst commentary remains split on valuation, with bulls focused on autonomy and robotics while bears argue Tesla still looks expensive versus current earnings.
  • Neutral Sentiment: Tesla CFO Vaibhav Taneja’s recent share sale was disclosed as tax withholding tied to equity awards, which is typically a routine insider transaction.
  • Negative Sentiment: Some articles noted that TSLA remains volatile as traders weigh whether SpaceX hype is distracting from Tesla’s core EV business and execution.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TSLA has been the subject of several analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Sanford C. Bernstein raised Tesla from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $600.00 price target on shares of Tesla in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Twenty-two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have given a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Tesla has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $404.37.

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Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $402.20, for a total value of $1,048,133.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 22,039 shares in the company, valued at $8,864,085.80. This trade represents a 10.57% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 26,409 shares of the firm’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. This represents a 35.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 57,824 shares of company stock valued at $21,657,588. 19.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Tesla Profile

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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.

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