Tesla, Inc. $TSLA is Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s 8th Largest Position

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 4.9% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 393,391 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,416 shares during the quarter. Tesla accounts for 1.7% of Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 8th largest position. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings in Tesla were worth $176,916,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of TSLA. Networth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Tesla in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Chapman Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Tesla during the 2nd quarter valued at about $26,000. Davidson Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Tesla by 79.4% during the fourth quarter. Davidson Capital Management Inc. now owns 61 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Prism Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Tesla during the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Tesla in the third quarter worth about $30,000. Institutional investors own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Tesla News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Tesla is still benefiting from its autonomy and AI story, with reports highlighting its unsupervised robotaxi rollout and expanded Full Self-Driving approvals in Europe, including Belgium and Denmark. Tesla Robotaxi Rollout And FSD Expansion Test Rich Valuation Narrative
• Positive Sentiment: Some analysts remain constructive on Tesla’s long-term growth, pointing to underappreciated opportunities in autonomous vehicles, humanoid robotics, and energy storage, which supports the bull case despite near-term volatility. JPMorgan Echoes Why Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) is One of the Best Forever Stocks to Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: There is also ongoing merger speculation between Tesla and SpaceX, with Gwynne Shotwell saying a tie-up “might make Elon’s life a little easier,” but this remains highly speculative and not an immediate business catalyst. SpaceX COO Shotwell says Tesla tie-up ‘might make Elon’s life a little easier’
• Neutral Sentiment: New articles comparing Tesla with BYD and discussing how SpaceX’s debut compares with Tesla’s history are mostly narrative-driven and do not change Tesla’s fundamentals by themselves. Is it too late to buy SpaceX’s stock? Here’s how Tesla’s did after one day and five years.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple pieces say Tesla may be losing investor attention to SpaceX, with fears that capital is being redirected to the high-profile IPO; that dynamic has weighed on TSLA sentiment. What’s Going On With Tesla Stock Friday
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish commentary also remains in the background, including a Glj Research “sell” reaffirmation and articles arguing Tesla’s battery advantage is thinning, which adds pressure on valuation concerns. Tesla: The Battery Moat Is Becoming Thinner

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 26,409 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $378.11, for a total transaction of $9,985,506.99. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly 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 accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $402.20, for a total transaction of $1,048,133.20. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 22,039 shares in the company, valued at $8,864,085.80. The trade was a 10.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders sold a total of 57,824 shares of company stock valued at $21,657,588 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

Tesla Price Performance

Shares of Tesla stock opened at $406.43 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $398.35 and a 200-day moving average price of $416.00. Tesla, Inc. has a one year low of $288.77 and a one year high of $498.83. The stock has a market cap of $1.53 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 372.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 16.25 and a beta of 1.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 2.04.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.41 earnings per share (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 company 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 company earned $0.27 earnings per share. Tesla’s revenue was up 15.8% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts expect that Tesla, Inc. will post 1.19 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. President Capital increased their price target on Tesla from $424.00 to $428.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on Tesla in a research note on Friday, June 5th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Tigress Financial began coverage on Tesla in a report on Monday, April 27th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Truist Financial lowered their target price on Tesla from $438.00 to $400.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. Finally, HSBC began coverage on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday, April 27th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Twenty-two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $404.37.

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.