Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co Increases Stock Position in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co grew its stake in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 3.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 404,023 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after buying an additional 11,900 shares during the period. Tesla accounts for approximately 1.1% of Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co’s holdings, making the stock its 15th biggest holding. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co’s holdings in Tesla were worth $181,697,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in TSLA. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Tesla by 2.6% during 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 buying an additional 6,538,720 shares during the period. Holocene Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of Tesla by 132.2% during the 3rd quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 6,157,000 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $2,738,141,000 after buying an additional 3,505,000 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC grew its stake in shares of Tesla by 38.3% during the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 10,909,666 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $4,851,747,000 after buying an additional 3,021,550 shares during the period. Capital World Investors boosted its position in Tesla by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 44,035,949 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $19,583,547,000 after purchasing an additional 2,403,019 shares during the period. Finally, PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab purchased a new stake in Tesla during the 4th quarter worth $748,084,000. 66.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently weighed in on TSLA shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Glj Research reaffirmed a “sell” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $600.00 price target on shares of Tesla in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on shares of Tesla from $538.00 to $522.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, President Capital upped their price target on shares of Tesla from $424.00 to $428.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Nineteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $398.42.

Insider Transactions at Tesla

In other news, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 25,809 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $359.33, for a total value of $9,273,947.97. Following the sale, the director owned 33,860 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,166,913.80. This represents a 43.25% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,264 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 owned 18,106 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,188,625.18. This trade represents a 11.11% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 53,804 shares of company stock worth $20,865,598. Company insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

Tesla News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Tesla is rolling out more Robotaxi/Cybercab vehicles and expanding unsupervised rides in Texas, a step toward monetizing autonomy that could eventually boost services revenue if regulatory and safety hurdles are cleared. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Tesla’s Semi truck program reportedly hit production milestones this week, demonstrating progress on a higher?margin commercial product line that could improve long?term mix and profitability if volumes scale. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Reports highlight progress on Elon’s “Terafab” manufacturing initiative — faster, lower?cost fabs could materially reduce vehicle and robot production costs over time if successful. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: SpaceX’s planned IPO — potentially raising up to $75 billion — and leaked compensation terms (large milestone bonuses for Elon Musk) are drawing attention; implications for Tesla are indirect but important for governance and Musk’s incentive alignment across his companies. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Details from the SpaceX registration show potential big voting/compensation stakes for Musk tied to long?term milestones (e.g., population targets for Mars) — these are more relevant to SpaceX governance but feed broader investor scrutiny of Musk?linked transactions. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Several analyst/roundup pieces revisit valuation and buy/sell views on TSLA; these provide context but contain mixed conclusions, so they’re unlikely to move the stock by themselves. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Tesla amended filings disclosed more than $500 million of revenue from transactions with Musk?controlled firms (xAI, SpaceX), raising related?party and governance questions that can pressure valuation multiples and investor trust. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage highlights that Tesla is spending heavily to build its AI/robotics future (Optimus, robotaxi software/hardware), and that cash burn and margin pressure are tangible near?term risks until those efforts monetize. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Despite rollout progress, Tesla still trails Waymo and other autonomous rivals on fully mature self?driving commercialization metrics, underscoring competitive and execution risks to the robotaxi thesis. Read More.

Tesla Stock Performance

Shares of TSLA stock opened at $390.82 on Monday. Tesla, Inc. has a 12 month low of $271.00 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 $1.47 trillion, a P/E ratio of 358.55, a P/E/G ratio of 14.87 and a beta of 1.79. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $383.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $419.10.

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. Tesla had a net margin of 3.95% and a return on equity of 4.89%. The firm had revenue of $22.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.96 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.27 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 15.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts anticipate that Tesla, Inc. will post 1.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.