Wilian Securities LLC Makes New $872,000 Investment in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

Wilian Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 1,938 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock, valued at approximately $872,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TSLA. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Tesla by 34.7% in the fourth quarter. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC now owns 19,567 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $8,799,000 after acquiring an additional 5,039 shares in the last quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL grew its holdings in shares of Tesla by 29.6% in the third quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 32,576 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $14,487,000 after acquiring an additional 7,446 shares in the last quarter. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Tesla by 8.8% in the third quarter. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 48,504 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $21,571,000 after acquiring an additional 3,935 shares in the last quarter. Calamos Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Tesla by 5.9% in the fourth quarter. Calamos Wealth Management LLC now owns 41,907 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $18,846,000 after acquiring an additional 2,341 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Tesla by 26.0% in the third quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 18,032 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $8,019,000 after acquiring an additional 3,724 shares in the last quarter. 66.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently issued reports on TSLA. Zacks Research raised Tesla from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Glj Research reaffirmed a “sell” rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Bank of America initiated coverage on Tesla in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $460.00 target price for the company. China Renaissance reduced their price objective on Tesla from $382.00 to $372.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on Tesla from $538.00 to $522.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 24th. Nineteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $395.20.

Tesla News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software is now available in China, a potentially important growth driver for software revenue and a boost to its autonomous-driving narrative.
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and investors continue to highlight Tesla’s deeper involvement in Musk’s broader AI and space ecosystem, including speculation about future strategic ties with SpaceX.
• Neutral Sentiment: Cathie Wood praised Tesla’s Model S as the spark for Musk’s AI, robotics, and space ambitions, but the commentary is more narrative-driven than a direct business catalyst.
• Neutral Sentiment: Ford’s announced Europe EV expansion and Waymo’s operational pauses underscore intensifying competition in autonomy and EVs, but these are indirect pressures rather than Tesla-specific events.
• Negative Sentiment: Tesla is recalling 14,575 Model Y SUVs in the U.S. over a missing weight certification label, raising safety and regulatory concerns.
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Tesla raised some Model Y prices while analysts warn of a larger demand problem add to worries about near-term sales momentum.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple articles suggest the SpaceX IPO could distract Elon Musk and shift investor focus away from Tesla, which may pressure TSLA sentiment.

Insider Buying and Selling at Tesla

In other Tesla news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $450.00, for a total transaction of $1,350,000.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 18,106 shares in the company, valued at $8,147,700. This represents a 14.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal 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 stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $378.11, for a total value of $9,985,506.99. Following the sale, the director owned 48,399 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,300,145.89. This represents a 35.30% decrease in their position. 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. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 83,213 shares of company stock worth $32,201,105. Company insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

Tesla Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ TSLA opened at $417.85 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $387.39 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $416.85. Tesla, Inc. has a 1-year low of $273.21 and a 1-year high of $498.83. The firm has a market cap of $1.57 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 383.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 1.79. The company has a current ratio of 2.04, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.02. Tesla had a return on equity of 4.89% and a net margin of 3.95%.The business had revenue of $22.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.96 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.27 earnings per share. Tesla’s revenue was up 15.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts anticipate that Tesla, Inc. will post 1.2 earnings per share for the current year.

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.