Garde Capital Inc. Boosts Stock Holdings in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

Garde Capital Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 84.1% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 18,398 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,403 shares during the period. Garde Capital Inc.’s holdings in Tesla were worth $8,274,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Networth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Tesla during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Chapman Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Tesla in the second quarter valued at $26,000. Davidson Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in Tesla by 79.4% in the fourth quarter. Davidson Capital Management Inc. now owns 61 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Prism Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Tesla in the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. purchased a new position in Tesla in the third quarter valued at $30,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Tesla news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the chief financial officer owned 18,106 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,147,700. This trade represents a 14.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 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 dated Thursday, April 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $378.11, for a total transaction of $9,985,506.99. Following the sale, the director owned 48,399 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,300,145.89. This trade represents a 35.30% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 57,482 shares of company stock worth $21,508,331. Corporate insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently commented on the company. Morgan Stanley set a $415.00 target price on Tesla and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Phillip Securities dropped their target price on Tesla from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $600.00 target price on shares of Tesla in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Tesla from $130.00 to $125.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Glj Research reissued a “sell” rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Nineteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $395.20.

Trending Headlines about Tesla

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Tesla’s European sales rebound is providing tangible evidence of improving EV demand and helping restore confidence in the core auto business.
• Positive Sentiment: Approval of Full Self-Driving (Supervised) in Lithuania supports the long-term autonomous-driving narrative and signals continued regulatory expansion in Europe.
• Positive Sentiment: Investor enthusiasm around robotaxi, AI, and Optimus remains a major sentiment tailwind for TSLA, even before new product details are fully released.
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports and commentary about a possible Tesla-SpaceX merger are generating speculation, but the idea is still unconfirmed and mostly affects sentiment rather than current fundamentals.
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts warn that Tesla’s Terafab chip project and broader AI ambitions face execution risks, including talent shortages and tight timelines.
• Negative Sentiment: Some coverage also highlights concerns about insider selling, valuation, and the company’s dependence on future AI monetization to justify the stock’s premium.

Tesla Stock Performance

Shares of TSLA stock opened at $442.10 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $390.98 and its two-hundred day moving average is $416.27. The firm has a market cap of $1.66 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 405.60, a PEG ratio of 17.39 and a beta of 1.79. Tesla, Inc. has a 1 year low of $273.21 and a 1 year high of $498.83. 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 data on Thursday, April 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $22.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.96 billion. Tesla had a return on equity of 4.89% and a net margin of 3.95%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 15.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.27 earnings per share. Analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 1.2 earnings per share for the current year.

About Tesla

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.