Vanderbilt University Invests $2.44 Million in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

Vanderbilt University purchased a new position in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 5,800 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock, valued at approximately $2,439,000.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of TSLA. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Tesla during the fourth quarter worth $17,128,100,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Tesla by 3,205.5% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 21,459,599 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $9,650,811,000 after purchasing an additional 20,810,386 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in Tesla by 56.0% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 20,755,605 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $9,334,211,000 after buying an additional 7,450,766 shares during the period. Cardano Risk Management B.V. increased its stake in Tesla by 882.8% in the 4th quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 8,202,060 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $3,688,630,000 after buying an additional 7,367,507 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in 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 in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Tesla

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Nevada regulators approved Tesla’s application to operate up to 5,000 fully autonomous vehicles during the first year, clearing a path for a Las Vegas robotaxi launch. The approval strengthens the investment case for Tesla’s autonomy strategy and could provide an important commercial test for its Cybercab platform. Nevada approves Tesla fleet of 5,000 fully autonomous vehicles
• Positive Sentiment: Tesla is preparing to showcase and expand its Semi truck in Europe, including at September’s IAA Transportation event. A reported order for 500 Semis from Einride and plans to scale Nevada production support expectations that commercial vehicles could become a meaningful new growth engine. Tesla Semi truck expansion into Europe
• Positive Sentiment: Recent Tesla commentary has emphasized confidence in scaling Cybercab operations and a potential step-change from its FSD V15 software. Investors view robotaxis, autonomy and the Semi as necessary growth businesses to support Tesla’s premium valuation as automotive growth matures. JPMorgan on Tesla Cybercab and FSD V15
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and investors continue debating whether Tesla’s roughly 292-times earnings valuation adequately reflects future robotaxi, Semi and artificial-intelligence growth. Supporters see substantial long-term upside, while skeptics argue the valuation leaves little room for execution delays or disappointing adoption. Tesla Robotaxi and Semi valuation analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Tesla will voluntarily recall nearly 3 million vehicles in China to address emergency door-release and driver-monitoring concerns. Although the fix is expected to be software-based and other automakers are involved, the recall adds regulatory, safety and reputational risk in a key market. Tesla China recall
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Tesla has ended Solar Roof tile operations highlight the company’s retreat from a business that failed to achieve expected scale. Separately, questions about Autopilot crash-data disclosures and a robotaxi incident in Austin could make investors more cautious about Tesla’s readiness for unsupervised autonomy. Tesla Solar Roof shutdown

Tesla Stock Up 5.1%

NASDAQ:TSLA opened at $362.86 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $365.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $387.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a current ratio of 1.94. Tesla, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $297.38 and a fifty-two week high of $498.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.43 trillion, a P/E ratio of 335.98, a P/E/G ratio of 18.32 and a beta of 1.83.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.33 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50 by ($0.17). The firm had revenue of $28.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $26.42 billion. Tesla had a net margin of 3.67% and a return on equity of 3.82%. The company’s revenue was up 25.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.33 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Tesla, Inc. will post 0.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $402.20, for a total transaction of $1,048,133.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 22,039 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,864,085.80. This represents a 10.57% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TSLA has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Citigroup assumed coverage on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. They issued a “market perform” rating on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Tesla from $417.00 to $400.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. DZ Bank raised Tesla from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein raised Tesla from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, June 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating, nineteen have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $401.74.

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.