World Investment Advisors Increases Position in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

World Investment Advisors increased its stake in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 57.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 47,332 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after buying an additional 17,362 shares during the quarter. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Tesla were worth $21,286,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Tesla by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 258,925,024 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $116,443,762,000 after purchasing an additional 6,538,720 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Tesla by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 114,842,934 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $51,647,164,000 after purchasing an additional 1,080,085 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Tesla by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 65,700,975 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $29,426,070,000 after buying an additional 375,946 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors increased its stake in Tesla by 5.8% in the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 44,035,949 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $19,583,547,000 after buying an additional 2,403,019 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new position in Tesla during the 4th quarter worth $17,128,100,000. 66.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently commented on TSLA. Morgan Stanley set a $415.00 target price on shares of Tesla and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. BNP Paribas Exane cut their price target on shares of Tesla from $313.00 to $280.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $600.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their price objective on Tesla from $520.00 to $420.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Nineteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and ten have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $403.98.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 25,731 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $415.56, for a total value of $10,692,774.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 19,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,173,649.64. This trade represents a 56.68% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $445.40, for a total value of $26,724,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 577,031 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $257,009,607.40. This represents a 9.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 87,995 shares of company stock worth $38,315,650 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Tesla

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: China-made EV sales rose 8.7% year‑over‑year in March to 85,670 cars, extending a multi‑month recovery at Tesla’s Shanghai plant — a near‑term demand positive for revenue and supply‑chain utilization. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: European registrations showed strong signs of recovery: French monthly registrations more than tripled in March and Spain sales rose ~25% YoY — evidence demand is rebounding in key markets after last year’s share loss. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Uber’s CEO said he hopes to integrate Tesla robotaxis onto Uber’s platform when FSD becomes safer — a validation of Tesla’s autonomous/robotaxi opportunity that supports the long‑term revenue narrative. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Rivian’s U.S. sales fell for a fourth straight month ahead of its R2 launch — this competitor weakness is a modest relative positive for Tesla in the near term. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: SpaceX reportedly filed confidentially for an IPO — a major market story given Elon Musk’s stakes in both companies; outcome could shift investor focus or capital flows but the direct near‑term impact on TSLA is uncertain. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Elon Musk says FSD 14.3 is set for a broader release this week — if rollout goes smoothly it could re‑accelerate the autonomy story; results and regulatory reaction will determine market impact. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks cut estimates and moved Tesla to a “Strong Sell” with lower Q2/FY outlooks — another analyst downgrade that increases short‑term selling pressure and highlights earnings risk versus lofty valuation. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/industry criticism persists — Euro NCAP and safety scrutiny of supervised Full Self‑Driving remain headwinds that could slow deployments or invite oversight, adding execution risk to the robotaxi thesis. Read More.

Tesla Stock Up 2.6%

Shares of NASDAQ TSLA opened at $381.26 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.43 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 353.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 11.00 and a beta of 1.91. Tesla, Inc. has a 52 week low of $214.25 and a 52 week high of $498.83. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $404.61 and a 200 day moving average price of $428.32. The company has a quick ratio of 1.77, a current ratio of 2.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.05. Tesla had a net margin of 4.00% and a return on equity of 4.86%. The company had revenue of $24.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.75 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.73 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts anticipate that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current fiscal 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.