Clare Market Investments LLC Makes New Investment in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

Clare Market Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor acquired 3,462 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock, valued at approximately $1,287,000.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. PFS Partners LLC grew its stake in Tesla by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 590 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $265,000 after buying an additional 24 shares during the period. Boltwood Capital Management raised its stake in shares of Tesla by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Boltwood Capital Management now owns 2,120 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $953,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the period. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Tesla by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC now owns 2,124 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $955,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Aspect Partners LLC boosted its position in Tesla by 12.5% during the 4th quarter. Aspect Partners LLC now owns 225 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $101,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the period. Finally, Human Investing LLC increased its holdings in Tesla by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Human Investing LLC now owns 578 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $260,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Tesla Trading Down 1.4%

NASDAQ:TSLA opened at $414.04 on Tuesday. Tesla, Inc. has a 1 year low of $293.55 and a 1 year high of $498.83. The business has a fifty day moving average of $407.39 and a 200-day moving average of $411.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 2.04. The stock has a market cap of $1.56 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 381.21, a PEG ratio of 15.61 and a beta of 1.80.

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

More Tesla News

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada raised its price target on Tesla to $500 from $475 and kept an outperform rating, signaling continued upside expectations. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Tesla’s Q2 delivery report showed a strong rebound in EV deliveries, which investors are reading as evidence that the core auto business is turning around. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Tesla expanded its Robotaxi service to Miami, its first city outside Texas and California, reinforcing the company’s long-term autonomy story and helping lift the stock. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentators noted that Tesla could see estimate revisions and a rebound ahead of its July 22 earnings report, adding to near-term bullish momentum. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Several pieces focused on Tesla’s growing humanoid-robot and autonomy ambitions, including speculation about a future Tesla-SpaceX combination, but these are still long-dated narratives rather than immediate fundamentals. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street also continues to debate whether Tesla’s AI and robotaxi optionality justifies the valuation, with some analysts preferring SpaceX over Tesla for Elon Musk exposure. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish coverage remains a headwind, with articles questioning Tesla’s expensive valuation and whether autonomy progress is happening fast enough to support the stock. Article Title

Insider Activity at Tesla

In other Tesla news, 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 transaction of $9,985,506.99. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 48,399 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,300,145.89. This trade represents a 35.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 3,000 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $450.00, for a total value of $1,350,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 18,106 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,147,700. This trade represents a 14.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders sold 32,015 shares of company stock valued at $12,383,640 over the last quarter. Insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

TSLA has been the topic of several research reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Oppenheimer reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on Tesla from $350.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, June 22nd. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Tesla from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Twenty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Tesla currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $404.64.

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.