United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund Purchases 782,435 Shares of Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund lifted its position in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 10,161.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 790,135 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after purchasing an additional 782,435 shares during the period. Tesla comprises 4.9% of United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund’s holdings in Tesla were worth $355,339,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Cloud Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Tesla by 1.1% during the third quarter. Cloud Capital Management LLC now owns 2,076 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $923,000 after purchasing an additional 23 shares in the last quarter. PFS Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Tesla by 4.2% in 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 last quarter. Presidio Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Tesla by 0.6% in the third quarter. Presidio Capital Management LLC now owns 3,996 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $1,777,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Journey Advisory Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Tesla by 0.7% in the third quarter. Journey Advisory Group LLC now owns 3,414 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $1,518,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boltwood Capital Management increased its stake in shares of Tesla by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Boltwood Capital Management now owns 2,120 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $953,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. 66.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Tesla

In other Tesla news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $450.00, for a total transaction of $1,350,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 18,106 shares in the company, valued at $8,147,700. The trade was a 14.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, 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 business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $378.11, for a total transaction of $9,985,506.99. Following 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. 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 quarter, insiders have sold 57,482 shares of company stock valued at $21,508,331. 19.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on TSLA shares. Morgan Stanley set a $415.00 price target on shares of Tesla and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Tesla from $130.00 to $125.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Monday, April 27th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Tesla from $352.00 to $364.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of Tesla from $438.00 to $400.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. Nineteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Tesla presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $395.20.

Tesla Stock Up 0.4%

TSLA stock opened at $442.10 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 2.04 and a quick ratio of 1.62. Tesla, Inc. has a 1-year low of $273.21 and a 1-year high of $498.83. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $390.98 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $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 (NASDAQ:TSLA) last released its earnings results 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 net margin of 3.95% and a return on equity of 4.89%. The firm had revenue of $22.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.96 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.27 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 1.2 EPS for the current year.

Key Headlines Impacting 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 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.