Natixis Advisors LLC Has $816.42 Million Stock Holdings in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

Natixis Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 1.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,815,400 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after buying an additional 28,857 shares during the quarter. Tesla makes up 1.2% of Natixis Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest position. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Tesla were worth $816,421,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in TSLA. Networth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Tesla in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Chapman Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Tesla in the second quarter worth about $26,000. Davidson Capital Management Inc. increased its position in Tesla by 79.4% in the fourth quarter. Davidson Capital Management Inc. now owns 61 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares during the period. Prism Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Tesla in the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Tesla in the third quarter worth about $30,000. 66.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 3,000 shares of Tesla 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 in the company, valued at $8,147,700. The trade was a 14.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at 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 Tesla stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $378.11, for a total value of $9,985,506.99. Following the transaction, the director owned 48,399 shares in the company, 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. Insiders have sold a total of 57,482 shares of company stock worth $21,508,331 in the last quarter. 19.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Tesla Price Performance

Tesla stock opened at $415.88 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.56 trillion, a P/E ratio of 381.54, a PEG ratio of 17.21 and a beta of 1.80. Tesla, Inc. has a 1 year low of $273.21 and a 1 year high of $498.83. The business has a 50-day moving average of $392.55 and a 200-day moving average of $416.03. The company has a current ratio of 2.04, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last posted its earnings results 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 during 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 company’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.27 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Tesla, Inc. will post 1.2 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently commented on TSLA. Mizuho lowered their price objective on Tesla from $540.00 to $480.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $490.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded Tesla from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Truist Financial lowered their price objective on Tesla from $438.00 to $400.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. Nineteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $395.20.

Key Stories Impacting Tesla

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Tesla’s May registrations surged in several European markets, including a 655% jump in France and more than a doubling of sales in Spain, signaling a potential recovery in demand and supporting hopes for a Q2 delivery beat. Reuters article
• Positive Sentiment: Andrew Left’s securities fraud conviction removed a high-profile Tesla critic from the short-selling debate, which some investors view as a modest sentiment boost for TSLA. TipRanks article
• Positive Sentiment: Tesla backed away from terminating its graphite supply agreement with Syrah Resources, reducing a supply-chain overhang even though the issue appears to be still under qualification. Reuters article
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors are increasingly focused on whether a future SpaceX IPO could create a benchmark for the “Musk premium” embedded in Tesla’s valuation, but the implications remain highly speculative. Benzinga article
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary continue debating a possible SpaceX-Tesla merger, but the deal is still theoretical and may be more headline-driven than fundamentally actionable for TSLA today. Motley Fool article
• Negative Sentiment: Tesla stock faced renewed pressure as OpenAI and Nvidia moved deeper into humanoid robotics, raising concerns that Tesla’s Optimus project could face stronger competition. TipRanks article
• Negative Sentiment: BYD and NIO posted strong May sales and delivery figures, highlighting intensifying EV competition in China and abroad that could weigh on Tesla’s growth narrative. Benzinga article

Tesla Company 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.