Groupama Asset Managment Decreases Position in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

Groupama Asset Managment trimmed its position in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 19.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 117,308 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after selling 28,480 shares during the period. Groupama Asset Managment’s holdings in Tesla were worth $52,169,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Narwhal Capital Management grew its stake in Tesla by 32.8% during the 3rd quarter. Narwhal Capital Management now owns 9,516 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $4,232,000 after acquiring an additional 2,350 shares in the last quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL lifted its stake in Tesla by 29.6% in the 3rd quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 32,576 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $14,487,000 after purchasing an additional 7,446 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Tesla in the second quarter valued at approximately $11,839,824,000. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Tesla by 8.8% in the third quarter. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 48,504 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $21,571,000 after purchasing an additional 3,935 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in Tesla by 26.0% during the third quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 18,032 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $8,019,000 after buying an additional 3,724 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have issued reports on TSLA. President Capital dropped their target price on Tesla from $517.00 to $500.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 30th. BNP Paribas Exane reduced their price target on Tesla from $313.00 to $280.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Tesla from $150.00 to $145.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 30th. Truist Financial cut their price objective on shares of Tesla from $439.00 to $438.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group set a $520.00 target price on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Nineteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and nine have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Tesla has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $406.84.

Tesla Stock Down 1.6%

Shares of TSLA opened at $392.78 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $417.41 and its 200 day moving average price is $426.59. Tesla, Inc. has a 12-month low of $214.25 and a 12-month high of $498.83. The company has a current ratio of 2.16, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The firm has a market cap of $1.47 trillion, a P/E ratio of 363.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 11.81 and a beta of 1.89.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last announced 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.75 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.73 earnings per share. Tesla’s revenue was down 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current year.

Tesla News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Tesla confirmed a $4.3 billion supply agreement with LG Energy Solution to build an LFP battery cell plant in Lansing, Michigan — a material step toward U.S. domestic battery supply for Megapack energy systems and a de‑risk for supply chains. US government confirms Tesla and LG Energy Solution’s $4.3 billion battery deal
• Positive Sentiment: Samsung said it will start volume production of Tesla’s AI chips in its Texas fab in late 2027, signaling a move to diversify Tesla’s silicon supply and reduce reliance on TSMC — important for scaling Optimus/robotaxi compute. Samsung Elec plans to produce Tesla chips starting late 2027
• Positive Sentiment: Model Y was reported as the world’s best‑selling car for the third year, underscoring continued product demand and pricing power in Tesla’s core vehicle segment. Tesla Model Y Emerges As World’s Best‑Selling Car For Third Year
• Neutral Sentiment: Elon Musk pushed the “Terafab” AI‑chip project and Musk/management have scheduled a March 21 debut — strategically important but execution‑heavy; investors are parsing opportunity vs. cost. Dear Tesla Stock Fans, Mark Your Calendars for March 21
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO comments continue to tease a late‑April Roadster unveiling — a marketing positive but with limited near‑term revenue impact. Elon Musk pours cold water on April 1 Tesla Roadster unveiling
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive threat: Nvidia’s DRIVE ecosystem and partnerships (Uber, BYD, Hyundai, others) are forming a broad rival stack to Tesla’s full‑stack robotaxi approach — this raises execution and market‑share risk for Tesla’s autonomy thesis. Forget Tesla — Nvidia And Lucid Are Quietly Building Uber’s AI Fleet
• Negative Sentiment: Autonomy skepticism: prominent investors and analysts warn Tesla’s current FSD still doesn’t work to expectations, increasing short‑term sentiment risk and potential for negative headlines. Sell alert? Wall Street expert warns Tesla FSD does not work
• Negative Sentiment: Capital and dilution risk: reporting on Terafab and related fab plans has raised expectations of a significant capital raise (Electrek estimates a large secondary) and a multibillion‑dollar Terafab price tag — investors worry about funding and near‑term margin pressure. Tesla Terafab plans point to inevitable capital raise — Electrek
• Negative Sentiment: Near‑term headwinds: a stronger‑than‑expected inflation print and broader market pullback have pressured high‑beta names like TSLA, compounding company‑specific negatives today. Why Tesla stock is down in the red today

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Tesla news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,264 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $397.03, for a total transaction of $898,875.92. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 18,106 shares in the company, valued at $7,188,625.18. This represents a 11.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 25,731 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $415.56, for a total value of $10,692,774.36. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 19,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,173,649.64. The trade was a 56.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 87,995 shares of company stock valued at $38,315,650. Company insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

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.