8,000 Shares in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA Bought by Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A.

Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. bought a new position in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 8,000 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock, valued at approximately $3,558,000. Tesla makes up 1.0% of Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Tesla during the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Westend Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Tesla during the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Chapman Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Tesla during the second quarter worth approximately $26,000. LGT Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in Tesla in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, CoreFirst Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in Tesla in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Tesla News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Chinese regulator steps to curb cutthroat EV price wars in China, which should reduce aggressive discounting and help stabilize Tesla’s China pricing and margins. Tesla Stock (TSLA) Rises as Chinese Watchdog Moves to Tame Cutthroat Price War
• Positive Sentiment: Tencent Cloud partnership to add WeChat-linked in-car features, OTA updates and China-specific services — improves local product experience and deepens ties with a major Chinese tech partner (and investor). Tencent, Tesla team up on WeChat-linked in-car features in China
• Positive Sentiment: Company appoints its Europe head to run global sales — centralizing sales leadership could improve go-to-market execution and inventory/pricing discipline across regions. Tesla names Europe executive to head global sales, Bloomberg News reports
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst attention on Tesla’s solar & energy TAM (Morgan Stanley coverage) highlights a large long-term growth opportunity beyond autos, supporting investor interest in non-vehicle revenue upside. Tesla (TSLA) draws fresh attention as Morgan Stanley highlights solar opportunity
• Neutral Sentiment: MarketBeat technical take: Tesla has staged a bounce from known support and momentum indicators look constructive, but valuation and a broken uptrend make any rally fragile — implies higher short-term volatility. Tesla’s Rally Setup Is Here—But Valuation Makes It Fragile
• Negative Sentiment: Prominent investor Gary Black publicly rejects Elon Musk’s reported “discount-first” communications strategy — investor pushback on margin-dilutive tactics raises concern about pricing strategy and management messaging. Gary Black rejects Elon Musk-led Tesla’s discount-first communications strategy: ‘I don’t think…’
• Negative Sentiment: Executive turnover continues: VP Raj Jegannathan and other senior departures (AI/infosec and sales leadership moves) raise execution risk for ambitious AI/robotics initiatives (Optimus/robotaxi) and sales operations. Tesla VP Raj Jegannathan departs after 13 years with Elon Musk’s EV giant

Insider Transactions at Tesla

In other Tesla news, Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $450.66, for a total transaction of $25,606,501.20. Following the sale, the director owned 1,391,615 shares in the company, valued at approximately $627,145,215.90. The trade was a 3.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,637 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $443.93, for a total transaction of $1,170,643.41. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 13,757 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,107,145.01. This represents a 16.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 119,457 shares of company stock valued at $53,501,145 over the last three months. Company insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

Tesla Stock Up 0.7%

NASDAQ TSLA opened at $428.26 on Thursday. Tesla, Inc. has a 12 month low of $214.25 and a 12 month high of $498.83. The company has a market capitalization of $1.61 trillion, a P/E ratio of 396.54, a PEG ratio of 14.24 and a beta of 1.86. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $445.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $413.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 2.16 and a quick ratio of 1.77.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) 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 firm had revenue of $24.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.75 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.73 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts expect that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TSLA has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on Tesla from $130.00 to $125.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. New Street Research upped their price objective on shares of Tesla from $520.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Glj Research reiterated a “sell” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. HSBC restated a “reduce” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday, November 17th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $508.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and nine have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $403.92.

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.