Tesla, Inc. $TSLA Shares Purchased by Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co

Key Points

• Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co increased its Tesla stake by 3.0%, buying 11,900 shares to hold 404,023 shares worth $181.7 million, making TSLA its 15th largest position (about 1.1% of Varma’s holdings).
• Tesla insiders sold a total of 53,804 shares (~$20.9 million) last quarter, including CFO Vaibhav Taneja (2,264 shares) and Director Kathleen Wilson‑Thompson (25,809 shares), leaving insiders with 19.9% ownership.
• Wall Street views are mixed — Tesla’s average analyst rating is "Hold" with a $398.42 target, while the company recently beat EPS expectations ($0.41 vs. $0.39) on $22.39 billion in revenue.

Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co boosted its position in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) by 3.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 404,023 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock after purchasing an additional 11,900 shares during the period. Tesla comprises approximately 1.1% of Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co's holdings, making the stock its 15th largest position. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co's holdings in Tesla were worth $181,697,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TSLA. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC lifted its position in shares of Tesla by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC now owns 6,558 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $2,916,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares during the period. Equita Financial Network Inc. lifted its position in shares of Tesla by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Equita Financial Network Inc. now owns 855 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $380,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares during the period. VanderPol Investments L.L.C. lifted its position in shares of Tesla by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. VanderPol Investments L.L.C. now owns 1,070 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $464,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares during the period. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Tesla by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC now owns 8,577 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $3,814,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares during the period. Finally, Cloud Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Tesla by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Cloud Capital Management LLC now owns 2,076 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $923,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.20% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Tesla

In other Tesla news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,264 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $397.03, for a total value of $898,875.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 18,106 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,188,625.18. The trade was a 11.11% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 25,809 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $359.33, for a total value of $9,273,947.97. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 33,860 shares of the company's stock, valued at $12,166,913.80. This trade represents a 43.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 53,804 shares of company stock valued at $20,865,598 over the last quarter. 19.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Tesla News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Tesla is rolling out more Robotaxi/Cybercab vehicles and expanding unsupervised rides in Texas, a step toward monetizing autonomy that could eventually boost services revenue if regulatory and safety hurdles are cleared. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Tesla’s Semi truck program reportedly hit production milestones this week, demonstrating progress on a higher‑margin commercial product line that could improve long‑term mix and profitability if volumes scale. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Reports highlight progress on Elon’s “Terafab” manufacturing initiative — faster, lower‑cost fabs could materially reduce vehicle and robot production costs over time if successful. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: SpaceX’s planned IPO — potentially raising up to $75 billion — and leaked compensation terms (large milestone bonuses for Elon Musk) are drawing attention; implications for Tesla are indirect but important for governance and Musk’s incentive alignment across his companies. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Details from the SpaceX registration show potential big voting/compensation stakes for Musk tied to long‑term milestones (e.g., population targets for Mars) — these are more relevant to SpaceX governance but feed broader investor scrutiny of Musk‑linked transactions. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Several analyst/roundup pieces revisit valuation and buy/sell views on TSLA; these provide context but contain mixed conclusions, so they’re unlikely to move the stock by themselves. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Tesla amended filings disclosed more than $500 million of revenue from transactions with Musk‑controlled firms (xAI, SpaceX), raising related‑party and governance questions that can pressure valuation multiples and investor trust. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage highlights that Tesla is spending heavily to build its AI/robotics future (Optimus, robotaxi software/hardware), and that cash burn and margin pressure are tangible near‑term risks until those efforts monetize. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Despite rollout progress, Tesla still trails Waymo and other autonomous rivals on fully mature self‑driving commercialization metrics, underscoring competitive and execution risks to the robotaxi thesis. Read More.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on TSLA. HSBC began coverage on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday, April 27th. They set a "buy" rating for the company. TD Cowen reissued a "buy" rating and set a $490.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. New Street Research raised their price objective on shares of Tesla from $520.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a "sell" rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Barclays reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. 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 company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Tesla currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $398.42.

Tesla Stock Performance

Shares of TSLA opened at $390.82 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $383.09 and a two-hundred day moving average of $419.10. 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 company has a market capitalization of $1.47 trillion, a PE ratio of 358.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 14.87 and a beta of 1.79. Tesla, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $271.00 and a fifty-two week high of $498.83.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly 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. The company had revenue of $22.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.96 billion. Tesla had a return on equity of 4.89% and a net margin of 3.95%.Tesla's revenue was up 15.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.27 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Tesla, Inc. will post 1.25 EPS for the current year.

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.

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