Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Shares Acquired Rep. Josh Gottheimer

Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-New Jersey) recently bought shares of Tesla, Inc. NASDAQ: TSLA. In a filing disclosed on June 11th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Tesla stock on May 15th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "MORGAN STANLEY - SELECT UMA ACCOUNT # 1" account.

Representative Josh Gottheimer also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Visa NYSE: V on 6/26/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Visa NYSE: V on 6/25/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Broadcom NASDAQ: AVGO on 6/25/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of ConocoPhillips NYSE: COP on 6/24/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of NVIDIA NASDAQ: NVDA on 6/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Visa NYSE: V on 6/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Visa NYSE: V on 6/20/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Cloudflare NYSE: NET on 6/20/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Carvana NYSE: CVNA on 6/20/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of McDonald's NYSE: MCD on 6/20/2025.

Tesla Stock Performance

TSLA traded up $10.76 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $316.06. The company's stock had a trading volume of 147,437,834 shares, compared to its average volume of 90,285,424. Tesla, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $182.00 and a fifty-two week high of $488.54. The company has a current ratio of 2.04, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.02 trillion, a PE ratio of 182.69, a PEG ratio of 11.59 and a beta of 2.39. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $324.70 and a 200 day simple moving average of $314.65.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.43 by ($0.03). Tesla had a net margin of 6.54% and a return on equity of 7.98%. The business had revenue of $22.50 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $23.18 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.52 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was down 11.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Tesla

In other Tesla news, Director Robyn M. Denholm sold 112,395 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $274.12, for a total transaction of $30,809,717.40. Following the sale, the director directly owned 85,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at $23,300,200. The trade was a 56.94% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 6,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $341.02, for a total transaction of $2,046,120.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 1,950 shares in the company, valued at $664,989. This trade represents a 75.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 835,509 shares of company stock worth $279,420,485. Company insiders own 20.70% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently weighed in on TSLA. Wedbush reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $500.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a research note on Tuesday. China Renaissance reissued a "hold" rating and set a $349.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a research note on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Tesla from $120.00 to $115.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Truist Financial set a $280.00 target price on Tesla in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, William Blair cut Tesla from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have assigned a hold rating, seventeen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $302.75.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of TSLA. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Tesla in the 4th quarter valued at $56,600,000. Means Investment CO. Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Tesla by 37.7% in the 1st quarter. Means Investment CO. Inc. now owns 23,089 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $5,984,000 after buying an additional 6,323 shares during the period. Focus Financial Network Inc. boosted its stake in Tesla by 3.1% in the 1st quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 22,467 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $5,823,000 after purchasing an additional 670 shares during the period. IFM Investors Pty Ltd boosted its stake in Tesla by 8.5% in the 1st quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd now owns 586,460 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $153,436,000 after purchasing an additional 46,087 shares during the period. Finally, Strategic Family Wealth Counselors L.L.C. boosted its stake in Tesla by 133.7% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Family Wealth Counselors L.L.C. now owns 2,847 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $1,150,000 after purchasing an additional 1,629 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 66.20% of the company's stock.

About Representative Gottheimer

Josh Gottheimer (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing New Jersey's 5th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2017. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Gottheimer (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 5th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Gottheimer is also running for election for Governor of New Jersey. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 10, 2025. Gottheimer attended the University of Pennsylvania for his undergraduate degree. He became a Thouron Fellow at Oxford and attended Harvard Law School. Gottheimer worked as a speech writer under former President Bill Clinton (D), assisting with two State of the Union addresses, among other projects. Before running for Congress, he worked for Microsoft as a general manager for corporate strategy.

Tesla Company Profile

Tesla, Inc designs, develops, manufactures, leases, and sells electric vehicles, and energy generation and storage systems in the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Automotive, and Energy Generation and Storage. The Automotive segment offers electric vehicles, as well as sells automotive regulatory credits; and non-warranty after-sales vehicle, used vehicles, body shop and parts, supercharging, retail merchandise, and vehicle insurance services.