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Rep. Lisa C. McClain Sells Off Shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA)

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Key Points

  • Representative Lisa C. McClain sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Tesla shares on July 10th, along with several other trades in different companies.
  • Tesla's stock opened at $330.56 and has a market cap of $1.07 trillion, alongside a 12-month trading range of $202.59 to $488.54.
  • In the latest earnings report, Tesla missed earnings estimates, reporting $0.40 EPS compared to the expected $0.43, with a revenue of $22.50 billion.
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Representative Lisa C. McClain (R-Michigan) recently sold shares of Tesla, Inc. NASDAQ: TSLA. In a filing disclosed on August 13th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Tesla stock on July 10th.

Representative Lisa C. McClain also recently made the following trade(s):

  • Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Autoliv NYSE: ALV on 8/4/2025.
  • Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 8/4/2025.
  • Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Applied Materials NASDAQ: AMAT on 8/4/2025.
  • Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. NYSE: AJG on 8/4/2025.
  • Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of SAP NYSE: SAP on 7/22/2025.
  • Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of XPO NYSE: XPO on 7/22/2025.
  • Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Lithia Motors NYSE: LAD on 7/22/2025.
  • Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Sanofi NASDAQ: SNY on 7/22/2025.
  • Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Waters NYSE: WAT on 7/22/2025.
  • Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Group 1 Automotive NYSE: GPI on 7/22/2025.

Tesla Trading Down 1.5%

Shares of TSLA opened at $330.56 on Friday. The stock's 50-day moving average is $320.41 and its two-hundred day moving average is $305.81. The stock has a market cap of $1.07 trillion, a PE ratio of 191.08, a P/E/G ratio of 11.67 and a beta of 2.33. Tesla, Inc. has a 12 month low of $202.59 and a 12 month high of $488.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 2.04 and a quick ratio of 1.55.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Raymond James Financial lowered Tesla to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. HSBC reaffirmed a "reduce" rating and set a $120.00 target price on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, July 3rd. Bank of America lifted their target price on Tesla from $305.00 to $341.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their target price on Tesla from $303.00 to $333.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Roth Mkm dropped their target price on Tesla from $450.00 to $395.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have assigned a hold rating, seventeen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $303.31.

Get Our Latest Stock Report on TSLA

Insider Activity

In other Tesla news, SVP Xiaotong Zhu sold 15,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $323.81, for a total transaction of $4,857,150.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 67,600 shares in the company, valued at $21,889,556. This represents a 18.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total transaction of $600,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 5,924 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,777,200. This represents a 25.24% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 599,724 shares of company stock valued at $213,126,501 over the last three months. 20.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Tesla during the 4th quarter valued at $56,600,000. Means Investment CO. Inc. boosted its holdings in Tesla by 37.7% in the first quarter. Means Investment CO. Inc. now owns 23,089 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $5,984,000 after purchasing an additional 6,323 shares in the last quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. boosted its holdings in Tesla by 3.1% in the first 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 in the last quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd boosted its holdings in Tesla by 8.5% during the first quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd now owns 586,460 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $153,436,000 after acquiring an additional 46,087 shares during the period. Finally, Harvard Management Co. Inc. bought a new stake in Tesla during the fourth quarter valued at about $8,158,000. Institutional investors own 66.20% of the company's stock.

About Representative McClain

Lisa McClain (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan's 9th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. McClain (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 9th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Lisa McClain lives in Romeo, Michigan. McClain earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Northwood University. Her career experience includes founding and working as the president of North End Support Team.

About Tesla

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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.

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