New Analyst Ratings and Trading Trends for $TSLA Stock

The latest forecasts for Tesla Inc. (NYSE: $TSLA) indicate encouraging potential, with Raymond James giving the stock an ‘Outperform’ rating. This follows a series of recent reports from various Wall Street analysts.

Overview of $TSLA Analyst Ratings

In recent months, nine firms have rated $TSLA as a buy, while seven have opted to sell. This mixed sentiment reflects ongoing discussions about the company’s market position and future prospects.

Recent notable ratings include:

• Raymond James issued an “Outperform” rating on April 22, 2025.
• Exane BNP Paribas provided a “Underperform” rating on April 16, 2025.
• Cantor Fitzgerald rated it “Overweight” on April 2, 2025.
• UBS assigned a “Reduce” rating on March 19, 2025.
• GLJ Research gave a “Buy” rating on March 11, 2025.
• Wedbush rated it “Outperform” on March 7, 2025.
• Cowen & Co. designated it as a “Buy” on March 6, 2025.

For more detailed tracking of analyst ratings and price targets for $TSLA, visit Quiver Quantitative’s $TSLA forecast page.

Price Targets for $TSLA

Analysts have set various price targets for $TSLA, with 14 analysts issuing their forecasts in the past six months. The median price target currently stands at $321.75.

Some recent targets include:

• Stuart Pearson from BNP Paribas set a price target of $137.0 on April 16, 2025.
• A Deutsche Bank analyst set a price target of $345.0 on March 28, 2025.
• A Mizuho Securities analyst set a target of $430.0 on March 17, 2025.
• Robert W. Baird set a target price of $370.0 on March 6, 2025.
• Wedbush set a target at $302.8 on February 26, 2025.
• Chris McNally from Evercore ISI set a price target of $275.0 on January 3, 2025.
• George Gianarikas from Canaccord Genuity set a target at $404.0 on January 3, 2025.

Recent Congressional Trading of $TSLA Stock

In the past six months, members of Congress have engaged in 36 trades of $TSLA stock, comprising 22 purchases and 14 sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading activity:

• Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene traded 8 times, making 8 purchases valued at up to $120,000 on various dates.
• Representative Gilbert Ray Cisneros Jr. traded 2 times, with 1 purchase and 1 sale, each worth up to $15,000.
• Representative Josh Gottheimer traded 14 times, making 11 purchases worth up to $165,000 and 3 sales up to $45,000.
• Representative Robert Bresnahan traded 4 times, making 0 purchases and 4 sales valued at up to $60,000.
• Representative Julie Johnson made 2 sales worth up to $65,000.
• Representative Morgan McGarvey traded twice, making 1 purchase and 1 sale, each worth up to $15,000.
• Representative Michael Guest purchased stock valued up to $15,000 on November 8.
• Representative Dwight Evans sold stock worth up to $15,000 on October 29.
• Senator Sheldon Whitehouse executed 2 sales worth up to $300,000 on October 28.

To monitor congressional stock trading, visit Quiver Quantitative’s congressional trading dashboard.

Insider Trading Activity for $TSLA

In the last six months, $TSLA insiders have executed 164 trades, with no purchases and all being sales.

The following transactions highlight insider activity:

• Robyn M. Denholm sold 449,560 shares through 44 sales for an estimated $151,968,650.
• Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 300,000 shares via 55 transactions for about $111,019,127.
• Kimbal Musk made 10 sales of 135,500 shares for an estimated $42,729,564.
• Vaibhav Taneja (CFO) sold 56,277 shares through 54 transactions for an estimated $18,336,978.
• James R. Murdoch sold 54,776 shares worth an estimated $13,189,403.

For detailed insider transactions, visit Quiver Quantitative’s insider trading dashboard.

Institutional Activity for $TSLA

Recent reports show that 1,902 institutional investors increased their holdings in $TSLA, while 1,422 decreased their positions in the latest quarter.

Noteworthy institutional activity includes:

• FMR LLC added 9,920,325 shares (+40.1%) in Q4 2024, totaling about $4,006,224,047.
• Strategic Financial Concepts, LLC added 8,637,195 shares (+36,790.0%) in Q4 2024, valued at approximately $3,488,044,828.
• BlackRock, Inc. increased their portfolio by 7,442,244 shares (+3.8%) in Q4 2024, for an estimated $3,005,475,816.
• Massachusetts Financial Services Co. added 5,719,466 shares (+4,963.0%) in Q4 2024, worth about $2,309,749,149.
• Legal & General Group PLC decreased their holdings by 5,318,641 shares (-24.6%) in Q4 2024, totaling around $2,147,879,981.
• Baillie Gifford & Co. reduced their position by 5,236,250 shares (-41.4%) for an estimated $2,114,607,199.
• Northern Trust Corp added 5,075,418 shares (+21.6%) in Q4 2024, valued at about $2,049,656,805.

To keep track of hedge fund portfolios, visit Quiver Quantitative’s institutional holdings dashboard.

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