Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-New Jersey) recently sold shares of Tesla, Inc. NASDAQ: TSLA. In a filing disclosed on April 10th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Tesla stock on March 19th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "MORGAN STANLEY - SELECT UMA ACCOUNT # 1" account.
Representative Josh Gottheimer also recently made the following trade(s):
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- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Flywire NASDAQ: FLYW on 3/19/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Disco OTCMKTS: DSCSY on 3/19/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Snowflake NYSE: SNOW on 3/19/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Diageo NYSE: DEO on 3/19/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Shopify NYSE: SHOP on 3/19/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk NYSE: TLK on 3/19/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of ServiceNow NYSE: NOW on 3/19/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Tandem Diabetes Care NASDAQ: TNDM on 3/19/2025.
Tesla Trading Up 0.6 %
Shares of TSLA stock traded up $1.62 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $253.97. 73,270,823 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 95,948,129. Tesla, Inc. has a 52-week low of $138.80 and a 52-week high of $488.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $816.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 124.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.86 and a beta of 2.58. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $282.67 and its 200-day moving average price is $323.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.61.
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.08). Tesla had a net margin of 7.26% and a return on equity of 10.31%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
TSLA has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. StockNews.com lowered Tesla from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Tesla from $135.00 to $130.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 14th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed a "mixed" rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on shares of Tesla from $420.00 to $345.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 28th. Finally, Cowen upgraded shares of Tesla from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, March 6th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, twenty-one have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $298.59.
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Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, Director James R. Murdoch sold 54,776 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $240.79, for a total transaction of $13,189,513.04. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 477,011 shares of the company's stock, valued at $114,859,478.69. This represents a 10.30 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 7,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $383.11, for a total transaction of $2,681,770.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 108,965 shares in the company, valued at $41,745,581.15. This represents a 6.04 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 374,228 shares of company stock valued at $123,791,123 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 20.70% of the company's stock.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its position in shares of Tesla by 79.5% in the fourth quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 70 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares during the period. Horrell Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Tesla by 75.6% in the 4th quarter. Horrell Capital Management Inc. now owns 79 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the period. GS Investments Inc. boosted its position in Tesla by 193.3% during the 4th quarter. GS Investments Inc. now owns 88 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the period. Navigoe LLC purchased a new position in Tesla during the 4th quarter valued at about $37,000. Finally, CoreFirst Bank & Trust bought a new stake in Tesla in the fourth quarter valued at $38,000. Hedge funds and other 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.
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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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