Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Buys Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) Shares

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) recently bought shares of Tesla, Inc. NASDAQ: TSLA. In a filing disclosed on April 11th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Tesla stock on April 8th.

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Apple NASDAQ: AAPL on 4/9/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Cummins NYSE: CMI on 4/9/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Advanced Micro Devices NASDAQ: AMD on 4/9/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of NVIDIA NASDAQ: NVDA on 4/9/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Merck & Co., Inc. NYSE: MRK on 4/9/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Applied Materials NASDAQ: AMAT on 4/9/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of ASML NASDAQ: ASML on 4/9/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Adobe NASDAQ: ADBE on 4/9/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Devon Energy NYSE: DVN on 4/9/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Palantir Technologies NASDAQ: PLTR on 4/9/2025.

Tesla Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:TSLA traded up $1.76 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $254.11. The stock had a trading volume of 78,792,804 shares, compared to its average volume of 95,936,704. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $282.67 and a 200-day moving average price of $323.51. Tesla, Inc. has a 1-year low of $138.80 and a 1-year high of $488.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a current ratio of 2.02. The stock has a market cap of $817.35 billion, a PE ratio of 124.56, a PEG ratio of 5.86 and a beta of 2.58.

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Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.08). Tesla had a return on equity of 10.31% and a net margin of 7.26%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in Tesla by 5.6% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,650,393 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $955,052,000 after purchasing an additional 194,796 shares during the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Tesla by 4.5% in the third quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 11,046 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $2,890,000 after purchasing an additional 475 shares during the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp grew its holdings in Tesla by 13.3% during the 3rd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 341,442 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $89,332,000 after buying an additional 39,961 shares during the last quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC raised its holdings in shares of Tesla by 6.0% in the third quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 3,401 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $890,000 after acquiring an additional 192 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Advisory Resource Group raised its stake in Tesla by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Advisory Resource Group now owns 4,260 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $1,115,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 66.20% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Tesla

In other news, Director James R. Murdoch sold 54,776 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 10th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at $114,859,478.69. This represents a 10.30 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total transaction of $1,000,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 26,950 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,737,500. This represents a 12.92 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 374,228 shares of company stock worth $123,791,123 over the last ninety days. 20.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on Tesla from $320.00 to $275.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on shares of Tesla from $440.00 to $320.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. StockNews.com lowered Tesla from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Bank of America lowered their target price on shares of Tesla from $490.00 to $380.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, twenty-one have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Tesla presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $298.59.

About Representative Greene

Marjorie Taylor Greene (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Georgia's 14th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2021. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. Greene (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Georgia's 14th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

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.