Share on Stocktwits Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. lifted its stake in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA – Free Report) by 2.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 142,462 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,771 shares during the quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in Tesla were worth $63,356,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. Get Tesla alerts: Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Narwhal Capital Management increased its stake in shares of Tesla by 32.8% in the 3rd quarter. Narwhal Capital Management now owns 9,516 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $4,232,000 after acquiring an additional 2,350 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Tesla in the second quarter valued at approximately $11,839,824,000. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey increased its stake in Tesla by 5.6% in the second quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey now owns 427,150 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $135,688,000 after purchasing an additional 22,607 shares in the last quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd raised its holdings in Tesla by 1,823.0% in the second quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd now owns 68,325 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $21,704,000 after purchasing an additional 64,772 shares during the period. Finally, Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV grew its holdings in shares of Tesla by 20.0% in the 3rd quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 16,565 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $7,367,000 after buying an additional 2,765 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.20% of the company’s stock. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth Several research analysts have weighed in on TSLA shares. Mizuho set a $540.00 target price on Tesla and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. BNP Paribas Exane lifted their price objective on Tesla from $307.00 to $313.00 in a report on Monday, December 1st. Melius Research set a $520.00 price objective on Tesla and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and set a $600.00 target price on shares of Tesla in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, New Street Research lifted their price target on shares of Tesla from $520.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and nine have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $403.92.