Capital Research Global Investors Sells 242,452 Shares of Tesla, Inc. $TSLA
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- Mar 10, 2026
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Capital Research Global Investors trimmed its Tesla stake by 2.6% in Q3, selling 242,452 shares and now holds 8,982,484 shares valued at about $3.99 billion, making TSLA its 29th-largest holding.
Wall Street is mixed — the consensus rating is Hold with a $406.84 average price target, while individual analysts range from TD Cowen's $519 "buy" to JPMorgan's $145 "underweight".
Insiders have sold about 87,995 shares (~$38.3M) in the last 90 days, and Tesla faces headwinds including leadership churn, an NHTSA probe into FSD safety, and rising competition that may weigh on sentiment and execution. MarketBeat Week in Review – 03/02 - 03/06
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $24.90 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.75 billion. Tesla had a return on equity of 4.86% and a net margin of 4.00%.The firm's revenue was down 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.73 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current year.
Insider Transactions at Tesla
In other Tesla news, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $445.40, for a total transaction of $26,724,000.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 577,031 shares in the company, valued at approximately $257,009,607.40. This trade represents a 9.42% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 25,731 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $415.56, for a total transaction of $10,692,774.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 19,669 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,173,649.64. The trade was a 56.68% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 87,995 shares of company stock valued at $38,315,650 over the last 90 days. 19.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
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