Tesla Inc’s recent filing unveils that its Director MURDOCH JAMES R unloaded Company’s shares for reported $26.72 million on Jan 02 ’26. In the deal valued at $445.40 per share,60,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, MURDOCH JAMES R now holds 577,031 shares worth roughly $259.06 million.
Then, James Murdoch bought 60,000 shares, generating $26,983,200 in total proceeds.
Before that, Musk Kimbal sold 56,820 shares. Tesla Inc shares valued at $25,606,501 were divested by the Director at a price of $450.66 per share. As a result of the transaction, Musk Kimbal now holds 1,391,615 shares, worth roughly $624.78 million.
Wells Fargo reiterated its Tesla Inc [TSLA] rating to an Underweight in a research note published on January 12, 2026; the price target was $130. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Truist’s analysts, who remained covering the stock and in early January has reiterated a ‘”a Hold”‘ rating for it. Morgan Stanley also remained covering TSLA and has decreased its forecast on December 08, 2025 with a “an Equal-weight” recommendation from previously “an Overweight” rating. BofA Securities maintained its rating on October 29, 2025. It rated TSLA as “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of TSLA
On Monday, Tesla Inc [NASDAQ:TSLA] saw its stock jump 0.89% to $448.96. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -0.60%. Tesla Inc shares have risen nearly 13.68% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -0.17% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Tesla Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Tesla Inc stocks on 2025-12-31, dropping by -10.44 million shares to a total of 67.87 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-11-28 was 78.3 million shares. There was a decline of -15.38%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on October 23, 2025 when Truist resumed its ‘”a Hold”‘ rating for the stock and retained the price target to $406.
