Insider trade

Tesla director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold about $169K of shares under a pre-set plan

Traded Apr 30, 2026 · Filed May 4, 2026

TeslaTSLA

~$169K
Reported value · 440 sh @ $384.284: 48K
Holds after · shares reported: -7.2%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +6.3%, $381.63 → $354.11 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

A board member of Tesla sold $169K of Tesla shares. It was planned long ago, so it says very little.

Sold under a plan set up in advance, so the timing wasn't a fresh decision
Routine for them: 38 sales in the past year
3 insiders at Tesla sold within a month

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Apr 30, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: May 4, 2026

Director$100K–$500KPre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$169,085

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

8 days after results of Apr 22, 2026, 63 days before results of Jul 2, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $381.63 on Apr 30, 2026, 39% above its 52-week low and 22% below its high, after a 3% drop over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $275.35 (May 6, 2025) to $489.88 (Dec 16, 2025), 50% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $392.78 on Mar 18, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

Footnote references a pre-arranged trading plan (Rule 10b5-1)

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	+11.3%	+2.0%	+9.3%
30 days	+7.5%	+4.6%	+2.9%
90 days	-17.3%	+4.7%	-22.0%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001104659-26-055079
Filed / recorded: May 4, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 1, 2026, 11:17 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: Tesla, Inc.
Issuer CIK: 1318605
Ticker: TSLA
Reporting person: Kathleen Wilson-thompson
Relationship: Director
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Apr 30, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 440
Price per share: $384.284
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 48,399
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

The transactions reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on November 26, 2025.
The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $384.150 to $384.660, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Tesla, Inc., any security holder of Tesla, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.