Tesla, Inc. $TSLA Shares Acquired by Alpha Cubed Investments LLC

Alpha Cubed Investments LLC boosted its position in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 15.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 40,502 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after buying an additional 5,383 shares during the quarter. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC’s holdings in Tesla were worth $18,012,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Tesla during the third quarter valued at $29,000. Westend Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Tesla in the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Chapman Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Tesla during the 2nd quarter valued at about $26,000. LGT Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Tesla during the second quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, CoreFirst Bank & Trust bought a new position in Tesla in the second quarter worth about $30,000. Institutional investors own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Tesla Stock Performance

TSLA stock opened at $430.41 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $447.69 and a 200 day simple moving average of $407.49. The company has a market capitalization of $1.43 trillion, a P/E ratio of 398.53, a PEG ratio of 7.11 and a beta of 1.83. The company has a quick ratio of 1.67, a current ratio of 2.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. Tesla, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $214.25 and a fifty-two week high of $498.83.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $24.90 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.75 billion. Tesla had a net margin of 4.00% and a return on equity of 4.86%. Tesla’s revenue was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.73 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Tesla

In other news, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $445.40, for a total value of $26,724,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 577,031 shares in the company, valued at $257,009,607.40. This represents a 9.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $450.66, for a total transaction of $25,606,501.20. Following the sale, the director owned 1,391,615 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $627,145,215.90. The trade was a 3.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 119,457 shares of company stock valued at $53,501,145. Corporate insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Tesla

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: SpaceX merger talk fuels optimism that Elon Musk could further consolidate his tech assets, a scenario investors view as value-accretive for Tesla (merger talk helped push TSLA higher). Tesla jumps as SpaceX merger talks fuel Musk empire consolidation hopes (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beats and clear robotaxi/FSD progress: Tesla topped EPS and revenue estimates, disclosed 1.1M active FSD subs and reiterated Cybercab/robotaxi production targets — evidence that software and services can offset weaker vehicle volume. Could Tesla’s Q4 Earnings Fuel the Next Rally? (MarketBeat)
• Positive Sentiment: Investment in xAI and AI positioning: Tesla disclosed a multi?billion involvement with Musk’s xAI and is pushing chip/TeraFab plans — reinforcing the market view of Tesla as a “physical AI” play rather than a pure auto OEM. Tesla reveals $2 billion investment in Elon Musk’s xAI (Fortune)
• Neutral Sentiment: Model S/X discontinuation and factory retooling — strategic for long?term robotics capacity but implies short-term restructuring and transition risk; impact depends on execution and timing. Tesla Kills Legacy Models: Analyst Response Is Meh (MarketBeat)
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed analyst reactions and target churn — some firms raised targets on the AI/robotics story while others trimmed them, leaving consensus sentiment split and volatility likely to persist.
• Negative Sentiment: Massive capex and cash?burn risk: management guided to >$20B capex to reshuffle factories for robots, Cybercab and batteries — a heavy near?term cash demand that could pressure margins and free cash flow. Tesla plans $20 billion capital spending spree (Reuters)
• Negative Sentiment: First annual revenue decline and softer vehicle deliveries raise near?term execution concerns — investors worry Optimus/robotaxi revenue is far out and that margins could be pressured during the transition.
• Negative Sentiment: Notable bearish analyst moves (e.g., JPMorgan cut to underweight with a $145 target) increase downside headline risk and may cap rallies until clarity on capex pacing and robot/robotaxi ramps arrives.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently commented on TSLA shares. Melius Research set a $520.00 target price on Tesla and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their target price on Tesla from $500.00 to $480.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Glj Research reissued a “sell” rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $405.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a report on Thursday. Finally, Dbs Bank upgraded shares of Tesla to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and eight have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Tesla has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $409.58.

Tesla Profile

Tesla, Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) is an American company that designs, manufactures and sells electric vehicles, energy generation and energy storage products. Founded in 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, Tesla grew into a vertically integrated mobility and clean?energy company with Elon Musk serving as its chief executive officer. The company’s stated mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy, reflected in its combined focus on electric drivetrains, battery technology, renewable energy products and software.

Tesla’s automotive business includes a lineup of battery?electric vehicles and related services.