Simon Quick Advisors LLC Cuts Stake in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

Simon Quick Advisors LLC lessened its stake in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 23.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 7,886 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after selling 2,453 shares during the quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC’s holdings in Tesla were worth $2,932,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of TSLA. Aire Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Tesla by 1.4% during the 1st quarter. Aire Advisors LLC now owns 13,007 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $4,835,000 after buying an additional 174 shares during the period. Kera Capital Partners Inc. raised its stake in shares of Tesla by 10.8% during the first quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. now owns 3,507 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $1,304,000 after purchasing an additional 342 shares during the period. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Tesla by 5.6% in the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 2,812 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $1,095,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares during the period. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC grew its holdings in Tesla by 10.4% during the 1st quarter. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC now owns 12,840 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $4,773,000 after purchasing an additional 1,212 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Townsend Asset Management Corp NC ADV increased its stake in Tesla by 72.4% during the 1st quarter. Townsend Asset Management Corp NC ADV now owns 788 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $293,000 after buying an additional 331 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Tesla

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America reiterated a Buy rating and a $460 price target, citing rapid robotaxi expansion, better-than-expected deliveries, and upcoming Optimus milestones.
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and investors continue to focus on Tesla’s robotaxi, Cybercab, and Optimus programs, which remain major long-term growth catalysts.
• Positive Sentiment: Erste Group raised its FY2026 earnings estimate for Tesla, signaling at least some improving expectations heading into the report.
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street expects a sizable earnings-driven stock move, with options pricing implying elevated volatility around the report.
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent coverage highlights that Tesla’s quarterly delivery strength has not yet translated into a sustained stock rebound, suggesting investors want more than just beat-and-raise narratives.
• Negative Sentiment: Broader AI and high-growth tech weakness is weighing on Tesla, as investors worry about stretched valuations and cooling enthusiasm for expensive megacap names.
• Negative Sentiment: Several reports point to skepticism around Tesla’s valuation, with commentary noting the stock could be vulnerable if earnings, margins, or guidance disappoint.
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive and regulatory headwinds remain in focus, including tougher EV competition in Europe, a denied NHTSA petition over a headlight recall issue, and ongoing scrutiny of Tesla’s autonomy claims.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TSLA has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. UBS Group raised their target price on Tesla from $364.00 to $442.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. BTIG Research downgraded Tesla to a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, June 5th. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $600.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Tigress Financial began coverage on shares of Tesla in a report on Monday, April 27th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded shares of Tesla from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $385.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Twenty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Tesla has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $408.07.

Insider Buying and Selling at Tesla

In other Tesla news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 3,000 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $450.00, for a total transaction of $1,350,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 18,106 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,147,700. The trade was a 14.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 26,409 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $378.11, for a total transaction of $9,985,506.99. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 48,399 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,300,145.89. This trade represents a 35.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 32,015 shares of company stock worth $12,383,640 over the last three months. 19.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Tesla Trading Down 2.6%

NASDAQ TSLA opened at $380.79 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $409.41 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $406.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 2.04. Tesla, Inc. has a twelve month low of $297.82 and a twelve month high of $498.83. The stock has a market cap of $1.43 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 349.35, a PEG ratio of 14.05 and a beta of 1.80.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $22.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.96 billion. Tesla had a return on equity of 4.89% and a net margin of 3.95%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.27 earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that Tesla, Inc. will post 1.32 EPS for the current year.

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.