Tesla, Inc. $TSLA Stock: Investment House LLC Trims Holdings

Investment House LLC lessened its holdings in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 50.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,759 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after selling 1,776 shares during the quarter. Investment House LLC’s holdings in Tesla were worth $624,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JSF Financial LLC lifted its holdings in Tesla by 5.2% in the third quarter. JSF Financial LLC now owns 3,063 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $1,087,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Tesla by 7.0% during the 3rd quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 276,915 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $98,252,000 after purchasing an additional 18,073 shares in the last quarter. Smith Chas P & Associates PA Cpas boosted its position in shares of Tesla by 23.7% during the 3rd quarter. Smith Chas P & Associates PA Cpas now owns 1,718 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $609,000 after purchasing an additional 329 shares in the last quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. grew its stake in shares of Tesla by 10.7% during the 3rd quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 829 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $294,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the period. Finally, Cypress Wealth Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Tesla by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. Cypress Wealth Services LLC now owns 16,488 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $6,276,000 after purchasing an additional 483 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on TSLA. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Thursday. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and set a $475.00 target price (up from $450.00) on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday. Truist Financial set a $370.00 target price on shares of Tesla and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $485.00 price target on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday. Finally, Yorkville Ives assumed coverage on Tesla in a research note on Wednesday, October 7th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $500.00 price target on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-four have given a Buy rating, twenty have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $408.61.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $360.13, for a total value of $938,498.78. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 25,972 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,353,296.36. The trade was a 9.12% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

Tesla Stock Performance

NASDAQ TSLA opened at $372.22 on Friday. Tesla, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $297.38 and a fifty-two week high of $498.83. The stock has a market cap of $1.47 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 409.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 23.78 and a beta of 1.92. The business has a fifty day moving average of $364.01 and a 200-day moving average of $377.22. The company has a quick ratio of 1.55, a current ratio of 1.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 21st. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $28.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $28.06 billion. Tesla had a return on equity of 3.03% and a net margin of 3.11%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down .2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.50 earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 0.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting Tesla

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Tesla beat third-quarter adjusted earnings expectations, reporting $0.48 per share versus the $0.45 consensus estimate, and generated approximately $1.5 billion in positive free cash flow. Tesla Surpasses Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Paid Full Self-Driving adoption exceeded 75% of North American deliveries, with subscriptions increasing 67% year over year. Investors view FSD, robotaxis, Optimus robots, and Megapack energy storage as potential long-term growth engines. Tesla’s FSD Subscriptions Surge
• Positive Sentiment: European sales reportedly strengthened, while Tesla is expanding its Cybercab robotaxi program beyond Austin and developing AI-based mapping from fleet data. These developments support the company’s autonomy narrative, although commercialization remains early. Tesla Europe Sales Surge
• Neutral Sentiment: Elon Musk called a SpaceX-Tesla merger a “good idea,” and both companies reportedly formed special committees to study a combination. Potential benefits include shared work in AI, chips, robotics, connectivity, and energy, but no transaction is certain. SpaceX-Tesla Merger Chatter
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts remain divided: Morgan Stanley raised its target to $410 with an equal-weight rating, while RBC maintained an outperform rating and a $480 target. Bullish forecasts depend heavily on successful autonomy and robotics execution.
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue was essentially flat year over year at about $28 billion, automotive revenue fell 3%, energy-generation and storage revenue declined 16%, and GAAP operating income dropped 56%. Refunds and other factors also clouded the reported margin improvement. Tesla Automotive and Energy Revenue Results
• Negative Sentiment: Tesla reduced its 2026 capital-expenditure outlook from more than $25 billion to approximately $20 billion after third-quarter spending trailed expectations. Investors worry the pullback could delay AI, robotics, and robotaxi ambitions. Tesla Spending Pullback
• Negative Sentiment: Tesla will refund Cybertruck deposits in Australia and New Zealand, signaling reduced regional ambitions for the troubled vehicle. Regulatory scrutiny of the Cybercab and delays in unsupervised FSD add further execution risk.
• Negative Sentiment: The broader Nasdaq sell-off, renewed doubts about AI spending returns, higher oil prices, and geopolitical tensions have pressured high-valuation technology stocks, including TSLA.

Tesla Profile

Tesla, Inc is an electric vehicle and clean energy company headquartered in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2003, the company designs, manufactures and sells electric vehicles, including the Model S, Model 3, Model X, Model Y and Cybertruck. Tesla also develops vehicle software, driver-assistance features and related services intended to support the operation and ownership of its vehicles.

Beyond automobiles, Tesla produces energy storage products for residential, commercial and utility-scale applications, including the Powerwall and Megapack.