Silverleafe Capital Partners LLC Acquires 1,560 Shares of Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

Silverleafe Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 101.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 3,103 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after buying an additional 1,560 shares during the quarter. Silverleafe Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Tesla were worth $1,395,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Tesla during the 2nd quarter valued at about $11,839,824,000. Holocene Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Tesla by 132.2% in the third quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 6,157,000 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $2,738,141,000 after purchasing an additional 3,505,000 shares during the last quarter. Amundi raised its stake in shares of Tesla by 20.4% in the second quarter. Amundi now owns 20,194,152 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $6,374,284,000 after purchasing an additional 3,422,270 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Tesla by 38.3% in the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 10,909,666 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $4,851,747,000 after purchasing an additional 3,021,550 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital World Investors lifted its holdings in shares of Tesla by 5.8% in the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 44,035,949 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $19,583,547,000 after purchasing an additional 2,403,019 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $510.00 price target on shares of Tesla in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Morgan Stanley set a $415.00 price objective on Tesla and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $508.00 target price on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, TD Cowen raised their price target on shares of Tesla from $509.00 to $519.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Nineteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and nine have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Tesla presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $406.84.

Key Headlines Impacting Tesla

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: TeraFab / AI chip narrative draws bullish analyst support — Wedbush and others continue to call Tesla an emerging AI/semiconductor play after the Terafab chip-factory effort, which boosts the company’s long-term “physical AI” thesis. Dan Ives: Terafab Upside
• Positive Sentiment: Vertical integration of semiconductors and chip progress could lower costs and accelerate autonomy/robotics roadmaps — a strategic tailwind if Tesla can tape-out and scale its next-gen chips. MSN: Semiconductor Integration
• Neutral Sentiment: Robotics / Optimus remains a strategic growth story but is execution-dependent and a longer‑horizon catalyst; positive headlines help sentiment but probably won’t offset near-term delivery concerns. Yahoo: Optimus & Robotics
• Neutral Sentiment: Speculation about a closer Tesla–SpaceX strategic linkage (Terafab/merger chatter) supports the “conglomerate/AI” narrative but remains speculative for valuation today. Seeking Alpha: Terafab Merger Signal
• Negative Sentiment: Company‑compiled delivery consensus and official cuts to the 2026 delivery outlook (now ~1.69M units) are the clearest near-term negative — investors and analysts trimmed expectations, pressuring the stock. Yahoo: Delivery Outlook Cut Electrek: Q1 Delivery Consensus
• Negative Sentiment: Rising competition and softer China demand: new rivals (e.g., BYD’s premium push and cars that are selling fast) and local launches are pressuring volume and pricing in Tesla’s largest market. Benzinga: BYD Europe Push Benzinga: China Order Surge
• Negative Sentiment: Macro/affordability headwinds: higher EV sticker prices and elevated borrowing costs are blunting the usual positive effect of high gasoline prices, reducing demand elasticity for Tesla’s mix. MarketWatch: EV Affordability Headwinds

Tesla Stock Down 3.6%

TSLA stock opened at $372.11 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $1.40 trillion, a P/E ratio of 344.55, a P/E/G ratio of 11.41 and a beta of 1.89. The company has a current ratio of 2.16, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $409.72 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $427.68. Tesla, Inc. has a 1-year low of $214.25 and a 1-year high of $498.83.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last released its 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 analysts’ expectations of $24.75 billion. Tesla had a return on equity of 4.86% and a net margin of 4.00%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.73 EPS. Analysts expect that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $445.40, for a total transaction of $26,724,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 577,031 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $257,009,607.40. This represents a 9.42% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,264 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $397.03, for a total transaction of $898,875.92. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 18,106 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,188,625.18. The trade was a 11.11% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 87,995 shares of company stock worth $38,315,650. Insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

About Tesla

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.