Requisite Capital Management LLC Invests $1.06 Million in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

Requisite Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 2,528 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock, valued at approximately $1,063,000.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. State Street Corp grew its holdings in Tesla by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 114,842,934 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $51,647,164,000 after buying an additional 1,080,085 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Tesla by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 65,700,975 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $29,426,070,000 after acquiring an additional 375,946 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Tesla in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $17,128,100,000. Amundi raised its holdings in shares of Tesla by 14.0% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 22,174,884 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $8,243,513,000 after buying an additional 2,727,141 shares during the period. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in Tesla by 3,205.5% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 21,459,599 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $9,650,811,000 after purchasing an additional 20,810,386 shares during the period. 66.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Tesla News

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Tesla is expanding its robotaxi operation beyond Austin and Miami, with longer service hours and a larger unsupervised fleet. State regulators have also approved permits for Tesla to operate robotaxis, supporting the company’s strategy to monetize autonomous driving. Tesla robotaxi expansion
• Positive Sentiment: Tesla is preparing an August Cybercab rollout beginning with employee rides, while Cybercab production has reportedly started. Investors view the vehicle and robotaxi network as potential long-term revenue opportunities not yet fully reflected in the stock. Cybercab rollout
• Positive Sentiment: Optimus humanoid robot production has reportedly begun at Tesla’s Fremont facility, and the company is installing additional robotics manufacturing lines. The development strengthens the long-term artificial-intelligence and automation narrative, although meaningful financial benefits may take time. Optimus production
• Positive Sentiment: Commercial truckmaker Einride expects to receive approximately 75 Tesla Semi trucks in 2026, with the remainder of its 500-truck order scheduled for 2027. The timeline provides evidence of commercial demand, though deliveries will be spread over several years. Einride Tesla Semi order
• Neutral Sentiment: Tesla announced a September 24 Semi event that could provide updates on autonomous trucking and production plans, making it a potential catalyst but offering no immediate earnings impact. Tesla Semi event
• Negative Sentiment: Tesla is voluntarily recalling about 3 million vehicles in China over door handles that may fail after severe crashes and inadequate driver-attention monitoring. The recall adds regulatory, cost and reputational risks to the company’s autonomy push. Tesla China recall
• Negative Sentiment: Criticism intensified after a vehicle using Tesla’s latest FSD software reportedly nearly drove into a train, renewing concerns about system reliability and the gap between supervised assistance and fully autonomous driving. Tesla FSD incident
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and investors continue to question Tesla’s valuation because weak margins and traditional EV risks are not easily reconciled with a price-to-earnings ratio above 300. Toyota’s rising electrified-vehicle volume and broader EV competition further challenge Tesla’s automotive leadership.

Insider Activity at Tesla

In other news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction on Monday, June 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $402.20, for a total value of $1,048,133.20. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 22,039 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,864,085.80. The trade was a 10.57% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. 19.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Tesla Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ TSLA opened at $348.75 on Monday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $360.33 and a 200 day moving average price of $384.92. The stock has a market cap of $1.38 trillion, a PE ratio of 322.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 17.61 and a beta of 1.83. The company has a quick ratio of 1.55, a current ratio of 1.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. Tesla, Inc. has a 52-week low of $297.38 and a 52-week high of $498.83.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.33 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.50 by ($0.17). The firm had revenue of $28.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $26.42 billion. Tesla had a return on equity of 3.82% and a net margin of 3.67%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 25.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.33 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Tesla, Inc. will post 0.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have issued reports on TSLA. Stifel Nicolaus set a $491.00 target price on shares of Tesla and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “underweight” rating and set a $130.00 price objective (up from $125.00) on shares of Tesla in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Oppenheimer reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Mizuho set a $450.00 target price on Tesla and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $401.74.

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.