Advisors Capital Management LLC Boosts Stake in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

Advisors Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 30.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 29,479 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after buying an additional 6,965 shares during the quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Tesla were worth $13,110,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC increased its position in shares of Tesla by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC now owns 6,558 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $2,916,000 after purchasing an additional 23 shares during the last quarter. Equita Financial Network Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Tesla by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Equita Financial Network Inc. now owns 855 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $380,000 after buying an additional 23 shares during the last quarter. VanderPol Investments L.L.C. grew its position in Tesla by 2.2% during the third quarter. VanderPol Investments L.L.C. now owns 1,070 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $464,000 after buying an additional 23 shares during the period. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Tesla by 0.3% during the third quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC now owns 8,577 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $3,814,000 after buying an additional 23 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cloud Capital Management LLC raised its position in Tesla by 1.1% in the third quarter. Cloud Capital Management LLC now owns 2,076 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $923,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Tesla news, Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $450.66, for a total value of $25,606,501.20. Following the sale, the director directly owned 1,391,615 shares in the company, valued at $627,145,215.90. This represents a 3.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,637 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $443.93, for a total transaction of $1,170,643.41. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 13,757 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,107,145.01. The trade was a 16.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 119,457 shares of company stock worth $53,501,145. 19.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Key Tesla News

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: California DMV drops plan to suspend Tesla sales after the company removed “Autopilot” marketing language, removing a near-term regulatory overhang on U.S. retail and production in a large market. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Tesla confirmed Cybercab production will start in April and showed the first production vehicle, reinforcing its autonomy/robotaxi roadmap that underpins long-term upside if execution continues. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Tesla is expanding xAI’s Grok chatbot into UK and European cars, a product push that could boost software/service engagement and recurring revenue — though it comes amid European regulatory scrutiny. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Barclays reaffirmed a neutral rating on TSLA, reflecting mixed sell-side views as investors weigh slowing auto results against AI/robotics optionality. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst and media pieces highlight Tesla’s volatility and differing theses — some argue the stock is worth holding for long-term AI upside, others warn of technical weakness; this keeps sentiment mixed. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Tesla’s Austin robotaxis have been involved in multiple crashes and analysis suggesting they may be more accident-prone than humans increase regulatory and liability risk for the robotaxi program. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Critics, including investor Ross Gerber, say FSD performance is not improving fast enough and may need hardware changes — a reminder that autonomy execution is uncertain and costly. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Tesla lost its top-selling spot in China as Xiaomi’s YU7 surged, highlighting intensifying competition and pressure on deliveries in Tesla’s largest growth market. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Commentary and analysis argue Tesla’s stock may continue underperforming amid slowing auto revenue and heavy investments in AI/robotics that push valuation risk higher. Read More.

Tesla Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ TSLA opened at $411.46 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a current ratio of 2.16. Tesla, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $214.25 and a fifty-two week high of $498.83. The stock has a market cap of $1.54 trillion, a PE ratio of 380.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 14.45 and a beta of 1.86. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $442.29 and a 200-day moving average of $416.85.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $24.90 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.75 billion. Tesla had a return on equity of 4.86% and a net margin of 4.00%.The firm’s revenue was down 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.73 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Wednesday. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on Tesla from $439.00 to $438.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Morgan Stanley set a $415.00 target price on Tesla and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Eighteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and nine have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $408.09.

Tesla Company 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.