Wealth Management Partners LLC Cuts Stake in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

Wealth Management Partners LLC trimmed its stake in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 18.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 14,554 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after selling 3,264 shares during the quarter. Tesla comprises 1.9% of Wealth Management Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest position. Wealth Management Partners LLC’s holdings in Tesla were worth $6,545,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in TSLA. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Tesla in the 2nd quarter worth $11,839,824,000. Holocene Advisors LP grew its position in Tesla by 132.2% during the third quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 6,157,000 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $2,738,141,000 after acquiring an additional 3,505,000 shares during the period. Amundi increased its stake in Tesla by 20.4% during the second quarter. Amundi now owns 20,194,152 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $6,374,284,000 after acquiring an additional 3,422,270 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC raised its holdings in shares of Tesla by 38.3% in the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 10,909,666 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $4,851,747,000 after purchasing an additional 3,021,550 shares during the period. Finally, Capital World Investors lifted its stake in shares of Tesla by 5.8% in the 3rd 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.

Key Stories Impacting Tesla

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Terafab chip-fab plan fuels optimism — Musk announced a multibillion-dollar Terafab buildout in Austin (reported ~$20–25B) with SpaceX/xAI to supply AI and vehicle chips; Wedbush reiterated a bullish $600 target citing this as transformational for Tesla’s AI roadmap. Elon Musk Unveils Terafab
• Positive Sentiment: European sales rebound — ACEA data showed Tesla registrations rose in February (first monthly gain in >1 year), easing growth concerns in a key market and supporting delivery/demand recovery expectations. European car sales rise modestly
• Positive Sentiment: Chip-equipment and supplier tailwinds — Markets are already pricing potential beneficiaries of Musk’s fab plans (ASML, Applied Materials, etc.), which validates Terafab’s economic ripple across the semiconductor supply chain. Chip Gear Stocks Jump
• Neutral Sentiment: Merger/speculation headlines — Analysts (e.g., Dan Ives) are speculating about a possible Tesla‑SpaceX tie-up or merger down the road tied to Terafab; this is highly speculative and could swing sentiment but is not a confirmed corporate action. Dan Ives Says Tesla’s Terafab Project
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory overhang on autonomy — The NHTSA has escalated an FSD investigation (engineering analysis covering millions of vehicles), amplifying execution and timing risk for Tesla’s autonomy/robotaxi revenue assumptions. A New Regulatory Blow Could Change Tesla’s Outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive pressure — BYD’s rapid European share gains and entrants like Amazon’s Zoox expanding robotaxi deployments increase near‑term margin and market‑share pressure for Tesla in Europe and autonomy arenas. BYD sales surge in Europe Zoox expansion
• Negative Sentiment: Dilution/cost concerns and skeptical voices — Critics (e.g., Gary Black, some Barclays notes) warn Terafab could raise capex needs or dilute value if executed poorly; Barclays has expressed skepticism on near‑term benefits. Gary Black Warns Tesla-SpaceX Merger

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $445.40, for a total value of $26,724,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 577,031 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $257,009,607.40. The trade was a 9.42% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 25,731 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $415.56, for a total transaction of $10,692,774.36. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 19,669 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,173,649.64. This trade represents a 56.68% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 87,995 shares of company stock worth $38,315,650. Insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TSLA has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $600.00 target price on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. DZ Bank reissued a “sell” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. New Street Research lifted their target price on shares of Tesla from $520.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $508.00 price target on Tesla in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane reduced their price objective on Tesla from $313.00 to $280.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Nineteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and nine have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $406.84.

Tesla Stock Performance

NASDAQ:TSLA opened at $383.03 on Wednesday. Tesla, Inc. has a 1-year low of $214.25 and a 1-year high of $498.83. The stock has a market cap of $1.44 trillion, a P/E ratio of 354.66, a PEG ratio of 11.26 and a beta of 1.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 2.16 and a quick ratio of 1.77. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $412.11 and a two-hundred day moving average of $428.36.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $24.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.75 billion. Tesla had a return on equity of 4.86% and a net margin of 4.00%.Tesla’s quarterly revenue was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.73 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.