Tesla, Inc. $TSLA Shares Bought by Xcel Wealth Management LLC

Xcel Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 8.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 20,520 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after buying an additional 1,567 shares during the period. Tesla makes up approximately 2.1% of Xcel Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest position. Xcel Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Tesla were worth $8,631,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Tesla by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 114,842,934 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $51,647,164,000 after purchasing an additional 1,080,085 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Tesla by 0.6% in the 4th 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 buying an additional 375,946 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Tesla during the fourth quarter worth about $17,128,100,000. Amundi increased its stake in shares of Tesla by 14.0% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 22,174,884 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $8,243,513,000 after buying an additional 2,727,141 shares during the period. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 20,810,386 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Tesla

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Tesla’s official Robotaxi account announced longer service hours and a larger unsupervised fleet, with expansion beyond Austin and Miami. Broader deployment would provide evidence that Tesla is moving from autonomous-driving promises toward a commercial network, while the Cybercab remains a potential long-term catalyst. Tesla Stock Is Trending Higher Today: What’s Happening?
• Positive Sentiment: Tesla reportedly began production of Optimus humanoid robots at its Fremont facility. The milestone strengthens the robotics investment case, although meaningful revenue and margin benefits may take time to emerge. Optimus Just Entered Production at Fremont
• Positive Sentiment: Tesla scheduled a September 24 event for the Semi, highlighting autonomous trucking as a potentially significant future sales driver. Tesla Announces Semi Event for September 24
• Positive Sentiment: Strong Nvidia results improved sentiment toward AI-related companies, potentially supporting Tesla’s AI-compute and Full Self-Driving training narrative. Tesla also denied reports that it was scaling back FSD work or shutting its Shanghai data center. Why Nvidia Earnings Matter for Tesla Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Waymo’s planned robo-taxi expansion into Germany underscores Tesla’s leadership opportunity but also intensifies competition in autonomous driving. Rivian’s driver-assistance system reportedly trails Tesla in point-to-point performance, although the gap is narrowing.
• Negative Sentiment: Tesla discontinued Solar Roof sales, raising fresh concerns about execution and the breadth of its energy strategy. Tesla Quietly Kills Solar Roof Tiles
• Negative Sentiment: Cybertruck prices rose by as much as $5,000 despite sluggish demand. Higher prices could support per-unit profitability but risk further limiting sales. Tesla also lost a senior AI-chip engineer, highlighting competition for specialized talent. Tesla Hikes Cybertruck Prices
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and commentators continue to flag Tesla’s very high valuation, shrinking margins, negative free cash flow, Chinese competition and reliance on unproven robotaxi and robotics revenue. A large China recall also adds regulatory and product-quality risk.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on TSLA. Truist Financial set a $370.00 price target on shares of Tesla and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein raised shares of Tesla from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $485.00 target price (down from $510.00) on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $475.00 target price on Tesla in a report on Monday, July 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $401.74.

Tesla Stock Performance

Shares of Tesla stock opened at $354.81 on Friday. 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. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $361.37 and its two-hundred day moving average is $385.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.40 trillion, a P/E ratio of 328.53, a P/E/G ratio of 17.46 and a beta of 1.83.

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

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $402.20, for a total transaction of $1,048,133.20. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 22,039 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,864,085.80. The trade was a 10.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 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 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.