Tesla, Inc. $TSLA Stake Increased by Simplicity Wealth LLC

Simplicity Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 9.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 56,101 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,045 shares during the quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC’s holdings in Tesla were worth $19,905,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Legal & General Group Plc bought a new position in Tesla in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $8,535,612,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new stake in shares of Tesla during the second quarter valued at approximately $6,083,630,000. Deutsche Bank AG bought a new stake in shares of Tesla during the second quarter valued at approximately $4,039,090,000. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board purchased a new position in shares of Tesla in the second quarter worth $3,144,509,000. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Tesla in the second quarter worth $2,995,584,000. Institutional investors own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Tesla News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Tesla beat third-quarter adjusted earnings expectations, reporting $0.48 per share versus the $0.45 consensus estimate, and generated approximately $1.5 billion in positive free cash flow. Tesla Surpasses Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Paid Full Self-Driving adoption exceeded 75% of North American deliveries, with subscriptions increasing 67% year over year. Investors view FSD, robotaxis, Optimus robots, and Megapack energy storage as potential long-term growth engines. Tesla’s FSD Subscriptions Surge
• Positive Sentiment: European sales reportedly strengthened, while Tesla is expanding its Cybercab robotaxi program beyond Austin and developing AI-based mapping from fleet data. These developments support the company’s autonomy narrative, although commercialization remains early. Tesla Europe Sales Surge
• Neutral Sentiment: Elon Musk called a SpaceX-Tesla merger a “good idea,” and both companies reportedly formed special committees to study a combination. Potential benefits include shared work in AI, chips, robotics, connectivity, and energy, but no transaction is certain. SpaceX-Tesla Merger Chatter
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts remain divided: Morgan Stanley raised its target to $410 with an equal-weight rating, while RBC maintained an outperform rating and a $480 target. Bullish forecasts depend heavily on successful autonomy and robotics execution.
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue was essentially flat year over year at about $28 billion, automotive revenue fell 3%, energy-generation and storage revenue declined 16%, and GAAP operating income dropped 56%. Refunds and other factors also clouded the reported margin improvement. Tesla Automotive and Energy Revenue Results
• Negative Sentiment: Tesla reduced its 2026 capital-expenditure outlook from more than $25 billion to approximately $20 billion after third-quarter spending trailed expectations. Investors worry the pullback could delay AI, robotics, and robotaxi ambitions. Tesla Spending Pullback
• Negative Sentiment: Tesla will refund Cybertruck deposits in Australia and New Zealand, signaling reduced regional ambitions for the troubled vehicle. Regulatory scrutiny of the Cybercab and delays in unsupervised FSD add further execution risk.
• Negative Sentiment: The broader Nasdaq sell-off, renewed doubts about AI spending returns, higher oil prices, and geopolitical tensions have pressured high-valuation technology stocks, including TSLA.

Tesla Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of TSLA opened at $372.22 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.47 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 409.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 23.63 and a beta of 1.92. Tesla, Inc. has a 1 year low of $297.38 and a 1 year high of $498.83. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $364.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $377.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 1.55.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 21st. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.02. Tesla had a return on equity of 3.03% and a net margin of 3.11%. The firm had revenue of $28.05 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $28.06 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.50 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down .2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts expect that Tesla, Inc. will post 0.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TSLA has been the subject of a number of research reports. Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Thursday. Guggenheim assumed coverage on shares of Tesla in a research note on Monday, June 29th. They issued a “neutral” rating on the stock. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $460.00 price target on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Tesla from $400.00 to $410.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-four have issued a Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Tesla presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $408.61.

Insider Transactions at Tesla

In other Tesla news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $360.13, for a total transaction of $938,498.78. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 25,972 shares in the company, valued at $9,353,296.36. This trade represents a 9.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, 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 currently owned by insiders.

About Tesla

Tesla, Inc is an electric vehicle and clean energy company headquartered in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2003, the company designs, manufactures and sells electric vehicles, including the Model S, Model 3, Model X, Model Y and Cybertruck. Tesla also develops vehicle software, driver-assistance features and related services intended to support the operation and ownership of its vehicles.

Beyond automobiles, Tesla produces energy storage products for residential, commercial and utility-scale applications, including the Powerwall and Megapack.