Private Capital Advisors Inc. Has $3.96 Million Position in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

Private Capital Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 185.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 8,914 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,794 shares during the quarter. Tesla makes up approximately 0.4% of Private Capital Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest holding. Private Capital Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Tesla were worth $3,964,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of TSLA. Westpac Banking Corp lifted its position in Tesla by 6.8% during the third quarter. Westpac Banking Corp now owns 48,201 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $21,436,000 after acquiring an additional 3,049 shares during the last quarter. Interchange Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Tesla by 18.6% during the third quarter. Interchange Capital Partners LLC now owns 13,867 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $6,167,000 after purchasing an additional 2,173 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in Tesla by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 5,894,465 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $2,621,386,000 after purchasing an additional 258,887 shares during the last quarter. Brucke Financial Inc. boosted its stake in Tesla by 6.4% in the 3rd quarter. Brucke Financial Inc. now owns 2,821 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $1,288,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares during the period. Finally, Citizens Business Bank acquired a new position in Tesla in the 3rd quarter valued at $356,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Key Tesla News

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Tesla reports a pickup in demand after cutting the Cybertruck price, which could help near-term retail sales — though CEO Musk says the reduced price is time-limited. Tesla Seeing Strong Demand For Cheaper Cybertruck, But Musk’s 10-Day Deadline Remains In Place
• Positive Sentiment: Tesla booked a large Megapack engagement to power a 400MW AI data‑center in Brazil — a meaningful commercial-battery win that supports non‑auto revenue growth. Tesla’s Megapack Will Power 400MW AI Data Center in Brazil
• Neutral Sentiment: German labor dispute at the Berlin plant saw a settlement with IG Metall, removing an immediate industrial‑relations overhang in Europe. German union says settlement reached in dispute with Tesla
• Neutral Sentiment: Broad tech weakness after Nvidia’s report and a Nasdaq selloff is pressuring high‑multiple names including Tesla; some commentary notes limited direct read‑through to Tesla’s robot business but market risk‑off matters. Tesla Stock Falls. What Nvidia’s Earnings Mean for the EV Maker’s Robots.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple reports highlight stalled robotaxi progress in California — Tesla logged zero test miles for its robotaxi program and has not advanced permit work despite public timelines, raising doubts on the “robotaxi lifeline” many investors expect. Musk touts California robotaxis but Tesla does nothing to get permits
• Negative Sentiment: Safety and regulatory headlines intensified: a Fortune piece cites Tesla data showing robotaxis perform worse than human drivers by several multiples, and Tesla is battling the California DMV over FSD advertising — both raise regulatory, legal and reputation risk. By Tesla’s own math, it reveals that its robotaxis are 4x worse at driving than humans Tesla pushes back against California’s regulators
• Negative Sentiment: Competition in China is heating up: BYD overtook Tesla in 2025 and is offering aggressive financing in China — this pressures volumes and pricing in Tesla’s largest market. BYD Takes On Tesla In Chinese Market With Daily Financing As Low As $4.20
• Negative Sentiment: Ongoing legal and labor risks: a hiring‑discrimination suit is moving forward, and recent high‑profile autopilot liability verdicts keep legal exposure front‑and‑center for investors. Tesla lawsuit alleging US hiring discrimination moves forward Ross Gerber Warns Tesla’s ‘Mad Max’ FSD Mode Is ‘Basically Unsafe’

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on TSLA. Phillip Securities dropped their target price on Tesla from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on shares of Tesla from $500.00 to $480.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 30th. President Capital decreased their target price on shares of Tesla from $517.00 to $500.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $405.00 price target on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and nine have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $408.09.

Insider Activity at Tesla

In related news, Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $450.66, for a total transaction of $25,606,501.20. Following the sale, the director directly owned 1,391,615 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $627,145,215.90. The trade was a 3.92% decrease in their position. The sale 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 stock in a transaction that occurred 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 position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 119,457 shares of company stock valued at $53,501,145. 19.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Tesla Trading Down 2.1%

Shares of TSLA opened at $408.58 on Friday. 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 52-week low of $214.25 and a 52-week high of $498.83. The firm has a market cap of $1.53 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 378.31, a PEG ratio of 14.75 and a beta of 1.86. The business’s fifty day moving average is $435.03 and its 200-day moving average is $419.99.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $24.90 billion for 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 revenue was down 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.73 earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Tesla

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.