Moors & Cabot Inc. Acquires 3,400 Shares of Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

Moors & Cabot Inc. boosted its holdings in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 8.9% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 41,726 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,400 shares during the period. Tesla accounts for 0.8% of Moors & Cabot Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest holding. Moors & Cabot Inc.’s holdings in Tesla were worth $18,556,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Chapman Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Tesla in the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Tesla during the third quarter worth $29,000. CoreFirst Bank & Trust bought a new position in shares of Tesla during the second quarter valued at $30,000. Texas Capital Bancshares Inc TX acquired a new stake in shares of Tesla in the 3rd quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, ESL Trust Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Tesla by 1,900.0% in the 2nd quarter. ESL Trust Services LLC now owns 100 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on TSLA shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $500.00 target price on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Tesla from $130.00 to $125.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Morgan Stanley set a $415.00 price objective on shares of Tesla and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. New Street Research increased their price target on Tesla from $520.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $405.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Nineteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and nine have assigned 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 $406.84.

More Tesla News

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Major battery deal: Tesla and LG Energy Solution will build a $4.3B LFP prismatic battery cell plant in Lansing, Michigan to supply Megapack 3 systems (targeted production in 2027), strengthening U.S. supply, reducing China reliance, and supporting energy‑storage growth. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Terafab AI chip momentum: Elon Musk says the Terafab project will launch imminently — investors see a long‑term upside if Tesla scales custom silicon for autonomy and Optimus, though costs and execution risk are high. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation and strategy debate: Multiple analyst pieces weigh Tesla’s autonomy and energy upside against a premium P/E and limited margin for error — framing TSLA as a high‑beta, binary‑outcome growth story. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Energy market expansion: Tesla gained Ofgem approval to sell electricity across Great Britain, nudging its energy business beyond hardware into retail energy services (small but strategic). Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: U.S. sales weakness: Data show Tesla’s U.S. EV sales slumped (reported ~26% drop in January), highlighting near‑term demand risk and cyclical exposure that could pressure results if the trend continues. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Autonomy competition: Reports that Chinese automakers will adopt Nvidia’s self‑driving stack raise competitive risk to Tesla’s FSD/robotaxi ambitions, making Tesla’s leadership less certain. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Supply dispute extended: Tesla and Syrah Resources again extended a deadline to resolve an alleged graphite‑supply default, keeping a potential raw‑material headwind on the radar. Article Title

Tesla Stock Up 1.1%

NASDAQ:TSLA opened at $395.56 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $1.48 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 366.26, a P/E/G ratio of 11.57 and a beta of 1.89. Tesla, Inc. has a 52-week low of $214.25 and a 52-week high of $498.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a current ratio of 2.16. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $418.86 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $426.37.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 25,731 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $415.56, for a total value of $10,692,774.36. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 19,669 shares in the company, valued at $8,173,649.64. This trade represents a 56.68% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of the 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 transaction, the director directly owned 577,031 shares in the company, valued at $257,009,607.40. The trade was a 9.42% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 87,995 shares of company stock valued at $38,315,650. Company insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

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.