Investment Research Partners LLC Purchases New Stake in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

Investment Research Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 1,752 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock, valued at approximately $809,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Chapman Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Tesla during the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Tesla in the third quarter valued at about $29,000. CoreFirst Bank & Trust purchased a new stake in Tesla during the second quarter worth about $30,000. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. acquired a new position in Tesla during the third quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Texas Capital Bancshares Inc TX acquired a new position in Tesla during the third quarter worth about $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Tesla Trading Down 1.6%

Shares of Tesla stock opened at $392.78 on Thursday. Tesla, Inc. has a 1 year low of $214.25 and a 1 year high of $498.83. 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 business has a 50 day moving average price of $417.41 and a 200 day moving average price of $426.59. The company has a market capitalization of $1.47 trillion, a P/E ratio of 363.69, a P/E/G ratio of 11.81 and a beta of 1.89.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on TSLA shares. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $520.00 price target on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $510.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. William Blair reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Friday, January 2nd. UBS Group boosted their target price on Tesla from $307.00 to $352.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, China Renaissance raised their price target on Tesla from $380.00 to $382.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Nineteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and nine have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Tesla currently 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: Tesla confirmed a $4.3 billion supply agreement with LG Energy Solution to build an LFP battery cell plant in Lansing, Michigan — a material step toward U.S. domestic battery supply for Megapack energy systems and a de‑risk for supply chains. US government confirms Tesla and LG Energy Solution’s $4.3 billion battery deal
• Positive Sentiment: Samsung said it will start volume production of Tesla’s AI chips in its Texas fab in late 2027, signaling a move to diversify Tesla’s silicon supply and reduce reliance on TSMC — important for scaling Optimus/robotaxi compute. Samsung Elec plans to produce Tesla chips starting late 2027
• Positive Sentiment: Model Y was reported as the world’s best‑selling car for the third year, underscoring continued product demand and pricing power in Tesla’s core vehicle segment. Tesla Model Y Emerges As World’s Best‑Selling Car For Third Year
• Neutral Sentiment: Elon Musk pushed the “Terafab” AI‑chip project and Musk/management have scheduled a March 21 debut — strategically important but execution‑heavy; investors are parsing opportunity vs. cost. Dear Tesla Stock Fans, Mark Your Calendars for March 21
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO comments continue to tease a late‑April Roadster unveiling — a marketing positive but with limited near‑term revenue impact. Elon Musk pours cold water on April 1 Tesla Roadster unveiling
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive threat: Nvidia’s DRIVE ecosystem and partnerships (Uber, BYD, Hyundai, others) are forming a broad rival stack to Tesla’s full‑stack robotaxi approach — this raises execution and market‑share risk for Tesla’s autonomy thesis. Forget Tesla — Nvidia And Lucid Are Quietly Building Uber’s AI Fleet
• Negative Sentiment: Autonomy skepticism: prominent investors and analysts warn Tesla’s current FSD still doesn’t work to expectations, increasing short‑term sentiment risk and potential for negative headlines. Sell alert? Wall Street expert warns Tesla FSD does not work
• Negative Sentiment: Capital and dilution risk: reporting on Terafab and related fab plans has raised expectations of a significant capital raise (Electrek estimates a large secondary) and a multibillion‑dollar Terafab price tag — investors worry about funding and near‑term margin pressure. Tesla Terafab plans point to inevitable capital raise — Electrek
• Negative Sentiment: Near‑term headwinds: a stronger‑than‑expected inflation print and broader market pullback have pressured high‑beta names like TSLA, compounding company‑specific negatives today. Why Tesla stock is down in the red today

Insider Activity at Tesla

In related news, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 25,731 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was 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. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,264 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $397.03, for a total transaction of $898,875.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 18,106 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,188,625.18. The trade was a 11.11% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 87,995 shares of company stock valued at $38,315,650 over the last quarter. Insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

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.