Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB Sells 14,691 Shares of Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB cut its holdings in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 75.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,669 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after selling 14,691 shares during the quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB’s holdings in Tesla were worth $2,076,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Tesla during the 2nd quarter worth about $11,839,824,000. Holocene Advisors LP grew its stake in Tesla by 132.2% in the 3rd quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 6,157,000 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $2,738,141,000 after buying an additional 3,505,000 shares during the last quarter. Amundi raised its holdings in Tesla by 20.4% in the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 20,194,152 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $6,374,284,000 after acquiring an additional 3,422,270 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC lifted its position in Tesla by 38.3% during the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 10,909,666 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $4,851,747,000 after acquiring an additional 3,021,550 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital World Investors boosted its holdings in shares of Tesla by 5.8% during the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 44,035,949 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $19,583,547,000 after acquiring an additional 2,403,019 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Tesla Stock Down 3.2%

Shares of NASDAQ TSLA opened at $380.24 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.43 trillion, a P/E ratio of 352.07, a PEG ratio of 11.61 and a beta of 1.89. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $416.30 and its 200 day moving average is $426.27. 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.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TSLA has been the subject of several recent research reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. New Street Research boosted their target price on shares of Tesla from $520.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $520.00 price target on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Tigress Financial began coverage on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $550.00 price objective for the company. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of Tesla from $509.00 to $519.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Nineteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and nine have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Tesla presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $406.84.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Tesla news, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $445.40, for a total transaction of $26,724,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 577,031 shares in the company, valued at $257,009,607.40. This represents a 9.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 25,731 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $415.56, for a total value of $10,692,774.36. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 19,669 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,173,649.64. This represents a 56.68% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 87,995 shares of company stock worth $38,315,650. Corporate insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

Tesla News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Tesla is reportedly negotiating to buy about $2.9 billion of solar panel/cell manufacturing equipment from Chinese suppliers to scale U.S. solar production and support Elon Musk’s 100 GW U.S. solar target—this could accelerate Tesla Energy’s growth and Megapack/rooftop solar manufacturing plans. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Terafab and chip progress remain a strategic positive: Musk has signaled a major semiconductor initiative (Terafab) and Tesla is advancing next‑gen AI chips (AI5/AI6) with foundry partners—these moves support long‑term autonomy, Optimus robots and data‑center ambitions. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: A U.S. safety regulator recently closed a defect petition covering ~2.26M Tesla vehicles after finding no evidence of a safety‑related flaw—this removes one potential legal/regulatory overhang. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Market structure/clearing innovation: the SEC approved Nasdaq’s plan to allow tokenized trading of some high‑volume stocks (including the possibility for Tesla), which is noteworthy for market access but not an immediate earnings driver. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: NHTSA escalated its probe into Tesla’s Full Self‑Driving (FSD) software to a detailed engineering analysis after multiple crashes in reduced‑visibility conditions—heightened regulatory scrutiny raises recall, remediation and liability risks that hit investor sentiment. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: UBS cut Q1 delivery estimates and highlighted growing skepticism that the robotaxi story will meaningfully accelerate revenue soon—downgrades/estimate cuts increase short‑term downside risk for the stock. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Macro and sector weakness (soaring oil, inflation and pushback on near‑term rate cuts) has pressured high‑beta tech names, amplifying Tesla’s declines as investors rotate to defensives. Read More.

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.