Tesla, Inc. $TSLA Shares Sold by KG&L Capital Management LLC

KG&L Capital Management LLC reduced its position in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 23.8% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 12,180 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after selling 3,798 shares during the quarter. Tesla makes up 1.4% of KG&L Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. KG&L Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Tesla were worth $5,417,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TSLA. Greystone Financial Group LLC grew its position in Tesla by 5.5% in the third quarter. Greystone Financial Group LLC now owns 1,777 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $790,000 after acquiring an additional 92 shares during the period. CWA Asset Management Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Tesla by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 29,737 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $13,225,000 after purchasing an additional 458 shares during the period. Greenspring Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Tesla during the 3rd quarter worth about $280,000. Capstone Capital LLC acquired a new position in Tesla in the third quarter valued at about $206,000. Finally, LS Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Tesla by 37.1% in the 3rd quarter. LS Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,688 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $1,195,000 after purchasing an additional 728 shares during the last quarter. 66.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $450.66, for a total value of $25,606,501.20. Following the transaction, the director owned 1,391,615 shares in the company, valued at approximately $627,145,215.90. This trade represents a 3.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,637 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $443.93, for a total value of $1,170,643.41. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 13,757 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,107,145.01. This represents a 16.09% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 119,457 shares of company stock valued at $53,501,145. 19.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Tesla Stock Performance

NASDAQ:TSLA opened at $431.50 on Thursday. Tesla, Inc. has a twelve month low of $214.25 and a twelve month high of $498.83. The company has a market capitalization of $1.44 trillion, a P/E ratio of 287.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.93 and a beta of 1.83. The company has a current ratio of 2.07, a quick ratio of 1.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $444.60 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $393.78.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $28.10 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.98 billion. Tesla had a return on equity of 6.61% and a net margin of 5.51%.The business’s revenue was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.72 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts expect that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently commented on TSLA. Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday, November 17th. Morgan Stanley set a $425.00 target price on Tesla and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Sunday, December 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “sell” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday. China Renaissance increased their price target on Tesla from $349.00 to $380.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, CICC Research raised their price objective on shares of Tesla from $450.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and nine have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $408.54.

Key Stories Impacting Tesla

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: New Street Research raised its price target to $600 and reiterated a Buy, signaling some sell‑side conviction that Tesla still has meaningful upside despite recent setbacks. New Street Research lifts Tesla to $600
• Positive Sentiment: Tactical demand support in China: Tesla is offering zero‑interest loans on Model 3 and Y to try to regain market share in its largest growth market — a near‑term lever to stabilize deliveries. Tesla offers zero-interest loans in China
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed management tone on competition: Elon Musk downplays an immediate Nvidia threat but admits competitive Nvidia tech could be relevant in several years — this tempers panic but raises uncertainty on timing of risk. Musk on Nvidia competition
• Negative Sentiment: Nvidia’s Alpamayo and broader push into open autonomous‑driving AI is being viewed as an existential competitive threat to Tesla’s FSD/robotaxi lead; this has triggered ETF/stock selling and renewed skepticism about Tesla’s AI moat. Nvidia Alpamayo rattles Tesla
• Negative Sentiment: Demand weakness / delivery misses: Tesla’s 2025 deliveries fell and Q4 shipments missed some expectations (China, UK, Germany softness), reinforcing concerns about market share loss to rivals like BYD and pressuring near‑term revenue/margin outlooks. Delivery declines and analyst concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst divergence and downgrades: multiple firms (UBS, JPMorgan, DZ Bank, HSBC among others) have issued cautious to sell views citing valuation and execution risk, increasing volatility around earnings. DZ Bank sell rating
• Negative Sentiment: Insider and execution noise: Director James Murdoch sold 60,000 shares (SEC filing), and reports of trademark/robotics setbacks add to short‑term sentiment pressure. Murdoch insider sale filing
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory risk: a U.S. lawmaker is readying a bill to require manual door releases — a potential headwind for Tesla’s EV design choices and a new regulatory overhang. Door-handle safety bill

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.