QTR Family Wealth LLC Has $6.99 Million Stock Position in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

QTR Family Wealth LLC lifted its position in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 8.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 15,716 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,179 shares during the period. Tesla makes up approximately 3.3% of QTR Family Wealth LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. QTR Family Wealth LLC’s holdings in Tesla were worth $6,989,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Providence First Trust Co bought a new position in shares of Tesla during the third quarter worth $398,000. Birinyi Associates Inc raised its stake in Tesla by 348.7% during the 3rd quarter. Birinyi Associates Inc now owns 6,730 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $2,993,000 after buying an additional 5,230 shares during the period. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Tesla by 68.4% during the third quarter. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 13,183 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $5,863,000 after acquiring an additional 5,353 shares in the last quarter. Nordwand Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Tesla in the third quarter valued at about $271,000. Finally, Verdence Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Tesla by 45.6% in the third quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 23,665 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $10,707,000 after acquiring an additional 7,410 shares in the last quarter. 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: Lemonade will offer steep discounts (halving rates in some cases) for Tesla drivers using the Full Self-Driving/software assistant — this reduces ownership cost and could accelerate FSD adoption, lowering a friction point for buyers and supporting the long-term monetization thesis for Tesla’s autonomy stack. Lemonade to halve Tesla insurance rates for miles driven with software assistant
• Positive Sentiment: Traders cite fresh optimism around robotaxi timing, energy-storage deliveries and Tesla’s in‑house AI chip roadmap as reasons for today’s rebound — these narratives boost the long‑term optionality priced into TSLA. Tesla stock rebounds nearly 3% today: what’s driving the move?
• Positive Sentiment: Tesla reportedly revived its Dojo3 supercomputer effort — a visible recommitment to AI compute that underpins Full Self-Driving and robotaxi ambitions, reinforcing investor belief in high-margin software/AI upside. Tesla Just Revived Its Dojo3 Supercomputer. Does That Make TSLA Stock a Buy Here?
• Neutral Sentiment: Tesla will end free FSD transfers on March 31 — this could push more users to subscriptions (recurring revenue) but may also reduce perceived resale value or complicate used-car transactions. Tesla Says Free FSD Transfer Will End On March 31: Here’s How You Can Qualify
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary is polarized ahead of Q4 earnings — bullish narratives (autonomy/AI) compete with concerns about deliveries, margins and valuation, setting up potential for volatility around the report. Tesla Bulls vs. Bears Are Getting Loud Ahead of Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Handelsblatt/Reuters report Tesla cut roughly 1,700 staff at the Berlin Gigafactory — a negative near-term signal about production staffing and local execution that could affect supply/delivery cadence and investor sentiment. Tesla reduces Berlin staff by 1,700, Handelsblatt reports
• Negative Sentiment: CEO-related headlines (polls about buying Ryanair, past concerns about potential share sales) continue to generate volatility and occasional investor worry that Musk’s outside activities could trigger distraction or the need to sell TSLA stock in the future. Do Tesla Investors Have To Worry About Elon Musk Selling Stock?

Insider Activity at Tesla

In other Tesla news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,637 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 13,757 shares in the company, valued at $6,107,145.01. This trade represents a 16.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $445.40, for a total value of $26,724,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 577,031 shares in the company, valued at $257,009,607.40. This trade represents a 9.42% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 119,457 shares of company stock valued at $53,501,145. Insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TSLA has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. BNP Paribas Exane lifted their price objective on Tesla from $307.00 to $313.00 in a report on Monday, December 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $500.00 price target on shares of Tesla in a research note on Friday, January 2nd. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Tesla from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 25th. DZ Bank reaffirmed a “sell” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Barclays reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and eight have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Tesla has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $410.46.

Tesla Stock Up 2.9%

Tesla stock opened at $431.44 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $442.96 and a 200 day simple moving average of $401.85. The company has a current ratio of 2.07, a quick ratio of 1.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. Tesla, Inc. has a 1-year low of $214.25 and a 1-year high of $498.83. The company has a market cap of $1.43 trillion, a P/E ratio of 287.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.13 and a beta of 1.83.

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