Sepio Capital LP Buys 1,682 Shares of Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

Sepio Capital LP increased its position in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 52,148 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,682 shares during the period. Tesla accounts for about 0.7% of Sepio Capital LP’s holdings, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. Sepio Capital LP’s holdings in Tesla were worth $18,503,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. WP Advisors LLC raised its position in Tesla by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter. WP Advisors LLC now owns 3,437 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $1,219,000 after buying an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Planning Group LLC raised its position in Tesla by 8.1% in the third quarter. Strategic Planning Group LLC now owns 36,227 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $12,854,000 after acquiring an additional 2,719 shares in the last quarter. CMH Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Tesla by 5.0% in the 3rd quarter. CMH Wealth Management LLC now owns 15,478 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $5,492,000 after purchasing an additional 733 shares in the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management grew its position in Tesla by 0.6% during the third quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 109,061 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $38,696,000 after buying an additional 628 shares during the period. Finally, SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Tesla by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,192 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $6,455,000 after acquiring an additional 314 shares during the period. 66.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Tesla News

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Tesla beat third-quarter adjusted earnings expectations, reporting $0.48 per share versus the $0.45 consensus estimate, and generated approximately $1.5 billion in positive free cash flow. Tesla Surpasses Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Paid Full Self-Driving adoption exceeded 75% of North American deliveries, with subscriptions increasing 67% year over year. Investors view FSD, robotaxis, Optimus robots, and Megapack energy storage as potential long-term growth engines. Tesla’s FSD Subscriptions Surge
• Positive Sentiment: European sales reportedly strengthened, while Tesla is expanding its Cybercab robotaxi program beyond Austin and developing AI-based mapping from fleet data. These developments support the company’s autonomy narrative, although commercialization remains early. Tesla Europe Sales Surge
• Neutral Sentiment: Elon Musk called a SpaceX-Tesla merger a “good idea,” and both companies reportedly formed special committees to study a combination. Potential benefits include shared work in AI, chips, robotics, connectivity, and energy, but no transaction is certain. SpaceX-Tesla Merger Chatter
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts remain divided: Morgan Stanley raised its target to $410 with an equal-weight rating, while RBC maintained an outperform rating and a $480 target. Bullish forecasts depend heavily on successful autonomy and robotics execution.
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue was essentially flat year over year at about $28 billion, automotive revenue fell 3%, energy-generation and storage revenue declined 16%, and GAAP operating income dropped 56%. Refunds and other factors also clouded the reported margin improvement. Tesla Automotive and Energy Revenue Results
• Negative Sentiment: Tesla reduced its 2026 capital-expenditure outlook from more than $25 billion to approximately $20 billion after third-quarter spending trailed expectations. Investors worry the pullback could delay AI, robotics, and robotaxi ambitions. Tesla Spending Pullback
• Negative Sentiment: Tesla will refund Cybertruck deposits in Australia and New Zealand, signaling reduced regional ambitions for the troubled vehicle. Regulatory scrutiny of the Cybercab and delays in unsupervised FSD add further execution risk.
• Negative Sentiment: The broader Nasdaq sell-off, renewed doubts about AI spending returns, higher oil prices, and geopolitical tensions have pressured high-valuation technology stocks, including TSLA.

Tesla Stock Performance

Shares of Tesla stock traded down $2.36 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $372.22. The company had a trading volume of 34,679,783 shares, compared to its average volume of 36,818,196. The stock has a market cap of $1.47 trillion, a PE ratio of 409.04, a P/E/G ratio of 23.78 and a beta of 1.92. Tesla, Inc. has a 1-year low of $297.38 and a 1-year high of $498.83. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $364.01 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $377.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 1.55.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 21st. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.02. Tesla had a return on equity of 3.03% and a net margin of 3.11%. The business had revenue of $28.05 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $28.06 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.50 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down .2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 0.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have issued reports on the stock. BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on shares of Tesla in a report on Monday, August 17th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $442.00 price target on shares of Tesla and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Stifel Nicolaus set a $475.00 target price on shares of Tesla in a report on Thursday. KeyCorp raised shares of Tesla to a “sector weight” rating in a research report on Monday, September 28th. Finally, Guggenheim started coverage on Tesla in a research note on Monday, June 29th. They set a “neutral” rating on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-four have issued a Buy rating, twenty have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $408.61.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $360.13, for a total value of $938,498.78. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 25,972 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,353,296.36. This represents a 9.12% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. 19.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Tesla Company Profile

Tesla, Inc is an electric vehicle and clean energy company headquartered in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2003, the company designs, manufactures and sells electric vehicles, including the Model S, Model 3, Model X, Model Y and Cybertruck. Tesla also develops vehicle software, driver-assistance features and related services intended to support the operation and ownership of its vehicles.

Beyond automobiles, Tesla produces energy storage products for residential, commercial and utility-scale applications, including the Powerwall and Megapack.