Inscription Capital LLC Acquires 1,571 Shares of Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

Inscription Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 9.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 18,164 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,571 shares during the quarter. Tesla comprises 0.9% of Inscription Capital LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest holding. Inscription Capital LLC’s holdings in Tesla were worth $8,078,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in TSLA. Chapman Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Tesla in the second quarter worth $26,000. LGT Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Tesla in the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Tesla during the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. CoreFirst Bank & Trust bought a new position in shares of Tesla during the 2nd quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, ESL Trust Services LLC grew its position in shares of Tesla by 1,900.0% during the second quarter. ESL Trust Services LLC now owns 100 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. 66.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Tesla Stock Up 2.9%

Shares of TSLA opened at $431.44 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.67, a current ratio of 2.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The business has a fifty day moving average of $442.96 and a 200 day moving average of $401.85. The company has a market cap of $1.43 trillion, a PE ratio of 287.63, a P/E/G ratio of 7.13 and a beta of 1.83. Tesla, Inc. has a 52-week low of $214.25 and a 52-week high of $498.83.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share 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 net margin of 5.51% and a return on equity of 6.61%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.72 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current year.

Key Headlines Impacting Tesla

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 business’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 transaction of $1,170,643.41. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 13,757 shares in the company, valued at $6,107,145.01. The trade was a 16.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of the 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 completion of the sale, the director owned 577,031 shares in the company, valued at approximately $257,009,607.40. The trade was a 9.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 worth $53,501,145. Insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TSLA has been the subject of a number of research reports. Industrial Alliance Securities set a $300.00 price target on Tesla in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. DZ Bank reissued a “sell” rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. William Blair restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Friday, January 2nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $425.00 price objective on shares of Tesla and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Sunday, December 7th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and eight have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $410.46.

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.