NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC Boosts Holdings in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC lifted its position in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 23.2% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 15,748 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,969 shares during the quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC’s holdings in Tesla were worth $6,820,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of TSLA. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in Tesla by 11.8% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 87,929 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $35,509,000 after buying an additional 9,293 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Tesla by 21.2% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,317 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $2,147,000 after buying an additional 931 shares during the last quarter. Bison Wealth LLC raised its holdings in Tesla by 52.2% in the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 10,368 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $4,187,000 after acquiring an additional 3,558 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in Tesla by 9.1% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 12,135 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $3,855,000 after buying an additional 1,011 shares during the period. Finally, AGP Franklin LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Tesla by 21.2% during the 2nd quarter. AGP Franklin LLC now owns 4,861 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $1,544,000 after acquiring an additional 851 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Tesla

In related news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,637 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $443.93, for a total value of $1,170,643.41. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 13,757 shares in the company, valued at $6,107,145.01. The trade was a 16.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $450.66, for a total value of $25,606,501.20. Following the sale, the director owned 1,391,615 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $627,145,215.90. This trade represents a 3.92% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 119,457 shares of company stock valued at $53,501,145 in the last quarter. Insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently weighed in on TSLA shares. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their target price on Tesla from $482.00 to $551.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 23rd. Dbs Bank raised shares of Tesla to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on Tesla from $470.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 19th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Tesla from $483.00 to $508.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 17th. Finally, Bank of America upped their price target on Tesla from $341.00 to $471.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and eight have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $410.46.

Tesla Stock Performance

TSLA stock opened at $431.44 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $442.96 and a 200 day simple moving average of $401.85. 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 company has a market capitalization of $1.43 trillion, a P/E ratio of 287.63, a PEG ratio of 7.13 and a beta of 1.83. Tesla, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $214.25 and a fifty-two week high of $498.83.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.02. Tesla had a return on equity of 6.61% and a net margin of 5.51%.The firm had revenue of $28.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $24.98 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.72 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Trending Headlines about 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?

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.