BayBridge Capital Group LLC Raises Stake in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

BayBridge Capital Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 139.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,867 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,253 shares during the period. Tesla makes up 1.1% of BayBridge Capital Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest holding. BayBridge Capital Group LLC’s holdings in Tesla were worth $1,720,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in TSLA. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in shares of Tesla by 11.8% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 87,929 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $35,509,000 after acquiring an additional 9,293 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in Tesla by 21.2% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,317 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $2,147,000 after purchasing an additional 931 shares during the last quarter. Bison Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Tesla by 52.2% in the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 10,368 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $4,187,000 after purchasing an additional 3,558 shares in the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC increased its holdings in shares of Tesla by 34.2% in the 1st quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 259 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $67,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL lifted its holdings in shares of Tesla by 48.7% during the first quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 22,804 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $5,910,000 after purchasing an additional 7,469 shares in the last quarter. 66.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Tesla Stock Performance

NASDAQ:TSLA opened at $484.35 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 1.67 and a current ratio of 2.07. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $444.26 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $385.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.61 trillion, a PE ratio of 322.90, a P/E/G ratio of 12.26 and a beta of 1.87. Tesla, Inc. has a 52-week low of $214.25 and a 52-week high of $498.83.

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 the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.02. The firm 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 for the quarter was up 11.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.72 earnings per share. Analysts forecast that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current year.

More Tesla News

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street analyst upgrades and price‑target raises are supporting the rally — Deutsche Bank raised its target after strong delivery analysis and several brokers have lifted targets (some headlines cite targets as high as the low $500s). Deutsche Bank Price Target Hike Analysts Set $551 Target
• Positive Sentiment: Industry tech partners publicly praise Tesla’s FSD progress (Nvidia’s robotics chief complimented FSD v14), reinforcing the narrative that Tesla’s software/AI could unlock outsized future profits. Nvidia Praises FSD v14
• Neutral Sentiment: Driverless testing in Austin (including tests without safety drivers) is drawing Wall Street attention — this keeps the stock sensitive to any operational updates or regulatory comments but does not yet change fundamentals. Wall Street Attention on Austin Testing
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO Elon Musk posted a “joyful” edit to Tesla’s mission wording — a PR/branding move that can influence sentiment but is unlikely to materially affect near‑term fundamentals. Musk Edits Mission Wording
• Negative Sentiment: U.S. regulators opened a defect petition/investigation into ~179,000 Model 3 vehicles over hidden/unlabeled emergency door releases — this raises potential recall, remediation costs and reputational risk. Reuters: NHTSA Defect Petition
• Negative Sentiment: Reporting indicates Tesla’s Austin robotaxi operation is much smaller than public claims, raising execution and credibility questions around the timing/scale of commercial robotaxi rollout. NYT: Robotaxis Lag on Roads AOL: Project Smaller Than Claimed
• Negative Sentiment: Competition and regional demand softness: reports show Tesla’s European registrations have dropped while BYD’s European sales surge — this heightens margin and volume risk in a key market. Tesla European Sales Plunge

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,637 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief financial officer owned 13,757 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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 SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 1,391,615 shares in the company, valued at approximately $627,145,215.90. This represents a 3.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 19.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Dbs Bank upgraded Tesla to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. BNP Paribas lifted their price target on shares of Tesla from $307.00 to $313.00 in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Tesla from $483.00 to $508.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 17th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $444.00 target price on shares of Tesla and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, December 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and nine have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Tesla presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $414.50.

Tesla 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.