CoreCap Advisors LLC Buys 1,780 Shares of Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

CoreCap Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 5.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 33,559 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,780 shares during the period. CoreCap Advisors LLC’s holdings in Tesla were worth $14,925,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC raised its stake in Tesla by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC now owns 6,558 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $2,916,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares during the period. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC raised its position in shares of Tesla by 0.8% in the third quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC now owns 3,118 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $1,387,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the period. KRS Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Tesla by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. KRS Capital Management LLC now owns 2,035 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $905,000 after buying an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. DecisionMap Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Tesla by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. DecisionMap Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,533 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $1,126,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the period. Finally, Lakeridge Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Tesla by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Lakeridge Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,585 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $1,149,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TSLA has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. BNP Paribas Exane initiated coverage on Tesla in a report on Thursday, October 16th. They issued an “underperform” rating and a $307.00 price target for the company. New Street Research raised their target price on Tesla from $520.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Bank of America lifted their target price on Tesla from $341.00 to $471.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Truist Financial lowered their price target on shares of Tesla from $444.00 to $439.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 2nd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and nine have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $408.54.

More Tesla News

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: New Street (and some other bulls) raised their price target and reiterated a long‑term autonomy lead, providing a constructive counterpoint to recent weakness. New Street lifts TSLA to $600
• Positive Sentiment: Wedbush’s Dan Ives and other bullish analysts argue Tesla’s AI/energy optionality and brand still justify holding — a sentiment that supports buyers on weakness. Wedbush upbeat on Tesla
• Positive Sentiment: Large institutional flows (UBS AM materially increased its Q3 stake) signal continued conviction from major asset managers and provide a bid under the stock. Quiver quant: institutional moves
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusually high January options volume reflects positioning ahead of Tesla’s late‑January earnings — raises near‑term volatility but isn’t a directionally predictive signal. Options volume spike analysis
• Neutral Sentiment: Elon Musk reiterated that achieving “true” unsupervised full self‑driving will require very large real‑world datasets (he cited ~10 billion miles), underlining a long‑dated timeline for robotaxi profits. Musk on FSD mileage needs
• Neutral Sentiment: Shareholder governance/compensation votes at Tesla’s meeting signaled investors are asserting oversight — important for long‑term governance risk but not an immediate earnings driver. Proxy vote coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive threat from Nvidia’s Alpamayo and broader AI push has investors rethinking Tesla’s autonomy moat; several articles tie recent share weakness to Nvidia’s CES moves. Nvidia competition coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Tesla’s vehicle deliveries declined in 2025 and Q4 missed expectations in several regions — concrete demand and market‑share headwinds that pressure near‑term revenue and margin outlooks. Delivery miss coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple sell/reduce ratings and price‑target cuts (UBS reiterated a Sell, Truist trimmed its PT) amplify downside risk and headline volatility. UBS reiterates Sell
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling by director James Murdoch (SEC filing) and high‑profile bearish takes (e.g., Gordon Johnson’s extreme low target) weigh on sentiment and can deepen pullbacks. SEC filing: Murdoch sale Gordon Johnson $25 target

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $450.66, for a total transaction of $25,606,501.20. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 1,391,615 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $627,145,215.90. This trade represents a 3.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, 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 value of $1,170,643.41. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 13,757 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,107,145.01. The trade was a 16.09% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 119,457 shares of company stock worth $53,501,145. 19.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Tesla Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:TSLA opened at $435.80 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $444.51 and its 200-day moving average price is $394.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 2.07 and a quick ratio of 1.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.45 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 290.53, a PEG ratio of 6.93 and a beta of 1.83. Tesla, Inc. has a one year low of $214.25 and a one year 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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.02. Tesla had a net margin of 5.51% and a return on equity of 6.61%. The company had revenue of $28.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.98 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.72 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.