Birinyi Associates Inc Has $2.99 Million Stock Position in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

Birinyi Associates Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 348.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,730 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after buying an additional 5,230 shares during the period. Tesla makes up about 0.8% of Birinyi Associates Inc’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest position. Birinyi Associates Inc’s holdings in Tesla were worth $2,993,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Tesla by 68.4% in the third quarter. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 13,183 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $5,863,000 after acquiring an additional 5,353 shares during the last quarter. Nordwand Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Tesla during the third quarter valued at approximately $271,000. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in Tesla by 45.6% in the third quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 23,665 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $10,707,000 after acquiring an additional 7,410 shares during the last quarter. WPG Advisers LLC raised its holdings in shares of Tesla by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. WPG Advisers LLC now owns 1,335 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $594,000 after buying an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Tesla by 4.1% in the third quarter. Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 3,185 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $1,416,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently commented on TSLA. President Capital decreased their target price on shares of Tesla from $529.00 to $517.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Dbs Bank upgraded Tesla to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on Tesla from $470.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 19th. Industrial Alliance Securities set a $300.00 target price on shares of Tesla in a report on Monday, October 13th. Finally, Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $500.00 target price on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and eight have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $410.46.

Key Stories 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?

Tesla Price Performance

NASDAQ:TSLA opened at $431.44 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 2.07 and a quick ratio of 1.67. Tesla, Inc. has a 1 year low of $214.25 and a 1 year high of $498.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.43 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 287.63, a PEG ratio of 7.13 and a beta of 1.83. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $442.96 and a 200-day simple moving average of $401.85.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $28.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $24.98 billion. Tesla had a return on equity of 6.61% and a net margin of 5.51%.The company’s quarterly revenue 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. Equities analysts forecast that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,637 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 8th. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $6,107,145.01. This represents a 16.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 577,031 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $257,009,607.40. This represents a 9.42% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 119,457 shares of company stock valued at $53,501,145 over the last three months. 19.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.