Stephens Consulting LLC Reduces Holdings in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

Stephens Consulting LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 45.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,314 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after selling 1,096 shares during the period. Stephens Consulting LLC’s holdings in Tesla were worth $584,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Chapman Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in Tesla during the second quarter valued at about $26,000. Chelsea Counsel Co. lifted its position in shares of Tesla by 59.7% during the 1st quarter. Chelsea Counsel Co. now owns 107 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. LGT Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Tesla during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. CoreFirst Bank & Trust purchased a new stake in Tesla in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, ESL Trust Services LLC raised its stake in Tesla by 1,900.0% during the 2nd quarter. ESL Trust Services LLC now owns 100 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on TSLA. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on shares of Tesla from $470.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 19th. Bank of America raised their price target on Tesla from $341.00 to $471.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Glj Research reiterated a “sell” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, HSBC reissued a “reduce” rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Monday, November 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and nine have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $414.50.

Key Headlines Impacting Tesla

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 1,391,615 shares in the company, valued at $627,145,215.90. The trade was a 3.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,637 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 13,757 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,107,145.01. The trade was a 16.09% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

Tesla Stock Performance

NASDAQ:TSLA opened at $484.35 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $1.61 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 322.90, a PEG ratio of 12.26 and a beta of 1.87. Tesla, Inc. has a 1 year low of $214.25 and a 1 year high of $498.83. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $444.26 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $385.32. 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 (NASDAQ:TSLA) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.02. Tesla had a net margin of 5.51% and a return on equity of 6.61%. The firm had revenue of $28.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.98 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.72 earnings per share. Tesla’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities 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.