Sei Investments Co. Has $557.51 Million Stake in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

Sei Investments Co. raised its holdings in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 17.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,499,674 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after purchasing an additional 217,850 shares during the quarter. Tesla makes up about 0.5% of Sei Investments Co.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest position. Sei Investments Co.’s holdings in Tesla were worth $557,508,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Networth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Tesla during the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Chapman Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in Tesla during the 2nd quarter worth about $26,000. Davidson Capital Management Inc. increased its position in Tesla by 79.4% in the 4th quarter. Davidson Capital Management Inc. now owns 61 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Friedenthal Financial raised its stake in shares of Tesla by 66.7% in the first quarter. Friedenthal Financial now owns 75 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Prism Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Tesla during the fourth quarter worth approximately $30,000. Institutional investors own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Key Tesla News

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Tesla’s Q2 revenue beat estimates, supported by strong deliveries and record quarterly sales momentum, which helps the long-term growth narrative. Compared to Estimates, Tesla (TSLA) Q2 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
• Positive Sentiment: Management continues to highlight robotaxi expansion and broader AI/autonomy ambitions, which keeps speculative upside in focus for investors looking beyond the auto business. Tesla expands robotaxi service to Orlando, Tampa ahead of earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and traders are awaiting the earnings call for more detail on margins, cash flow, FSD adoption, and the timing of Cybercab/Optimus commercialization. Tesla set to report second-quarter results after the bell
• Negative Sentiment: Earnings per share missed expectations, margins shrank, and free cash flow turned negative, reinforcing investor concerns that Tesla’s growth is coming with heavier cost pressure than expected. Elon Musk’s Tesla posts cash burn as capex surges on AI, robotaxi push
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy AI and robotaxi spending, plus signs that some production timelines are slipping, are increasing scrutiny on whether Tesla can justify its valuation with near-term earnings. Tesla spending skyrockets as Cybercab, Semi, Megapack production timeline slips

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $450.00, for a total value of $1,350,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 18,106 shares in the company, valued at $8,147,700. This trade represents a 14.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 26,409 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $378.11, for a total value of $9,985,506.99. Following the sale, the director directly owned 48,399 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,300,145.89. This trade represents a 35.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders sold 32,015 shares of company stock worth $12,383,640. 19.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. BNP Paribas Exane cut shares of Tesla from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price objective on Tesla from $420.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. BTIG Research lowered Tesla to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Glj Research restated a “sell” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Tuesday. Twenty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Tesla has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $415.45.

Tesla Trading Down 1.3%

TSLA opened at $374.01 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $405.39 and a 200 day simple moving average of $404.00. Tesla, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $297.82 and a fifty-two week high of $498.83. The company has a market cap of $1.40 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 343.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 12.72 and a beta of 1.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 2.04 and a quick ratio of 1.62.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50 by ($0.17). Tesla had a net margin of 3.95% and a return on equity of 4.89%. The business had revenue of $28.24 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $26.42 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.33 earnings per share. Tesla’s revenue was up 25.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Tesla, Inc. will post 1.34 earnings per share for the current 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.