Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. Has $4.61 Million Stock Holdings in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. raised its holdings in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 82.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 10,363 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,685 shares during the quarter. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd.’s holdings in Tesla were worth $4,609,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Chapman Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Tesla during the second quarter worth approximately $26,000. LGT Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in Tesla in the 2nd quarter valued at $29,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Tesla during the third quarter worth $29,000. CoreFirst Bank & Trust acquired a new position in shares of Tesla during the second quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, ESL Trust Services LLC increased its position in Tesla by 1,900.0% in the second quarter. ESL Trust Services LLC now owns 100 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares during the period. 66.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Tesla Stock Down 0.2%

NASDAQ:TSLA opened at $437.50 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $1.46 trillion, a PE ratio of 291.67, a PEG ratio of 7.44 and a beta of 1.83. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $443.36 and a 200 day simple moving average of $400.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 1.67 and a current ratio of 2.07. Tesla, Inc. has a 52-week low of $214.25 and a 52-week high of $498.83.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $28.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $24.98 billion. Tesla had a net margin of 5.51% and a return on equity of 6.61%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.72 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Tesla News

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Dojo/AI chip revival — Elon Musk says Tesla is restarting Dojo 3 after progress on the AI5 chip, which supports the company’s long-term autonomy and robotaxi ambitions and could improve software moat and margins. Tesla Set to Restart AI Supercomputer Project
• Positive Sentiment: Autonomy capability — Tesla asserts AI4-powered cars can reach unsupervised self-driving without hardware upgrades, supporting faster fleet monetization and lower upgrade capex. This bolsters the revenue case for software/subscription and robotaxi. AI4-powered cars unsupervised driving
• Positive Sentiment: Canada and tariff dynamics — Canada’s decision to cut tariffs on China-made EVs puts Tesla (with an existing Shanghai supply chain and sales network) in an early advantageous position to grow market share there. Tesla poised to be early winner as Canada opens door to Chinese-made EVs
• Neutral Sentiment: Upcoming earnings/call — Q4 results and the Jan. 28 call are the next major catalysts where management must quantify progress on robotaxis, Dojo, and margins. Market will react to guidance and delivery commentary. Should You Buy Tesla Stock Before Jan. 28?
• Neutral Sentiment: Operational/PR noise — Musk’s social-media back-and-forth (Ryanair poll/jabs) continue to generate headlines but are unlikely to change fundamentals; treat as sentiment noise. Elon Musk asks followers if he should buy Ryanair
• Negative Sentiment: Market/AI sell-off pressure — Tesla is sliding with broader AI/Magnificent Seven weakness today, which is depressing multiples for high-growth, AI-exposed names even when company fundamentals are improving. Tesla Stock Drops With Market. Musk Goes Big On AI Chips.
• Negative Sentiment: FSD policy change and competition — Tesla will end free FSD transfers March 31 and push subscriptions; that may boost recurring revenue but risks customer pushback and lower resale value of FSD-equipped used cars. At the same time, rivals and BYD’s strong sales growth tighten the competitive backdrop. Free FSD transfer ends

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TSLA has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group reissued a “sell” rating and set a $307.00 price target (up from $247.00) on shares of Tesla in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Melius Research set a $520.00 target price on Tesla and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 13th. New Street Research increased their price target on shares of Tesla from $520.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and set a $500.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a report on Thursday, January 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and nine have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $410.20.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, 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 in the company, valued at $6,107,145.01. This represents a 16.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares of the firm’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 completion of the transaction, the director owned 1,391,615 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $627,145,215.90. The trade was a 3.92% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 119,457 shares of company stock valued at $53,501,145 in the last three months. 19.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Tesla Company 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.