Cane Capital Partners LLC Takes $5.09 Million Position in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

Cane Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 11,323 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock, valued at approximately $5,092,000. Tesla comprises 2.0% of Cane Capital Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 13th largest holding.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Chapman Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Tesla in the second quarter valued at $26,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Tesla in the third quarter valued at $29,000. CoreFirst Bank & Trust purchased a new position in shares of Tesla in the second quarter valued at $30,000. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Tesla in the third quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Texas Capital Bancshares Inc TX purchased a new position in shares of Tesla in the third quarter valued at $31,000. Institutional investors own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on TSLA shares. Tigress Financial started coverage on shares of Tesla in a report on Thursday, February 12th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $550.00 target price for the company. Bank of America assumed coverage on shares of Tesla in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $460.00 target price for the company. Glj Research reaffirmed a “sell” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Monday, March 30th. President Capital dropped their price objective on shares of Tesla from $500.00 to $424.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $405.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Nineteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and ten have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $400.44.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 25,809 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $359.33, for a total transaction of $9,273,947.97. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 33,860 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,166,913.80. The trade was a 43.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,264 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $397.03, for a total transaction of $898,875.92. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 18,106 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,188,625.18. This represents a 11.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 53,804 shares of company stock valued at $20,865,598 over the last three months. Insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

Tesla Stock Down 1.7%

NASDAQ TSLA opened at $346.65 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.77, a current ratio of 2.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The company has a fifty day moving average of $397.73 and a two-hundred day moving average of $426.55. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.30 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 320.97, a PEG ratio of 10.69 and a beta of 1.91. Tesla, Inc. has a 52 week low of $217.80 and a 52 week high of $498.83.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $24.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.75 billion. Tesla had a net margin of 4.00% and a return on equity of 4.86%. Tesla’s quarterly revenue was down 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.73 earnings per share. On average, analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current year.

Key Tesla News

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Large buyer interest from ARK/Cathie Wood — ARK funds bought roughly $14M of TSLA during the post-earnings dip, providing demand support amid the selloff. ARK Invest Buys TSLA
• Positive Sentiment: Regulatory relief — U.S. safety regulators closed the probe into Tesla’s “Actually Smart Summon” feature, removing a legal/regulatory overhang. NHTSA Closes Probe
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic supply tie-ins: Intel’s Terafab project (announced partners include SpaceX, Tesla and xAI) signals potential long-term silicon supply for Tesla’s autonomy and compute needs — a structural positive for self-driving/AI ambitions. Intel Terafab Article
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed geographic demand: registrations jumped sharply in some markets (Germany, South Korea, U.K.), but strength is uneven — positive for revenue diversification but not enough to offset global weakness. Germany Registrations
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings calendar and volatility — with April earnings looming (mid-late April), traders are positioning ahead of management’s update on inventory, deliveries and margins; that amplifies intraday moves. Earnings Loom
• Negative Sentiment: Q1 delivery shortfall and weaker energy deployments — Tesla reported Q1 deliveries below estimates (358,023 vs. ~366k expected) and softer energy numbers, a primary trigger for today’s selling pressure. Delivery Miss
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst cuts & heavy bearish notes — several firms cut targets or turned more bearish after the delivery miss; JPMorgan’s note warning of much greater downside has been a headline driver for sellers. JPMorgan Bear Call
• Negative Sentiment: Inventory and free‑cash‑flow concerns — multiple reports highlight record levels of unsold vehicles and rising inventories, increasing scrutiny on near-term margins and FCF. Inventory Pressure
• Negative Sentiment: Macro/structural uncertainty: speculation around a large SpaceX/xAI IPO and Elon Musk’s attention split raises concerns that capital flows and investor focus could rotate away from Tesla. SpaceX IPO Risk

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.