Rose Capital Advisors LLC Makes New $872,000 Investment in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

Key Points

• Rose Capital Advisors acquired 2,074 Tesla shares worth approximately $872,000 in the second quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 66.2% of Tesla’s stock.
• Tesla’s latest quarterly results showed revenue of $28.24 billion, ahead of expectations, but earnings per share of $0.33 missed the $0.50 consensus estimate. The stock trades at a high valuation, with a price-to-earnings ratio above 332.
• MarketBeat’s analyst consensus remains “Hold”, with an average price target of $414.68; Tesla’s CFO also sold 2,606 shares for about $938,000 to cover tax obligations on vested equity awards.

Rose Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 2,074 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock, valued at approximately $872,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Schuylkill Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Tesla in the second quarter valued at $57,000. Compass Financial Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Tesla during the 2nd quarter worth $2,490,000. NI Acquisitions Company LLC acquired a new position in shares of Tesla during the 2nd quarter worth $215,000. NBH Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Tesla in the 2nd quarter worth about $1,378,000. Finally, AlphaGrep UK Ltd acquired a new stake in Tesla in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,160,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.20% of the company's stock.

More Tesla News

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Tesla is reportedly preparing to enter Vietnam through a newly registered subsidiary authorized to import, distribute and sell vehicles. The move opens a potential growth market in Southeast Asia. Tesla sets up Vietnam unit, registration filing shows
• Positive Sentiment: Tesla has regained approximately 52% of the U.S. EV market through August as Ford, GM and other traditional automakers scale back their electric-vehicle efforts. However, Tesla’s own sales reportedly remain lower year over year, limiting the significance of the share gain. Tesla Is Reclaiming the U.S. EV Market as Legacy Automakers Retreat
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Elon Musk says Tesla could ship as many as one million Optimus humanoid robots in 2027. Repeat orders from Tesla for Virtuix’s Omni One Enterprise systems, used in the Optimus program, provide some evidence of ongoing development, although revenue estimates remain highly speculative. Elon Musk Says Optimus Will Ship to Customers in 2027
• Positive Sentiment: Tesla confirmed an October 1 unveiling for its long-delayed next-generation Roadster, potentially featuring SpaceX-related thruster technology. The event could renew attention around Tesla’s product pipeline, but investors may want production timing rather than another prototype demonstration. Tesla Roadster reveal date
• Neutral Sentiment: A software update will allow supervised FSD to intervene and steer when an imminent collision is detected, even if the driver has not enabled full self-driving. The feature could improve safety, but expanded vehicle intervention may also increase regulatory and liability scrutiny. Tesla active safety software update
• Negative Sentiment: Musk endorsed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s call for caution or a slowdown in AI development. Investors viewed the comments as complicating Tesla’s narrative that AI, autonomy and robotics will drive substantial future value. Tesla Stock Drops as Musk Adds to the Chorus of AI Concern
• Negative Sentiment: Reports and commentary raised concerns about Cybercab execution, intensifying competition in China, Tesla’s declining quarterly deliveries and alleged lack of transparency surrounding a fatal Arizona crash involving automated-driving technology. These issues add to regulatory, reputational and commercialization risks. Tesla Cybercab analysis

Insider Activity at Tesla

In other news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $360.13, for a total transaction of $938,498.78. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 25,972 shares in the company, valued at $9,353,296.36. This represents a 9.12% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. 19.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Tesla Price Performance

Tesla stock opened at $358.97 on Tuesday. Tesla, Inc. has a 1 year low of $297.38 and a 1 year high of $498.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a current ratio of 1.94. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $352.49 and a 200 day moving average price of $380.90. The company has a market cap of $1.42 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 332.38, a PEG ratio of 18.45 and a beta of 1.84.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.50 by ($0.17). The company had revenue of $28.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $26.42 billion. Tesla had a return on equity of 3.82% and a net margin of 3.67%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 25.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.33 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 0.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TSLA has been the subject of a number of research reports. UBS Group set a $460.00 target price on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Erste Group Bank upgraded shares of Tesla from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, June 5th. HSBC reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Monday, June 15th. William Blair restated a "market perform" rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane lowered Tesla from a "hold" rating to an "underperform" rating in a research note on Friday, June 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $414.68.

Tesla Company Profile

Tesla, Inc is an American technology and automotive company that designs, develops, manufactures and sells electric vehicles and related energy products. Its vehicle lineup has included the Model S, Model 3, Model X, Model Y and Cybertruck, along with commercial and specialty products such as the Tesla Semi.

The company also develops energy-generation and storage products, including solar panels, solar roofing systems and battery storage solutions for residential, commercial and utility customers.

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