Tesla, Inc. $TSLA Stock Acquired by Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC

Key Points

• Kingswood Wealth Advisors increased its Tesla stake by 10.6% in the third quarter, adding 4,284 shares to hold 44,685 shares valued at approximately $15.9 million.
• Tesla reported third-quarter earnings of $0.48 per share, slightly above estimates, while revenue was essentially flat year over year at $28.05 billion. Automotive and energy revenue declined, and operating income fell sharply.
• TSLA opened at $372.22, with analysts maintaining a broadly neutral outlook: the stock has a consensus “Hold” rating and an average price target of $408.61, despite long-term potential from autonomy, robotics and energy storage.

Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) by 10.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 44,685 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock after purchasing an additional 4,284 shares during the quarter. Tesla comprises approximately 0.6% of Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings, making the stock its 28th largest position. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings in Tesla were worth $15,855,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Peirce Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Tesla by 1.5% during the second quarter. Peirce Capital Management LLC now owns 1,657 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $697,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC NY boosted its position in shares of Tesla by 3.8% in the first quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC NY now owns 713 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $265,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares during the period. Phillip James Consulting Co. grew its stake in shares of Tesla by 8.7% in the first quarter. Phillip James Consulting Co. now owns 326 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $121,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Cadence Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Tesla by 4.7% in the first quarter. Cadence Wealth Management LLC now owns 580 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $216,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Crumly & Associates Inc. increased its position in Tesla by 0.6% during the second quarter. Crumly & Associates Inc. now owns 4,698 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $1,976,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 66.20% of the company's stock.

Tesla Stock Performance

TSLA opened at $372.22 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $1.47 trillion, a PE ratio of 409.04, a P/E/G ratio of 23.62 and a beta of 1.92. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. Tesla, Inc. has a 1 year low of $297.38 and a 1 year high of $498.83. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $364.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $377.39.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 21st. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $28.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $28.06 billion. Tesla had a return on equity of 3.03% and a net margin of 3.11%. Tesla's revenue was down .2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.50 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that Tesla, Inc. will post 0.71 EPS for the current year.

Key Tesla News

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Tesla beat third-quarter adjusted earnings expectations, reporting $0.48 per share versus the $0.45 consensus estimate, and generated approximately $1.5 billion in positive free cash flow. Tesla Surpasses Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Paid Full Self-Driving adoption exceeded 75% of North American deliveries, with subscriptions increasing 67% year over year. Investors view FSD, robotaxis, Optimus robots, and Megapack energy storage as potential long-term growth engines. Tesla’s FSD Subscriptions Surge
• Positive Sentiment: European sales reportedly strengthened, while Tesla is expanding its Cybercab robotaxi program beyond Austin and developing AI-based mapping from fleet data. These developments support the company’s autonomy narrative, although commercialization remains early. Tesla Europe Sales Surge
• Neutral Sentiment: Elon Musk called a SpaceX-Tesla merger a “good idea,” and both companies reportedly formed special committees to study a combination. Potential benefits include shared work in AI, chips, robotics, connectivity, and energy, but no transaction is certain. SpaceX-Tesla Merger Chatter
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts remain divided: Morgan Stanley raised its target to $410 with an equal-weight rating, while RBC maintained an outperform rating and a $480 target. Bullish forecasts depend heavily on successful autonomy and robotics execution.
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue was essentially flat year over year at about $28 billion, automotive revenue fell 3%, energy-generation and storage revenue declined 16%, and GAAP operating income dropped 56%. Refunds and other factors also clouded the reported margin improvement. Tesla Automotive and Energy Revenue Results
• Negative Sentiment: Tesla reduced its 2026 capital-expenditure outlook from more than $25 billion to approximately $20 billion after third-quarter spending trailed expectations. Investors worry the pullback could delay AI, robotics, and robotaxi ambitions. Tesla Spending Pullback
• Negative Sentiment: Tesla will refund Cybertruck deposits in Australia and New Zealand, signaling reduced regional ambitions for the troubled vehicle. Regulatory scrutiny of the Cybercab and delays in unsupervised FSD add further execution risk.
• Negative Sentiment: The broader Nasdaq sell-off, renewed doubts about AI spending returns, higher oil prices, and geopolitical tensions have pressured high-valuation technology stocks, including TSLA.

Insider Transactions at Tesla

In other Tesla news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $360.13, for a total value of $938,498.78. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 25,972 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,353,296.36. The trade was a 9.12% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. 20.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently commented on TSLA. UBS Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $425.00 target price (up from $391.00) on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Tesla from $400.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c-)" rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Monday, October 19th. Robert W. Baird set a $475.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Tesla from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Saturday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-four have assigned a Buy rating, twenty have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Tesla presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $408.61.

Tesla Company Profile

Tesla, Inc is an electric vehicle and clean energy company headquartered in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2003, the company designs, manufactures and sells electric vehicles, including the Model S, Model 3, Model X, Model Y and Cybertruck. Tesla also develops vehicle software, driver-assistance features and related services intended to support the operation and ownership of its vehicles.

Beyond automobiles, Tesla produces energy storage products for residential, commercial and utility-scale applications, including the Powerwall and Megapack.

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