Robeco Schweiz AG Acquires 4,744 Shares of Tesla, Inc. $TSLA

Robeco Schweiz AG boosted its holdings in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) by 10.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 50,058 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after buying an additional 4,744 shares during the period. Robeco Schweiz AG’s holdings in Tesla were worth $17,761,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of Tesla by 2.4% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 117,456,756 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $49,402,312,000 after acquiring an additional 2,761,298 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new position in shares of Tesla during the 2nd quarter valued at $8,535,612,000. Amundi lifted its holdings in shares of Tesla by 14.0% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 22,174,884 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $8,243,513,000 after acquiring an additional 2,727,141 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new position in shares of Tesla during the 2nd quarter valued at $6,083,630,000. Finally, Bamco Inc. NY boosted its position in Tesla by 5.0% during the 2nd quarter. Bamco Inc. NY now owns 12,524,752 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $5,267,911,000 after purchasing an additional 591,243 shares during the period. 66.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Tesla

In related news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 shares of Tesla 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 completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 25,972 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,353,296.36. The trade was a 9.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders own 20.00% of the company’s stock.

Tesla Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ TSLA opened at $372.22 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 1.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. Tesla, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $297.38 and a fifty-two week high of $498.83. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $364.01 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $377.39. The firm has a market cap of $1.47 trillion, a PE ratio of 409.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 23.62 and a beta of 1.92.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently issued reports on TSLA. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $442.00 price target on Tesla and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets started coverage on Tesla in a research report on Monday, August 17th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. Barclays upgraded Tesla from an “outperform” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $400.00 target price (up from $350.00) on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday, October 12th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, October 1st. 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 given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $408.61.

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.

About Tesla

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.