Tesla, Inc. $TSLA Stock Acquired by Robeco Schweiz AG

Robeco Schweiz AG increased its position in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA – Free Report) by 10.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 50,058 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock after purchasing 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.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of TSLA. MN Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Tesla by 2.6% during the third quarter. MN Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,530 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $898,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Tarbox Family Office Inc. bought a new stake in Tesla during the third quarter valued at $222,000. Brucke Financial Inc. increased its stake in Tesla by 0.9% during the third quarter. Brucke Financial Inc. now owns 3,606 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $1,279,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. BG Investment Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Tesla by 365.6% during the third quarter. BG Investment Services LLC now owns 9,555 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $3,390,000 after purchasing an additional 7,503 shares during the period. Finally, Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI raised its holdings in shares of Tesla by 6.2% during the third quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 96,761 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $34,332,000 after purchasing an additional 5,681 shares during the period. 66.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Tesla

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.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

TSLA has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $420.00 price target on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday, July 27th. BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday, August 17th. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Tesla from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $425.00 price objective (up from $391.00) on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Tigress Financial started coverage on shares of Tesla in a report on Thursday. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-four have assigned a Buy rating, twenty have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $408.61.

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Tesla Price Performance

TSLA opened at $372.22 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $364.01 and its 200 day moving average price is $377.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 1.39. The stock has a market cap of $1.47 trillion, a P/E ratio of 409.04, a P/E/G ratio of 23.62 and a beta of 1.92. Tesla, Inc. has a 12 month low of $297.38 and a 12 month high of $498.83.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 21st. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $28.06 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.50 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down .2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 0.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Tesla

In related news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $360.13, for a total transaction of $938,498.78. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 25,972 shares in the company, valued at $9,353,296.36. The trade was a 9.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Company insiders own 20.00% of the company’s stock.

About Tesla

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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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