First Trust Advisors LP Has $379.01 Million Holdings in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA
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- Mar 07, 2026
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Key Points
First Trust Advisors LP boosted its Tesla stake by 17.5% in Q3 to 852,233 shares, worth about $379.01 million.
Tesla's near‑term outlook is mixed — positives (higher oil prices, stronger Europe registrations, a Bank of America buy call) are offset by competitive risks (BYD's ultra‑fast charging) and a ~37% UK sales drop; analysts' consensus is a Hold with an average target of $406.84. Tesla’s 2026 May Hinge on a March 9 Outcome
TSLA opened at $396.73 on Friday. Tesla, Inc. has a 1-year low of $214.25 and a 1-year high of $498.83. The company has a market cap of $1.49 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 367.34, a PEG ratio of 11.99 and a beta of 1.89. The company's fifty day moving average price is $425.17 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $422.66. The company has a current ratio of 2.16, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08.
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.05. Tesla had a net margin of 4.00% and a return on equity of 4.86%. The firm had revenue of $24.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $24.75 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.73 earnings per share. The business's revenue was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Tesla news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,637 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $443.93, for a total transaction of $1,170,643.41. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 13,757 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,107,145.01. The trade was a 16.09% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $450.66, for a total value of $25,606,501.20. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 1,391,615 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $627,145,215.90. This trade represents a 3.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 145,188 shares of company stock worth $64,193,919 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 19.90% of the company's stock.
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