M&G PLC Grows Holdings in Tesla, Inc. $TSLA
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- Feb 17, 2026
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Key Points
M&G PLC raised its Tesla stake by 66.7% in Q3, adding 7,266 shares to hold 18,160 shares valued at about $8.081 million at quarter-end.
Analyst sentiment is mixed with a consensus rating of "Hold" and a mean price target of $408.09 (18 Buys, 14 Holds, 9 Sells), indicating no clear bullish or bearish tilt.
Tesla beat quarterly estimates with $0.50 EPS versus $0.45 expected and $24.90B revenue (down 3.1% YoY), but trades at a high valuation (market cap ~$1.57T; P/E ~386.5). Tesla P/E Hits 400: 2 Reasons It's Still a Buy, 1 to Avoid
TSLA stock opened at $417.44 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $443.79 and a 200 day moving average price of $416.12. The company has a quick ratio of 1.77, a current ratio of 2.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The stock has a market cap of $1.57 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 386.52, a PEG ratio of 14.69 and a beta of 1.86. Tesla, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $214.25 and a fifty-two week high of $498.83.
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $24.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $24.75 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.73 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,637 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief financial officer owned 13,757 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,107,145.01. The trade was a 16.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $445.40, for a total value of $26,724,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 577,031 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $257,009,607.40. This trade represents a 9.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 119,457 shares of company stock valued at $53,501,145. 19.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
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