Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) - Analysts at Wedbush decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Tesla in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 23rd. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now anticipates that the electric vehicle producer will post earnings per share of $0.28 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.50. Wedbush has a "Outperform" rating and a $350.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Tesla's current full-year earnings is $2.56 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Tesla's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.51 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.35 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.24 EPS.
Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Cfra Research lowered shares of Tesla from a "moderate buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Morgan Stanley reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $430.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. New Street Research upgraded Tesla from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $460.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 6th. BNP Paribas set a $137.00 price target on Tesla and gave the stock an "underperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their price target on Tesla from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a "sell" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating, twenty-one have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $287.46.
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Tesla Stock Performance
TSLA stock traded down $1.64 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $280.52. The company had a trading volume of 98,993,540 shares, compared to its average volume of 95,679,415. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $259.13 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $324.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $903.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 137.51, a P/E/G ratio of 5.86 and a beta of 2.58. The company has a quick ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. Tesla has a one year low of $167.41 and a one year high of $488.54.
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 22nd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.53 by ($0.26). The company had revenue of $19.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.93 billion. Tesla had a net margin of 7.26% and a return on equity of 10.31%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.45 EPS.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, Director Robyn M. Denholm sold 112,390 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $384.04, for a total value of $43,162,255.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 85,000 shares in the company, valued at $32,643,400. This represents a 56.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director James R. Murdoch sold 54,776 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction on Monday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $240.79, for a total value of $13,189,513.04. Following the transaction, the director now owns 477,011 shares in the company, valued at $114,859,478.69. This represents a 10.30 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 486,618 shares of company stock worth $155,887,459 over the last ninety days. 20.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Tesla
A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of TSLA. Hengehold Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Tesla by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Hengehold Capital Management LLC now owns 1,347 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $544,000 after buying an additional 24 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Investment Advisors MI lifted its holdings in shares of Tesla by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Investment Advisors MI now owns 6,990 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $2,823,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Tesla by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC now owns 2,814 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $1,136,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Mount Vernon Associates Inc. MD boosted its position in Tesla by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Mount Vernon Associates Inc. MD now owns 7,305 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $2,950,000 after buying an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vista Finance LLC grew its stake in shares of Tesla by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Vista Finance LLC now owns 3,510 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $1,417,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. 66.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
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Tesla, Inc designs, develops, manufactures, leases, and sells electric vehicles, and energy generation and storage systems in the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Automotive, and Energy Generation and Storage. The Automotive segment offers electric vehicles, as well as sells automotive regulatory credits; and non-warranty after-sales vehicle, used vehicles, body shop and parts, supercharging, retail merchandise, and vehicle insurance services.
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