William Blair Has Positive Outlook for Tesla FY2025 Earnings

Key Points

• William Blair has increased its FY2025 earnings estimate for Tesla to $0.88 per share, up from the previous forecast of $0.87, maintaining a "Market Perform" rating on the stock.
• Mizuho and Dbs Bank both raised their price targets for Tesla shares to $450.00, while Bank of America adjusted its target to $341.00, indicating a generally positive sentiment among analysts.
• Recent insider trading activities revealed that Tesla's CFO sold over 2,600 shares and SVP sold 20,000 shares in September, suggesting potential shifts in insider sentiment regarding the stock.

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) - Research analysts at William Blair upped their FY2025 earnings estimates for Tesla in a report issued on Wednesday, October 1st. William Blair analyst J. Dorsheimer now expects that the electric vehicle producer will post earnings of $0.88 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $0.87. William Blair has a "Market Perform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Tesla's current full-year earnings is $2.56 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Tesla's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.27 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.30 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.07 EPS.

TSLA has been the topic of a number of other reports. Mizuho upped their price target on shares of Tesla from $375.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Dbs Bank boosted their price objective on shares of Tesla from $300.00 to $450.00 in a research report on Wednesday, September 17th. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Tesla from $305.00 to $341.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. CICC Research boosted their price target on Tesla from $360.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, September 18th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a "hold" rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and eight have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $341.46.

Tesla Price Performance

TSLA opened at $436.00 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $361.74 and a 200 day moving average of $319.98. The stock has a market cap of $1.45 trillion, a P/E ratio of 252.02, a PEG ratio of 15.97 and a beta of 2.08. The company has a quick ratio of 1.55, a current ratio of 2.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. Tesla has a 52-week low of $212.11 and a 52-week high of $488.54.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.43 by ($0.03). Tesla had a net margin of 6.54% and a return on equity of 7.98%. The firm had revenue of $22.50 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $23.18 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.52 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 11.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Tesla news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $352.38, for a total transaction of $918,302.28. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 9,856 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,473,057.28. This represents a 20.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Xiaotong Zhu sold 20,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $363.75, for a total transaction of $7,275,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 47,600 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $17,314,500. This represents a 29.59% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 208,606 shares of company stock worth $77,360,462 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 19.90% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Tesla

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of TSLA. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in Tesla by 10.8% in the second quarter. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC now owns 309 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $102,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. First Merchants Corp lifted its stake in shares of Tesla by 1.3% in the second quarter. First Merchants Corp now owns 2,413 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $767,000 after buying an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. Kaye Capital Management lifted its stake in shares of Tesla by 3.1% in the second quarter. Kaye Capital Management now owns 1,047 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $333,000 after buying an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. Spectrum Wealth Advisory Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Tesla by 3.4% during the second quarter. Spectrum Wealth Advisory Group LLC now owns 941 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $299,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wambolt & Associates LLC increased its position in shares of Tesla by 1.0% during the second quarter. Wambolt & Associates LLC now owns 3,119 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $938,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.20% of the company's stock.

Tesla Company Profile

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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