William Blair Comments on Tesla's Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:TSLA)

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) - Equities researchers at William Blair decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Tesla in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, July 7th. William Blair analyst J. Dorsheimer now anticipates that the electric vehicle producer will post earnings per share of $0.26 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.30. William Blair currently 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.34 EPS.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.53 by ($0.26). The company had revenue of $19.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $22.93 billion. Tesla had a return on equity of 9.02% and a net margin of 6.66%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.45 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on TSLA. Piper Sandler reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $400.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a report on Tuesday, June 10th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Tesla from $120.00 to $115.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Argus reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Monday, June 9th. Finally, Raymond James Financial cut shares of Tesla to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have issued a hold rating, seventeen have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Tesla presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $300.19.

Tesla Price Performance

TSLA traded up $3.64 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $313.51. The stock had a trading volume of 78,861,329 shares, compared to its average volume of 99,821,915. The business has a 50-day moving average of $322.60 and a 200-day moving average of $321.24. Tesla has a one year low of $182.00 and a one year high of $488.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a current ratio of 2.00. The stock has a market cap of $1.01 trillion, a PE ratio of 172.26, a PEG ratio of 9.22 and a beta of 2.39.

Insider Buying and Selling at Tesla

In related news, Director Ira Matthew Ehrenpreis sold 477,572 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $357.30, for a total transaction of $170,636,475.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 855,394 shares of the company's stock, valued at $305,632,276.20. This trade represents a 35.83% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total transaction of $600,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 5,924 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,777,200. This represents a 25.24% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 835,509 shares of company stock worth $279,420,485. Corporate insiders own 20.70% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Tesla during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $14,420,248,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in Tesla by 322.1% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 26,590,525 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $6,891,201,000 after acquiring an additional 20,291,139 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in Tesla during the 1st quarter valued at $3,247,619,000. FMR LLC increased its holdings in shares of Tesla by 40.1% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 34,661,400 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $13,997,660,000 after purchasing an additional 9,920,325 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Tesla by 27,378.6% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 9,812,316 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $2,542,960,000 after purchasing an additional 9,776,607 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.