Zacks Research Issues Positive Forecast for Tesla Earnings

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Tesla in a report issued on Tuesday, June 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now forecasts that the electric vehicle producer will post earnings per share of $0.33 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.31. The consensus estimate for Tesla's current full-year earnings is $2.56 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Tesla's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.29 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.95 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.68 EPS.

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). Tesla had a net margin of 6.66% and a return on equity of 9.02%. The business had revenue of $19.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.93 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.45 earnings per share.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. TD Cowen raised shares of Tesla from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their target price for the company from $180.00 to $388.00 in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Guggenheim reissued a "sell" rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Friday, June 13th. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Tesla from $325.00 to $275.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Roth Mkm decreased their target price on shares of Tesla from $450.00 to $395.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, Glj Research reissued a "sell" rating and set a $19.05 target price (down previously from $24.86) on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating, nineteen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $293.67.

Tesla Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of NASDAQ TSLA traded up $0.11 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $322.16. 108,229,033 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 101,151,146. The company has a quick ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 2.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $306.22 and its 200-day simple moving average is $331.96. Tesla has a one year low of $182.00 and a one year high of $488.54. The company has a market cap of $1.04 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 177.01, a P/E/G ratio of 12.05 and a beta of 2.47.

Institutional Trading of Tesla

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of TSLA. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Tesla in the fourth quarter valued at about $14,420,248,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Tesla by 322.1% in the first 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 purchasing an additional 20,291,139 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Tesla in the first quarter valued at about $3,247,619,000. FMR LLC grew its position in shares of Tesla by 40.1% in the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 34,661,400 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $13,997,660,000 after purchasing an additional 9,920,325 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position 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 valued at $2,542,960,000 after purchasing an additional 9,776,607 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.20% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 4,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total transaction of $1,000,000.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 26,950 shares in the company, valued at $6,737,500. This trade represents a 12.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Ira Matthew Ehrenpreis sold 477,572 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $357.30, for a total value of $170,636,475.60. Following the sale, the director now owns 855,394 shares in the company, valued at $305,632,276.20. This trade represents a 35.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 833,509 shares of company stock valued at $278,648,925 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 20.70% of the company's stock.

About Tesla

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.