Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of Tesla Q2 Earnings

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Tesla in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, June 10th. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now anticipates that the electric vehicle producer will earn $0.22 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.20. The consensus estimate for Tesla's current full-year earnings is $2.56 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Tesla's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.27 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.57 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.54 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.98 EPS.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 22nd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.53 by ($0.26). Tesla had a net margin of 7.26% and a return on equity of 10.31%. The business had revenue of $19.34 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.93 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.45 earnings per share.

A number of other research analysts have also commented on the stock. Robert W. Baird reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $320.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday. Stifel Nicolaus set a $450.00 price target on Tesla and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Tesla from $135.00 to $130.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 14th. Cantor Fitzgerald cut their target price on Tesla from $425.00 to $355.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, Oppenheimer reaffirmed a "mixed" rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating, nineteen have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Tesla has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $293.67.

Tesla Stock Performance

Tesla stock traded up $6.20 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $325.31. The company had a trading volume of 128,417,075 shares, compared to its average volume of 100,761,816. The company has a quick ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The firm has a market cap of $1.05 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 159.47, a PEG ratio of 5.86 and a beta of 2.47. The company has a 50 day moving average of $297.32 and a 200-day moving average of $332.97. Tesla has a 52 week low of $176.92 and a 52 week high of $488.54.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Tesla news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 4,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total value of $1,000,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 26,950 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,737,500. The trade was a 12.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Robyn M. Denholm sold 112,390 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $285.58, for a total transaction of $32,096,336.20. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 85,000 shares in the company, valued at $24,274,300. This trade represents a 56.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 818,509 shares of company stock worth $273,791,775 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 20.70% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Tesla

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Tesla during the 4th quarter valued at about $14,420,248,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in 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 buying an additional 20,291,139 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in Tesla in the first quarter valued at approximately $3,247,619,000. FMR LLC grew its holdings in Tesla by 40.1% during the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 34,661,400 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $13,997,660,000 after acquiring an additional 9,920,325 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Tesla by 27,378.6% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 9,812,316 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $2,542,960,000 after acquiring an additional 9,776,607 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 66.20% 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.