Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for Tesla Earnings

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Tesla in a report issued on Tuesday, April 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now expects that the electric vehicle producer will earn $0.55 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.57. 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 $0.73 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.78 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.74 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.09 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.55 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on the company. TD Cowen upgraded Tesla from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the company from $180.00 to $388.00 in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Wedbush cut their price objective on shares of Tesla from $550.00 to $315.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 7th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed a “mixed” rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Cowen raised Tesla from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 6th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised their target price on Tesla from $195.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, twenty-one have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $292.18.

Tesla Stock Down 4.9 %

Tesla stock opened at $241.55 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $277.86 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $322.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a current ratio of 2.02. The company has a market cap of $776.95 billion, a PE ratio of 118.41, a PEG ratio of 5.86 and a beta of 2.58. Tesla has a fifty-two week low of $138.80 and a fifty-two week high of $488.54.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by ($0.08). Tesla had a net margin of 7.26% and a return on equity of 10.31%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Tesla

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its position in shares of Tesla by 79.5% during the fourth quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 70 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the period. Horrell Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in Tesla by 75.6% during the 4th quarter. Horrell Capital Management Inc. now owns 79 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. GS Investments Inc. boosted its holdings in Tesla by 193.3% during the 4th quarter. GS Investments Inc. now owns 88 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 58 shares during the period. Navigoe LLC acquired a new position in Tesla in the 4th quarter valued at about $37,000. Finally, CoreFirst Bank & Trust purchased a new stake in Tesla during the fourth quarter worth about $38,000. 66.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other Tesla news, Director Robyn M. Denholm sold 112,390 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $384.04, for a total value of $43,162,255.60. Following the transaction, the director now owns 85,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,643,400. This represents a 56.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 7,000 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $383.11, for a total transaction of $2,681,770.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 108,965 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $41,745,581.15. This represents a 6.04 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 374,228 shares of company stock valued at $123,791,123. 20.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.