Roth Capital Estimates Tesla's Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:TSLA)

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Roth Capital cut their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Tesla in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 23rd. Roth Capital analyst C. Irwin now expects that the electric vehicle producer will earn $0.35 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.54. The consensus estimate for Tesla's current full-year earnings is $2.56 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Tesla's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.66 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.69 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.83 EPS.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.53 by ($0.26). The firm had revenue of $19.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $22.93 billion. Tesla had a net margin of 7.26% and a return on equity of 10.31%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.45 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Tesla from $135.00 to $130.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. UBS Group reduced their price target on Tesla from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a "sell" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Glj Research reiterated a "sell" rating and issued a $19.05 price objective (down previously from $24.86) on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated a "buy" rating and issued a $430.00 target price on shares of Tesla in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating, twenty-one have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $287.46.

Tesla Stock Up 9.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ TSLA opened at $284.95 on Monday. Tesla has a one year low of $167.41 and a one year high of $488.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $916.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 139.68, a PEG ratio of 5.86 and a beta of 2.58. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $263.98 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $323.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.61.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Tesla

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Hengehold Capital Management LLC increased its position in Tesla by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Hengehold Capital Management LLC now owns 1,347 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $544,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Investment Advisors MI lifted its stake in shares of Tesla by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Investment Advisors MI now owns 6,990 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $2,823,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares during the period. Acropolis Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Tesla by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC now owns 2,814 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $1,136,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Mount Vernon Associates Inc. MD grew its position in Tesla by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Mount Vernon Associates Inc. MD now owns 7,305 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $2,950,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the period. Finally, Vista Finance LLC increased its holdings in Tesla by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Vista Finance LLC now owns 3,510 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $1,417,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 66.20% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director James R. Murdoch sold 54,776 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $240.79, for a total transaction of $13,189,513.04. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 477,011 shares of the company's stock, valued at $114,859,478.69. This trade represents a 10.30 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Robyn M. Denholm sold 112,390 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $384.04, for a total value of $43,162,255.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 85,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $32,643,400. This trade represents a 56.94 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 374,228 shares of company stock valued at $123,791,123. 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.

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