Wedbush Predicts Tesla's Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:TSLA)

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) - Wedbush lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Tesla in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 23rd. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now anticipates that the electric vehicle producer will post earnings per share of $0.28 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.50. Wedbush currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $350.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Tesla's current full-year earnings is $2.56 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Tesla's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.51 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.35 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.24 EPS.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results 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 7.26% and a return on equity of 10.31%. The business had revenue of $19.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.93 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.45 earnings per share.

TSLA has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Argus set a $410.00 target price on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday. Guggenheim restated a "sell" rating and set a $170.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price 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 dropped their price target on Tesla from $425.00 to $355.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, Benchmark reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $350.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating, twenty-one have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $287.46.

Tesla Trading Up 9.8 %

TSLA opened at $284.95 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $916.55 billion, a PE ratio of 139.68, a P/E/G ratio of 5.86 and a beta of 2.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.61. Tesla has a 12-month low of $167.41 and a 12-month high of $488.54. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $263.98 and its 200 day moving average price is $323.61.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Tesla

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Tesla by 86.3% in the first quarter. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC now owns 95 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. First PREMIER Bank lifted its stake in Tesla by 79.2% in the 1st quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 95 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Newton One Investments LLC lifted its position in shares of Tesla by 250.0% in the first quarter. Newton One Investments LLC now owns 105 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC increased its stake in Tesla by 79.5% in the 4th quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 70 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the period. Finally, Horrell Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in Tesla by 75.6% in the 4th quarter. Horrell Capital Management Inc. now owns 79 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.20% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,672 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $268.73, for a total transaction of $718,046.56. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 26,950 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,242,273.50. The trade was a 9.02 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director James R. Murdoch sold 54,776 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $240.79, for a total value of $13,189,513.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 477,011 shares of the company's stock, valued at $114,859,478.69. This trade represents a 10.30 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 374,228 shares of company stock worth $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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