Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of Tesla Q1 Earnings

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Tesla in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now expects that the electric vehicle producer will post earnings per share of $0.59 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.60. The consensus estimate for Tesla's current full-year earnings is $2.56 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Tesla's Q1 2025 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q2 2025 earnings at $0.69 EPS, Q2 2025 earnings at $0.69 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.77 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.82 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.87 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.82 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.98 EPS.

TSLA has been the topic of a number of other reports. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of Tesla from $195.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on shares of Tesla from $315.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Mizuho restated an "outperform" rating and set a $515.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Tesla from $270.00 to $325.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of Tesla from $250.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating, seventeen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $326.50.

Tesla Stock Up 1.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ:TSLA traded up $6.45 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $360.56. 66,911,168 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 76,404,695. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $403.41 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $311.13. Tesla has a 12-month low of $138.80 and a 12-month high of $488.54. The stock has a market cap of $1.16 trillion, a P/E ratio of 176.75, a P/E/G ratio of 5.89 and a beta of 2.34. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Tesla news, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 100,000 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $352.54, for a total transaction of $35,254,000.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 5,400 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,903,716. This trade represents a 94.88 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Robyn M. Denholm sold 112,390 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $354.06, for a total transaction of $39,792,803.40. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 85,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at $30,095,100. This trade represents a 56.94 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 523,386 shares of company stock valued at $195,995,200 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 20.70% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Tesla

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of TSLA. True Wealth Design LLC grew its position in shares of Tesla by 79.5% in the 4th 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. Transcendent Capital Group LLC bought a new position in Tesla in the 3rd quarter worth about $29,000. Horrell Capital Management Inc. increased 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 valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Peterson Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in Tesla in the third quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, GS Investments Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Tesla by 193.3% during the fourth quarter. GS Investments Inc. now owns 88 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 66.20% of the company's stock.

Tesla Company Profile

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.