Research Analysts Set Expectations for Tesla Q1 Earnings

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings 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 post earnings per share of $0.55 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.

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

Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on Tesla from $420.00 to $345.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on Tesla from $320.00 to $275.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. Cowen raised Tesla from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, March 6th. Mizuho cut their price target on Tesla from $430.00 to $375.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, twenty-one have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $292.18.

Tesla Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ TSLA traded down $0.39 during trading on Thursday, reaching $241.17. The company had a trading volume of 83,173,157 shares, compared to its average volume of 95,997,504. Tesla has a 52 week low of $138.80 and a 52 week high of $488.54. The business's 50 day moving average price is $273.93 and its 200-day moving average price is $322.21. The stock has a market cap of $775.71 billion, a PE ratio of 118.22, a PEG ratio of 5.86 and a beta of 2.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a current ratio of 2.02.

Insider Buying and Selling at Tesla

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 sale, the chief financial officer now owns 26,950 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,737,500. The trade was a 12.92 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Kimbal Musk sold 75,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $367.87, for a total value of $27,590,250.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 1,463,220 shares in the company, valued at approximately $538,274,741.40. This trade represents a 4.88 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 374,228 shares of company stock valued at $123,791,123 in the last three months. 20.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Tesla

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of TSLA. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Tesla in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $14,420,248,000. FMR LLC raised 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 purchasing an additional 9,920,325 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in Tesla by 27,378.6% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 9,812,316 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $2,542,960,000 after buying an additional 9,776,607 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC lifted its stake in shares of Tesla by 36,790.0% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 8,660,672 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $3,497,526,000 after purchasing an additional 8,637,195 shares during the period. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its stake in Tesla by 4,963.0% in the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 5,834,707 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $2,356,288,000 after buying an additional 5,719,466 shares during the period. 66.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.