Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Tesla Q3 Earnings

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Tesla in a report released on Thursday, January 30th. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now expects that the electric vehicle producer will post earnings per share of $0.58 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.73. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $550.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Tesla’s current full-year earnings is $2.82 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Tesla’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.86 EPS.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last posted its 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 return on equity of 10.31% and a net margin of 7.26%.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Piper Sandler raised their price target on Tesla from $315.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on shares of Tesla from $480.00 to $440.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Mizuho reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $515.00 price target on shares of Tesla in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Bank of America lowered shares of Tesla from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $400.00 to $490.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group upped their target price on shares of Tesla from $254.00 to $278.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating, sixteen have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $318.31.

Tesla Stock Performance

Shares of Tesla stock opened at $392.21 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $405.12 and its 200 day simple moving average is $300.65. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The company has a market capitalization of $1.26 trillion, a PE ratio of 192.26, a PEG ratio of 6.79 and a beta of 2.34. Tesla has a 12 month low of $138.80 and a 12 month high of $488.54.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Transcendent Capital Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Tesla in the third quarter valued at about $29,000. Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA acquired a new position in shares of Tesla during the 4th quarter worth approximately $46,000. PayPay Securities Corp increased its holdings in shares of Tesla by 130.2% during the fourth quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 122 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the period. Clean Yield Group raised its position in shares of Tesla by 60.0% in the third quarter. Clean Yield Group now owns 128 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Peterson Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Tesla in the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. 66.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $350.00, for a total value of $1,400,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 105,032 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $36,761,200. This represents a 3.67 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Robyn M. Denholm sold 112,390 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $314.44, for a total value of $35,339,911.60. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 85,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,727,400. The trade was a 56.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 553,386 shares of company stock valued at $196,305,796 over the last three months. 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.