President Capital Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Stock Price

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) had its price objective reduced by research analysts at President Capital from $517.00 to $500.00 in a research note issued on Friday,MarketScreener reports. The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the electric vehicle producer’s stock. President Capital’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 20.03% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on TSLA. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on Tesla from $235.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Tesla from $150.00 to $145.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of Tesla from $439.00 to $438.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Finally, Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Tesla from $341.00 to $471.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and eight have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Tesla has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $409.58.

Tesla Stock Performance

NASDAQ:TSLA opened at $416.56 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.07, a quick ratio of 1.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The company has a 50-day moving average of $446.91 and a 200-day moving average of $406.71. Tesla has a twelve month low of $214.25 and a twelve month high of $498.83. The firm has a market cap of $1.39 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 385.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.36 and a beta of 1.83.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $24.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.75 billion. Tesla had a net margin of 4.00% and a return on equity of 4.93%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.73 earnings per share. Analysts forecast that Tesla will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Tesla

In related news, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $445.40, for a total transaction of $26,724,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 577,031 shares in the company, valued at approximately $257,009,607.40. This trade represents a 9.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $450.66, for a total value of $25,606,501.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 1,391,615 shares in the company, valued at $627,145,215.90. This trade represents a 3.92% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 119,457 shares of company stock valued at $53,501,145. 19.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Tesla

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in TSLA. Narwhal Capital Management boosted its holdings in Tesla by 32.8% in the 3rd quarter. Narwhal Capital Management now owns 9,516 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $4,232,000 after buying an additional 2,350 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Tesla in the second quarter valued at approximately $11,839,824,000. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey boosted its stake in shares of Tesla by 5.6% in the second quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey now owns 427,150 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $135,688,000 after acquiring an additional 22,607 shares during the last quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd increased its position in shares of Tesla by 1,823.0% during the second quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd now owns 68,325 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $21,704,000 after purchasing an additional 64,772 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV raised its stake in Tesla by 20.0% in the 3rd quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 16,565 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $7,367,000 after purchasing an additional 2,765 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Tesla

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat on EPS and revenue, with improved margins vs. recent quarters — the beat removes some near‑term uncertainty and supports the long‑term AI/robotics story. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Energy-storage (Megapack/Power) showed strong growth and helped offset auto weakness — a diversifying revenue stream that investors view as durable. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Tesla reiterated progress on robotaxi (Cybercab) and Semi efforts and disclosed 1.1M active FSD subscribers — concrete signs management is advancing its autonomy roadmap. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Tesla plans a ~$2B investment in Elon Musk’s xAI and is linked operationally to other Musk ventures; this can be strategic long‑term but raises corporate governance and related‑party scrutiny. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: SpaceX / xAI merger/tie‑up rumors are driving headline volatility — potential upside if a deal materializes, but uncertainty makes the story a short‑term sentiment swing. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Management’s shift to robotics and a stated >$20B capex plan raises clear near‑term risks: heavier cash outflows, margin pressure and longer path to profitable new revenue — a key reason investors are selling. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Tesla reported its first annual revenue decline and falling vehicle deliveries — fundamentals that justify caution until the new initiatives scale. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Several sell/underweight calls and lower price targets (including a notable cut at JPMorgan) reflect analyst concern over execution risk, capex and valuation — amplifying downward pressure on the stock.

Tesla Company Profile

Tesla, Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) is an American company that designs, manufactures and sells electric vehicles, energy generation and energy storage products. Founded in 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, Tesla grew into a vertically integrated mobility and clean‑energy company with Elon Musk serving as its chief executive officer. The company’s stated mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy, reflected in its combined focus on electric drivetrains, battery technology, renewable energy products and software.

Tesla’s automotive business includes a lineup of battery‑electric vehicles and related services.