Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Stock Price Up 4.8% Following Analyst Upgrade

Shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) shot up 4.8% during mid-day trading on Friday after UBS Group raised their price target on the stock from $307.00 to $352.00. UBS Group currently has a sell rating on the stock. Tesla traded as high as $439.88 and last traded at $436.73. 30,698,004 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 50% from the average session volume of 60,802,621 shares. The stock had previously closed at $416.56.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. China Renaissance upped their target price on Tesla from $349.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Tesla from $439.00 to $438.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $405.00 target price on shares of Tesla in a report on Thursday. Melius Research set a $520.00 price target on shares of Tesla and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their price objective on shares of Tesla from $235.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and eight have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $409.58.

Insider Buying and Selling at Tesla

In other news, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $445.40, for a total transaction of $26,724,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 577,031 shares in the company, valued at approximately $257,009,607.40. This represents a 9.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 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 sale, the director directly owned 1,391,615 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $627,145,215.90. The trade was a 3.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 119,457 shares of company stock valued at $53,501,145. Corporate insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

Tesla News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: SpaceX merger speculation and related headlines boosted demand for Tesla shares as investors price in optionality from a Musk‑led consolidation that could create new AI/space/telecom synergies. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Tesla beat Q4 EPS and revenue expectations and disclosed 1.1M active FSD subscriptions and accelerating energy‑storage revenue — data points investors see as proof of diversified, software‑driven revenue potential. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Tesla’s $2B investment in Elon Musk’s xAI and analyst upgrades/price‑target raises from some firms reinforce the narrative that Tesla is becoming a “physical AI” leader rather than just an automaker. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Tesla announced it will end Model S and Model X production to free Fremont lines for Optimus robot manufacturing — a structural pivot that reduces legacy luxury inventory but creates execution risk as factory conversion begins. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed analyst reactions — several firms maintained “buy” ratings or raised targets while others cut targets or reaffirmed sells/underweights — leave consensus polarized and amplify short‑term volatility. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Tesla signaled a major increase in 2026 capital expenditures (>$20B) to scale robotaxi, Optimus and new fabs — investors worry this accelerates cash burn and compresses margins before sizable robot/robotaxi revenue arrives. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: First‑ever annual revenue decline and sharply lower net income year‑over‑year remain fundamental red flags; some large brokers (notably a steep JPMorgan underweight/price‑cut) could pressure the stock if the narrative shifts to longer‑term execution risk.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Tesla

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in TSLA. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Tesla by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 258,925,024 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $116,443,762,000 after purchasing an additional 6,538,720 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Tesla by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 113,762,849 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $50,592,614,000 after acquiring an additional 344,162 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Tesla by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 64,767,993 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $20,480,477,000 after acquiring an additional 1,269,304 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors grew its stake in shares of Tesla by 5.8% in the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 44,035,949 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $19,583,547,000 after acquiring an additional 2,403,019 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Tesla in the second quarter valued at about $11,839,824,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Tesla Price Performance

The business’s 50-day moving average is $446.91 and its two-hundred day moving average is $406.71. The company has a quick ratio of 1.67, a current ratio of 2.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The company has a market capitalization of $1.46 trillion, a P/E ratio of 405.46, 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 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $24.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.75 billion. Tesla had a return on equity of 4.93% and a net margin of 4.00%.Tesla’s quarterly revenue was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.73 earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current year.

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.