Recent Investment Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Tesla (TSLA)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA):

• 3/12/2025 – Tesla had its price target lowered by analysts at Guggenheim from $175.00 to $170.00. They now have a “sell” rating on the stock.
• 3/11/2025 – Tesla had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Glj Research.
• 3/11/2025 – Tesla had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.. They now have a $404.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/10/2025 – Tesla had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $259.00 to $225.00. They now have a “sell” rating on the stock.
• 3/7/2025 – Tesla had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Wedbush. They now have a $550.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/7/2025 – Tesla was upgraded by analysts at TD Cowen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $388.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $180.00.
• 3/6/2025 – Tesla was upgraded by analysts at Cowen Inc from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 3/6/2025 – Tesla had its price target lowered by analysts at Robert W. Baird from $440.00 to $370.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 3/4/2025 – Tesla had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at UBS Group AG.
• 3/4/2025 – Tesla had its price target lowered by analysts at Bank of America Co. from $490.00 to $380.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 3/3/2025 – Tesla had its “cautious” rating reaffirmed by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc..
• 3/3/2025 – Tesla had its “top pick” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Morgan Stanley. They now have a $430.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/26/2025 – Tesla was given a new $302.80 price target on by analysts at Wedbush.
• 2/25/2025 – Tesla had its “sell” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Guggenheim.
• 2/18/2025 – Tesla had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Morgan Stanley.
• 2/12/2025 – Tesla was given a new $328.50 price target on by analysts at Wedbush.
• 2/12/2025 – Tesla had its “sell” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Glj Research. They now have a $24.86 price target on the stock.
• 2/12/2025 – Tesla is now covered by analysts at Benchmark Co.. They set a “buy” rating and a $475.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/10/2025 – Tesla had its “cautious” rating reaffirmed by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc..
• 2/10/2025 – Tesla had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Needham & Company LLC.
• 2/10/2025 – Tesla had its price target lowered by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $492.00 to $474.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/8/2025 – Tesla had its “mixed” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada.
• 1/31/2025 – Tesla was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 1/30/2025 – Tesla had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $125.00 to $135.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/30/2025 – Tesla had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $226.00 to $259.00. They now have a “sell” rating on the stock.
• 1/30/2025 – Tesla had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Mizuho. They now have a $515.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/30/2025 – Tesla had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada. They now have a $440.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/30/2025 – Tesla had its price target lowered by analysts at Robert W. Baird from $480.00 to $440.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/30/2025 – Tesla had its price target raised by analysts at Truist Financial Co. from $351.00 to $373.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 1/30/2025 – Tesla had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Needham & Company LLC.
• 1/29/2025 – Tesla had its “sell” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Guggenheim. They now have a $175.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/29/2025 – Tesla had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. They now have a $365.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/22/2025 – Tesla had its price target raised by analysts at Wedbush from $515.00 to $550.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/21/2025 – Tesla had its price target raised by analysts at Piper Sandler from $315.00 to $500.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/15/2025 – Tesla had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $270.00 to $325.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/13/2025 – Tesla had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $400.00 to $430.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

Tesla Trading Up 7.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ TSLA traded up $16.47 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $247.05. The company had a trading volume of 71,167,963 shares, compared to its average volume of 86,295,477. The stock has a market cap of $794.63 billion, a PE ratio of 121.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.86 and a beta of 2.50. Tesla, Inc. has a one year low of $138.80 and a one year high of $488.54. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $360.40 and its 200-day moving average price is $319.53. The company has a quick ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by ($0.08). Tesla had a net margin of 7.26% and a return on equity of 10.31%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Tesla

In related news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $413.56, for a total transaction of $2,894,920.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 108,965 shares in the company, valued at $45,063,565.40. This represents a 6.04 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 100,000 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction on Monday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $411.63, for a total transaction of $41,163,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 5,400 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,222,802. This trade represents a 94.88 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 422,452 shares of company stock valued at $153,659,530 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 20.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Tesla

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. True Wealth Design LLC grew its holdings in shares of Tesla by 79.5% during the 4th quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 70 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares during the period. Horrell Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in Tesla by 75.6% in the fourth quarter. Horrell Capital Management Inc. now owns 79 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Peterson Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in Tesla during the third quarter valued at $35,000. GS Investments Inc. grew its position in shares of Tesla by 193.3% in the 4th quarter. GS Investments Inc. now owns 88 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the period. Finally, Navigoe LLC bought a new position in shares of Tesla in the 4th quarter worth about $37,000. Institutional investors own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

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.