Zacks Research Predicts Tesla’s Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:TSLA)

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) – Research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Tesla in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now anticipates that the electric vehicle producer will earn $0.55 per share for the quarter, down from their previous 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.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Tesla from $135.00 to $120.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. TD Cowen raised shares of Tesla from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $180.00 to $388.00 in a report on Friday, March 7th. Wedbush decreased their target price on Tesla from $550.00 to $315.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 7th. StockNews.com cut Tesla from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, HSBC decreased their price objective on Tesla from $165.00 to $130.00 and set a “reduce” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 27th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, twenty-one have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $292.18.

Tesla Price Performance

Shares of Tesla stock opened at $241.55 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $277.86 and its 200-day simple moving average is $322.47. The company has a market capitalization of $776.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 118.41, a PEG ratio of 5.86 and a beta of 2.58. Tesla has a 52 week low of $138.80 and a 52 week high of $488.54. 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 announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.08). Tesla had a net margin of 7.26% and a return on equity of 10.31%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Foster Victor Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Tesla by 18.6% in the first quarter. Foster Victor Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 6,597 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $1,664,000 after purchasing an additional 1,034 shares during the last quarter. Pacific Sun Financial Corp grew its position in shares of Tesla by 3.8% in the 1st quarter. Pacific Sun Financial Corp now owns 8,403 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $2,178,000 after buying an additional 307 shares during the last quarter. Aries Wealth Management lifted its position in Tesla by 7.9% during the first quarter. Aries Wealth Management now owns 1,000 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $259,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Tesla by 6.1% in the first quarter. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC now owns 6,913 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $1,744,000 after acquiring an additional 398 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC purchased a new position in Tesla in the first quarter worth $22,663,000. 66.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Tesla

In other news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,672 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $268.73, for a total transaction of $718,046.56. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 26,950 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,242,273.50. The trade was a 9.02 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Kimbal Musk sold 75,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the director now directly 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 sold 374,228 shares of company stock worth $123,791,123 in the last 90 days. 20.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.