Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the forty-seven analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty have assigned a hold rating, twenty-two have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $410.98.

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. Piper Sandler started coverage on Tesla in a research report on Monday, September 14th. They issued an “overweight” rating for the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $420.00 target price on Tesla in a report on Monday, July 27th. Barclays boosted their target price on Tesla from $360.00 to $370.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Guggenheim initiated coverage on Tesla in a research report on Monday, June 29th. They issued a “neutral” rating for the company. Finally, Mizuho set a $450.00 price objective on shares of Tesla and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $360.13, for a total transaction of $938,498.78. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 25,972 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,353,296.36. The trade was a 9.12% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Company insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Tesla

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TSLA. State Street Corp grew its position in Tesla by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 117,456,756 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $49,402,312,000 after acquiring an additional 2,761,298 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Tesla by 3,205.5% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 21,459,599 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $9,650,811,000 after purchasing an additional 20,810,386 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new stake in shares of Tesla during the second quarter valued at $8,535,612,000. Amundi grew its holdings in shares of Tesla by 14.0% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 22,174,884 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $8,243,513,000 after purchasing an additional 2,727,141 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Tesla by 14.0% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 16,980,122 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $7,636,301,000 after purchasing an additional 2,082,813 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Tesla Price Performance

NASDAQ TSLA opened at $370.59 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $348.41 and a 200-day moving average price of $377.38. Tesla has a one year low of $297.38 and a one year high of $498.83. The company has a market capitalization of $1.46 trillion, a P/E ratio of 343.14, a P/E/G ratio of 19.78 and a beta of 1.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a current ratio of 1.94.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50 by ($0.17). Tesla had a net margin of 3.67% and a return on equity of 3.82%. The business had revenue of $28.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $26.42 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.33 EPS. Tesla’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts predict that Tesla will post 0.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Tesla News

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Tesla delivered 486,532 vehicles in Q3 2026, well above the roughly 461,000–464,000 analyst expectations. Model 3/Y deliveries totaled 478,237, while production was 464,391, meaning deliveries exceeded output and helped ease concerns about demand. Tesla reports 486,532 vehicle deliveries for third quarter, topping expectation
• Positive Sentiment: The delivery result was supported by improving European sales, which helped offset weaker demand in the United States and China. Although total deliveries declined about 2% from a year earlier, the smaller-than-feared drop was viewed favorably after the expiration of U.S. EV incentives and amid intensifying competition from BYD and other Chinese automakers. Tesla posts stronger-than-expected quarterly deliveries
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish commentators, including Dan Ives, Jim Cramer and Ron Baron, continue to emphasize Tesla’s artificial-intelligence, Full Self-Driving, robotaxi and humanoid-robot opportunities rather than near-term vehicle volume alone. Tesla also deployed 13.7 GWh of energy-storage products during the quarter. Dan Ives on Tesla stocks: A big step in the right direction
• Neutral Sentiment: Tesla arranged approximately $30 billion in new credit facilities, providing flexibility for AI, autonomy, chips and capital spending. However, the financing also highlights the scale of the company’s future funding needs if robotaxi and robotics revenue takes longer to materialize. Tesla Just Lined Up $30 Billion in Credit
• Negative Sentiment: Risks remain significant: Tesla trades at an exceptionally high earnings multiple, operating income has weakened, vehicle sales are declining year over year, and competition is intensifying. New California robotaxi rules could also raise compliance costs and slow autonomous-driving expansion. Investors are now looking ahead to the company’s financial results and the delayed Roadster event on October 15.

About Tesla

Tesla, Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) designs, manufactures and sells electric vehicles, energy storage systems and solar energy products. Its vehicle lineup includes the Model S, Model 3, Model X, Model Y, Cybertruck and Tesla Semi. The company also develops vehicle software and driver-assistance features, operates a global Supercharger network and provides related vehicle services.

Tesla’s energy business offers battery storage products for residential, commercial and utility customers, including Powerwall and Megapack, as well as solar panels and solar roofing products.