Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Price Target Raised to $460.00

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) had its target price lifted by Mizuho from $450.00 to $460.00 in a research note published on Thursday morning,Benzinga reports. Mizuho currently has an outperform rating on the electric vehicle producer’s stock.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $410.00 price objective on Tesla and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $475.00 target price (up from $450.00) on shares of Tesla in a report on Thursday. William Blair restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $420.00 price target on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $400.00 price target (up from $350.00) on shares of Tesla in a research note on Monday, October 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-four have issued a Buy rating, twenty have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $408.61.

Tesla Price Performance

NASDAQ:TSLA opened at $372.22 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The company has a market capitalization of $1.47 trillion, a P/E ratio of 409.04, a P/E/G ratio of 23.63 and a beta of 1.92. Tesla has a 12 month low of $297.38 and a 12 month high of $498.83. The business’s 50-day moving average is $364.01 and its 200 day moving average is $377.22.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 21st. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $28.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $28.06 billion. Tesla had a return on equity of 3.03% and a net margin of 3.11%. The firm’s revenue was down .2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.50 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Tesla will post 0.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Tesla news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $360.13, for a total transaction of $938,498.78. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 25,972 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,353,296.36. The trade was a 9.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. 19.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Tesla

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Bamco Inc. NY increased its stake in Tesla by 5.0% in the 2nd quarter. Bamco Inc. NY now owns 12,524,752 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $5,267,911,000 after buying an additional 591,243 shares during the period. One Plus One Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Tesla in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,009,000. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its stake in Tesla by 23.6% in the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 56,240 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $20,908,000 after acquiring an additional 10,747 shares in the last quarter. H&H International Investment LLC bought a new position in Tesla in the 1st quarter worth about $1,267,259,000. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB grew its stake in Tesla by 12.4% in the 3rd quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 43,600 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $15,470,000 after acquiring an additional 4,806 shares in the last quarter. 66.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Tesla News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Tesla beat third-quarter adjusted earnings expectations, reporting $0.48 per share versus the $0.45 consensus estimate, and generated approximately $1.5 billion in positive free cash flow. Tesla Surpasses Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Paid Full Self-Driving adoption exceeded 75% of North American deliveries, with subscriptions increasing 67% year over year. Investors view FSD, robotaxis, Optimus robots, and Megapack energy storage as potential long-term growth engines. Tesla’s FSD Subscriptions Surge
• Positive Sentiment: European sales reportedly strengthened, while Tesla is expanding its Cybercab robotaxi program beyond Austin and developing AI-based mapping from fleet data. These developments support the company’s autonomy narrative, although commercialization remains early. Tesla Europe Sales Surge
• Neutral Sentiment: Elon Musk called a SpaceX-Tesla merger a “good idea,” and both companies reportedly formed special committees to study a combination. Potential benefits include shared work in AI, chips, robotics, connectivity, and energy, but no transaction is certain. SpaceX-Tesla Merger Chatter
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts remain divided: Morgan Stanley raised its target to $410 with an equal-weight rating, while RBC maintained an outperform rating and a $480 target. Bullish forecasts depend heavily on successful autonomy and robotics execution.
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue was essentially flat year over year at about $28 billion, automotive revenue fell 3%, energy-generation and storage revenue declined 16%, and GAAP operating income dropped 56%. Refunds and other factors also clouded the reported margin improvement. Tesla Automotive and Energy Revenue Results
• Negative Sentiment: Tesla reduced its 2026 capital-expenditure outlook from more than $25 billion to approximately $20 billion after third-quarter spending trailed expectations. Investors worry the pullback could delay AI, robotics, and robotaxi ambitions. Tesla Spending Pullback
• Negative Sentiment: Tesla will refund Cybertruck deposits in Australia and New Zealand, signaling reduced regional ambitions for the troubled vehicle. Regulatory scrutiny of the Cybercab and delays in unsupervised FSD add further execution risk.
• Negative Sentiment: The broader Nasdaq sell-off, renewed doubts about AI spending returns, higher oil prices, and geopolitical tensions have pressured high-valuation technology stocks, including TSLA.

About Tesla

Tesla, Inc is an electric vehicle and clean energy company headquartered in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2003, the company designs, manufactures and sells electric vehicles, including the Model S, Model 3, Model X, Model Y and Cybertruck. Tesla also develops vehicle software, driver-assistance features and related services intended to support the operation and ownership of its vehicles.

Beyond automobiles, Tesla produces energy storage products for residential, commercial and utility-scale applications, including the Powerwall and Megapack.