Zacks Research Brokers Reduce Earnings Estimates for Tesla

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Tesla in a report released on Tuesday, April 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now forecasts that the electric vehicle producer will post earnings of $0.67 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.70. The consensus estimate for Tesla’s current full-year earnings is $2.56 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Tesla’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.82 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.84 EPS.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 return on equity of 10.31% and a net margin of 7.26%.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on Tesla from $420.00 to $345.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 28th. Cowen raised shares of Tesla from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $404.00 target price on shares of Tesla in a report on Monday, March 17th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price objective on Tesla from $440.00 to $320.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, Mizuho reduced their price target on Tesla from $430.00 to $375.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, twenty-one have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $292.18.

Tesla Price Performance

Tesla stock opened at $241.17 on Friday. Tesla has a 1 year low of $138.80 and a 1 year high of $488.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a current ratio of 2.02. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $273.93 and its 200-day simple moving average is $322.72. The company has a market capitalization of $775.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 118.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.86 and a beta of 2.58.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Robyn M. Denholm sold 112,390 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $384.04, for a total transaction of $43,162,255.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 85,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,643,400. This trade represents a 56.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, April 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total transaction of $1,000,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 26,950 shares in the company, valued at $6,737,500. This represents a 12.92 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 374,228 shares of company stock valued at $123,791,123. Insiders own 20.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Tesla

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Tesla by 5.6% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,650,393 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $955,052,000 after purchasing an additional 194,796 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp boosted its position in shares of Tesla by 13.3% in the 3rd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 341,442 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $89,332,000 after buying an additional 39,961 shares in the last quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC grew its stake in Tesla by 6.0% in the 3rd quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 3,401 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $890,000 after acquiring an additional 192 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Resource Group increased its holdings in Tesla by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Advisory Resource Group now owns 4,260 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $1,115,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morse Asset Management Inc raised its position in Tesla by 46.0% during the third quarter. Morse Asset Management Inc now owns 8,712 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $2,279,000 after acquiring an additional 2,743 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Tesla Company Profile

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.