Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Tesla Q1 Earnings

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) – Stock analysts at William Blair decreased their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Tesla in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, June 30th. William Blair analyst J. Dorsheimer now forecasts that the electric vehicle producer will earn $0.49 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.71. The consensus estimate for Tesla’s current full-year earnings is $2.56 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Tesla’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.45 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.85 EPS.

Several other research firms have also weighed in on TSLA. TD Cowen upgraded shares of Tesla from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $180.00 to $388.00 in a report on Friday, March 7th. Glj Research reiterated a “sell” rating and issued a $19.05 target price (down from $24.86) on shares of Tesla in a report on Monday, April 21st. Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their target price on shares of Tesla from $425.00 to $355.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Guggenheim reiterated a “sell” rating and issued a $175.00 target price on shares of Tesla in a report on Monday, June 23rd. Finally, Roth Mkm decreased their target price on shares of Tesla from $450.00 to $395.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating, nineteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Tesla presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $301.24.

Tesla Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ TSLA opened at $313.56 on Wednesday. Tesla has a 12-month low of $182.00 and a 12-month high of $488.54. The stock has a market cap of $1.01 trillion, a PE ratio of 172.29, a P/E/G ratio of 9.17 and a beta of 2.39. The company has a current ratio of 2.00, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The company has a 50-day moving average of $320.36 and a 200 day moving average of $327.07.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 22nd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.53 by ($0.26). Tesla had a net margin of 6.66% and a return on equity of 9.02%. The business had revenue of $19.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.93 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.45 EPS.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Robyn M. Denholm sold 112,395 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $274.12, for a total value of $30,809,717.40. Following the sale, the director owned 85,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $23,300,200. The trade was a 56.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Kimbal Musk sold 91,588 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $357.39, for a total transaction of $32,732,635.32. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 1,463,220 shares in the company, valued at approximately $522,940,195.80. The trade was a 5.89% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 833,509 shares of company stock valued at $278,648,925. Corporate insiders own 20.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Tesla

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Tesla in the fourth quarter valued at about $56,600,000. Means Investment CO. Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Tesla by 37.7% in the first quarter. Means Investment CO. Inc. now owns 23,089 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $5,984,000 after purchasing an additional 6,323 shares during the period. Focus Financial Network Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Tesla by 3.1% in the first quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 22,467 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $5,823,000 after purchasing an additional 670 shares during the period. Strategic Family Wealth Counselors L.L.C. raised its position in Tesla by 133.7% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Family Wealth Counselors L.L.C. now owns 2,847 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $1,150,000 after acquiring an additional 1,629 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Harvard Management Co. Inc. acquired a new position in Tesla during the fourth quarter worth about $8,158,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.