Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Stock Price Down 2.6% on Analyst Downgrade
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- Jan 02, 2026
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Tesla shares fell 2.6% after Truist trimmed its price target to $439 and maintained a hold rating; trading volume rose about 19% to roughly 84.6 million shares and the stock dipped to $435.30 intraday.
Operational headwinds — Q4 deliveries missed consensus (418,227), annual sales fell for a second straight year, and BYD overtook Tesla as the world's top BEV seller — have fueled analyst caution and a MarketBeat average price target of $414.36 (consensus rating: Hold).
Insider activity: Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares (~$25.6M) and CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,637 shares; corporate insiders own 19.9% of Tesla while institutional investors hold about 66.2%. After Four Red Days in a Row, Is Tesla’s Rally in Trouble?
Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of TSLA. Boltwood Capital Management raised its stake in Tesla by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Boltwood Capital Management now owns 2,120 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $953,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV grew its holdings in shares of Tesla by 2.6% during the third quarter. Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV now owns 1,956 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $870,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. AIA Group Ltd increased its position in shares of Tesla by 35.2% during the third quarter. AIA Group Ltd now owns 165,316 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $73,519,000 after purchasing an additional 43,022 shares in the last quarter. Peterson Wealth Management lifted its holdings in shares of Tesla by 47.9% in the 3rd quarter. Peterson Wealth Management now owns 1,412 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $628,000 after purchasing an additional 457 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Keel Point LLC boosted its position in shares of Tesla by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Keel Point LLC now owns 54,791 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $24,367,000 after purchasing an additional 617 shares during the period. 66.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Tesla Stock Down 2.6%
The company has a current ratio of 2.07, a quick ratio of 1.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The business has a 50 day moving average of $445.68 and a 200-day moving average of $390.06. The stock has a market cap of $1.46 trillion, a PE ratio of 292.05, a P/E/G ratio of 11.36 and a beta of 1.83.
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $28.10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.98 billion. Tesla had a return on equity of 6.61% and a net margin of 5.51%.The company's revenue was up 11.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.72 earnings per share. Equities research analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current fiscal year.
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