Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Trading 3.3% Higher After Analyst Upgrade
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- Jan 30, 2026
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Shares rose 3.3% after UBS raised its price target from $307 to $352 despite maintaining a sell rating; TSLA traded as high as $439.88 on a volume of ~82.2M shares, +29% vs. average.
Analyst opinions are mixed — 17 Buys, 14 Holds and 8 Sells, with a MarketBeat consensus of "Hold" and an average target of $409.58, while some firms (Canaccord $551; Stifel $508) have much higher targets.
Tesla slightly beat Q4 estimates (EPS $0.50 vs. $0.45; revenue $24.9B) but revenue was down 3.1% YoY; recent moves — a $2B investment in xAI, SpaceX merger chatter, and a planned >$20B 2026 capex plus ending Model S/X production — boost "physical AI" upside but raise short‑term execution and cash‑burn risk. Tesla Kills Legacy Models: Analyst Response Is Meh
Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Networth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Tesla in the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Davidson Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in Tesla by 79.4% during the 4th quarter. Davidson Capital Management Inc. now owns 61 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. bought a new position in Tesla in the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Tesla in the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Prism Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Tesla in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Institutional investors own 66.20% of the company's stock.
Tesla Trading Up 3.3%
The firm has a 50-day moving average of $446.91 and a 200 day moving average of $406.71. The company has a market cap of $1.43 trillion, a P/E ratio of 398.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.36 and a beta of 1.83. The company has a current ratio of 2.07, a quick ratio of 1.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07.
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.05. Tesla had a return on equity of 4.93% and a net margin of 4.00%.The business had revenue of $24.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.75 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.73 earnings per share. Tesla's revenue for the quarter was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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