Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Shares Down 2% Following Analyst Downgrade
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- Feb 02, 2026
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Shares fell about 2% mid‑day after Phillip Securities trimmed its price target to $215 and kept a sell rating; TSLA was trading near $421.81 on below‑average volume.
Analyst views are mixed — 17 Buys, 14 Holds and 9 Sells — with a consensus target of $403.92, as firms have both raised and cut targets recently.
Near‑term headwinds include notable insider selling (119,457 shares over 90 days), Tesla’s >$20B capex plan that may pressure profits, and regulatory/design risk from China’s ban on hidden door handles. Tesla Kills Legacy Models: Analyst Response Is Meh
Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in Tesla by 11.8% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 87,929 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $35,509,000 after purchasing an additional 9,293 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in Tesla by 21.2% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,317 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $2,147,000 after acquiring an additional 931 shares in the last quarter. Bison Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Tesla by 52.2% in the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 10,368 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $4,187,000 after acquiring an additional 3,558 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its position in Tesla by 9.1% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 12,135 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $3,855,000 after acquiring an additional 1,011 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AGP Franklin LLC increased its stake in shares of Tesla by 21.2% during the 2nd quarter. AGP Franklin LLC now owns 4,861 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $1,544,000 after purchasing an additional 851 shares during the last quarter. 66.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Tesla Stock Down 2.0%
The company has a current ratio of 2.16, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The business's fifty day moving average price is $447.69 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $408.78. The firm has a market cap of $1.58 trillion, a P/E ratio of 390.56, a P/E/G ratio of 7.34 and a beta of 1.86.
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $24.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.75 billion. Tesla had a return on equity of 4.86% and a net margin of 4.00%.The business's revenue was down 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.73 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current year.
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