Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week: Positive Sentiment: Q4 earnings topped expectations and Tesla is getting credit for record energy-storage deployments and resilient automotive margins — a near-term catalyst that supports the stock’s rally narrative. . Positive Sentiment: Tesla launched a lower‑priced Model Y AWD at $41,990 to try to stabilize demand and compete on pricing — a tactical move that could help near-term deliveries if uptake is strong. . Positive Sentiment: Tesla’s energy business is showing momentum (record Megapack deployments, improving margins) and is repeatedly cited as a material growth pillar beyond cars. That helps justify some bullish analyst views. . Neutral Sentiment: Near-term option market: 1‑month put sellers can harvest ~2.5% yield after earnings — attractive income for some investors but also signals elevated implied volatility. . Neutral Sentiment: Elon Musk’s SpaceX–xAI merger is prompting speculation about “cross‑pollination” with Tesla (AI, communications, satellites). Potential upside is speculative and timing/structure remain unclear, so impact on TSLA is uncertain. . Neutral Sentiment: Tesla plans aggressive 2026 capex (>$20B) to scale factories, AI compute and robotaxis — this supports long‑term growth but raises short‑term execution and free‑cash‑flow questions. . Negative Sentiment: China — a key market — will ban hidden/popup door handles starting in 2027 after safety incidents; regulatory changes could force costly vehicle redesigns or slow sales in China. . Negative Sentiment: European registrations showed little recovery in January (falls in France and Norway), reinforcing concerns that EV demand softness is weighing on near‑term delivery trends. . Negative Sentiment: Competitive threat: Waymo/Alphabet and others are plowing capital into robotaxis (large recent fundraises), increasing the risk Tesla faces in autonomy — a core part of the company’s long‑term valuation. . Negative Sentiment: Valuation and analyst divergence: Tesla’s post‑earnings P/E (~400) leaves little margin for error; some firms cut targets (Phillip Securities, JPMorgan), increasing downside risk if execution or growth disappoints. . Institutional Inflows and Outflows Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Tesla by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 258,925,024 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $116,443,762,000 after acquiring an additional 6,538,720 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Tesla by 0.3% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 113,762,849 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $50,592,614,000 after purchasing an additional 344,162 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Tesla by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 64,767,993 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $20,480,477,000 after purchasing an additional 1,269,304 shares during the period. Capital World Investors raised its holdings in shares of Tesla by 5.8% in the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 44,035,949 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $19,583,547,000 after buying an additional 2,403,019 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Tesla during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $11,839,824,000. 66.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors. Tesla Trading Up 0.0% 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 company has a 50 day moving average of $447.83 and a 200 day moving average of $410.15. The firm has a market cap of $1.58 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 390.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.76 and a beta of 1.86. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.05. Tesla had a return on equity of 4.86% and a net margin of 4.00%.The company had revenue of $24.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $24.75 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.73 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current year. About Tesla