Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points 3 ETFs to Avoid as Oil Shock Hits Markets Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last released its 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. The company had revenue of $24.90 billion during 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%.Tesla's quarterly revenue was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.73 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current year. Analyst Ratings Changes Several research firms have recently commented on TSLA. Tigress Financial initiated coverage on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. They set a "buy" rating and a $550.00 target price for the company. HSBC reaffirmed a "reduce" rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday, November 17th. Piper Sandler reissued an "overweight" rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Bank of America initiated coverage on Tesla in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $460.00 price objective for the company. Finally, TD Cowen raised their target price on Tesla from $509.00 to $519.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Nineteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and nine have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Tesla presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $406.84.