Research Analysts Set Expectations for Tesla Q3 Earnings
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Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA – Free Report) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Tesla in a research report issued on Wednesday, May 6th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the electric vehicle producer will post earnings of $0.23 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.26. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Tesla’s current full-year earnings is $1.25 per share.
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.02. Tesla had a net margin of 3.95% and a return on equity of 4.89%. The business had revenue of $22.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.96 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.27 EPS. Tesla’s revenue was up 15.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $510.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on shares of Tesla from $538.00 to $522.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Morgan Stanley set a $415.00 target price on shares of Tesla and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Glj Research reaffirmed a “sell” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Nineteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Tesla presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $398.42. Check Out Our Latest Analysis on Tesla
Tesla Price Performance
TSLA stock opened at $428.35 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 2.04, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. Tesla has a 1 year low of $273.21 and a 1 year high of $498.83. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $382.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $418.37. The firm has a market cap of $1.61 trillion, a PE ratio of 392.98, a PEG ratio of 16.31 and a beta of 1.79.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Tesla
Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Equita Financial Network Inc. increased its position in shares of Tesla by 2.8% during the third quarter. Equita Financial Network Inc. now owns 855 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $380,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares in the last quarter. VanderPol Investments L.L.C. grew its position in shares of Tesla by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. VanderPol Investments L.L.C. now owns 1,070 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $464,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares during the period. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Tesla by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC now owns 8,577 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $3,814,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares during the period. Cloud Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Tesla by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Cloud Capital Management LLC now owns 2,076 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $923,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares during the period. Finally, Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Tesla by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 609 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $271,000 after buying an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 66.20% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling at Tesla
In other Tesla news, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 26,409 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $378.11, for a total value of $9,985,506.99. Following the sale, the director directly owned 48,399 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,300,145.89. This trade represents a 35.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,264 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $397.03, for a total transaction of $898,875.92. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 18,106 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,188,625.18. This trade represents a 11.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 80,213 shares of company stock worth $30,851,105. Company insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.
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