Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of Tesla Q4 Earnings

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Tesla in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now forecasts that the electric vehicle producer will post earnings of $0.81 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.82. The consensus estimate for Tesla’s current full-year earnings is $2.56 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Tesla’s Q4 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.98 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.69 EPS.

TSLA has been the subject of several other reports. Glj Research restated a “sell” rating and set a $24.86 target price on shares of Tesla in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. Roth Capital upgraded Tesla from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Tesla from $125.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “cautious” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed a “top pick” rating and set a $430.00 price target on shares of Tesla in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating, sixteen have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $327.37.

Tesla Price Performance

Tesla stock opened at $262.67 on Friday. Tesla has a 52 week low of $138.80 and a 52 week high of $488.54. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $367.78 and a 200 day simple moving average of $318.71. The company has a quick ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The stock has a market cap of $844.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 128.76, a PEG ratio of 5.86 and a beta of 2.50.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.08). Tesla had a net margin of 7.26% and a return on equity of 10.31%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Robyn M. Denholm sold 112,390 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $384.04, for a total value of $43,162,255.60. Following the sale, the director now owns 85,000 shares in the company, valued at $32,643,400. This represents a 56.94 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $413.56, for a total value of $2,894,920.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 108,965 shares in the company, valued at $45,063,565.40. The trade was a 6.04 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 422,452 shares of company stock worth $153,659,530. Company insiders own 20.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Tesla

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Swedbank AB boosted its stake in Tesla by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 1,098,717 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $287,457,000 after purchasing an additional 29,669 shares during the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Tesla during the 3rd quarter valued at $403,000. D.B. Root & Company LLC boosted its stake in Tesla by 36.2% during the 3rd quarter. D.B. Root & Company LLC now owns 4,094 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $1,071,000 after purchasing an additional 1,089 shares during the last quarter. Forte Capital LLC ADV boosted its stake in Tesla by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Forte Capital LLC ADV now owns 14,277 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $3,735,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blake Schutter Theil Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Tesla during the 3rd quarter valued at $384,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Tesla Company Profile

Tesla, Inc designs, develops, manufactures, leases, and sells electric vehicles, and energy generation and storage systems in the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Automotive, and Energy Generation and Storage. The Automotive segment offers electric vehicles, as well as sells automotive regulatory credits; and non-warranty after-sales vehicle, used vehicles, body shop and parts, supercharging, retail merchandise, and vehicle insurance services.