Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Stock Falls 1.3% – Here’s Why

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Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA – Get Free Report)’s stock price traded down 1.3% during trading on Tuesday. The stock traded as low as $396.53 and last traded at $398.50. 25,987,502 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 48% from the average daily volume of 50,134,676 shares. The stock had previously closed at $403.82.

Trending Headlines about Tesla

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

  • Positive Sentiment: Tesla registrations reportedly jumped in several European markets, including a 248% increase in Sweden, as higher fuel prices may be encouraging EV purchases. However, Chinese rivals are also gaining ground. Tesla registrations in Europe
  • Neutral Sentiment: Tesla opened a Berlin engineering center and has expanded its Robotaxi service to Fort Worth, with FSD subscriptions reportedly above 1.7 million. These are potential longer-term growth drivers, but investors are questioning how much of the autonomy opportunity is already reflected in the stock’s valuation. Tesla opens Berlin engineering center Robotaxi valuation
  • Negative Sentiment: The main near-term catalyst is the Democratic sweep in the midterms, including gains in Texas. Investors fear increased investigations and stricter oversight could complicate Tesla’s data-center and AI ambitions, while also adding uncertainty to a possible Tesla–SpaceX merger. Election results and Tesla’s outlook
  • Negative Sentiment: Merger concerns are compounded by possible dilution: investor Gary Black warned that a reported premium in an all-stock deal could quickly disappear if the companies’ shares fall. Investor warns on merger premium
  • Negative Sentiment: Investors are also weighing Tesla’s elevated valuation against pressured earnings and margins and rising spending. GLJ Research reaffirmed its “sell” rating, reinforcing concerns that expectations for Robotaxi and Optimus may be running ahead of current results. GLJ Research rating

Analyst Ratings Changes

TSLA has been the subject of a number of research reports. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $442.00 price target on Tesla and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 22nd. Robert W. Baird set a $475.00 price objective on Tesla in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $475.00 price objective on Tesla in a research note on Thursday, October 22nd. Mizuho upped their price objective on Tesla from $450.00 to $460.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 22nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday, October 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, sixteen have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $414.51.

Read Our Latest Analysis on Tesla

Tesla Stock Down 10.8%

The stock has a market capitalization of $1.36 trillion, a P/E ratio of 527.66, a PEG ratio of 23.86 and a beta of 1.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 1.39. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $372.07 and its two-hundred day moving average is $384.65.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 21st. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.02. Tesla had a return on equity of 3.03% and a net margin of 3.11%. The company had revenue of $28.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $28.06 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.50 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down .2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 0.67 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Tesla news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $360.13, for a total value of $938,498.78. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 25,972 shares in the company, valued at $9,353,296.36. This trade represents a 9.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Corporate insiders own 20.00% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Tesla

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. State Street Corp raised its stake in Tesla by 2.4% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 117,456,756 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $49,402,312,000 after buying an additional 2,761,298 shares during the last quarter. Amundi grew its stake in shares of Tesla by 14.0% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 22,174,884 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $8,243,513,000 after acquiring an additional 2,727,141 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new stake in shares of Tesla during the second quarter worth about $8,535,612,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new position in shares of Tesla during the second quarter valued at about $6,083,630,000. Finally, Bamco Inc. NY raised its position in shares of Tesla by 5.0% in the 2nd quarter. Bamco Inc. NY now owns 12,524,752 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $5,267,911,000 after purchasing an additional 591,243 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

About Tesla

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Tesla, Inc is an electric vehicle and clean energy company headquartered in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2003, the company designs, manufactures and sells electric vehicles, including the Model S, Model 3, Model X, Model Y and Cybertruck. Tesla also develops vehicle software, driver-assistance features and related services intended to support the operation and ownership of its vehicles.

Beyond automobiles, Tesla produces energy storage products for residential, commercial and utility-scale applications, including the Powerwall and Megapack.

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