Wedbush Predicts Tesla’s Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:TSLA)

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) – Wedbush cut their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Tesla in a research report issued on Thursday, January 30th. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now forecasts that the electric vehicle producer will post earnings of $0.58 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.73. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $550.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Tesla’s current full-year earnings is $2.82 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Tesla’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.86 EPS.

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

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the company. KGI Securities upgraded Tesla from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $276.00 target price for the company in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of Tesla from $195.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, November 14th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Tesla from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Tesla from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, HSBC reiterated a “reduce” rating and issued a $124.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a research note on Friday, October 11th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating, sixteen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $318.31.

Tesla Stock Performance

TSLA opened at $392.21 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a current ratio of 2.02. The company has a market cap of $1.26 trillion, a PE ratio of 192.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.79 and a beta of 2.34. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $405.12 and a 200-day moving average of $300.65. Tesla has a 52-week low of $138.80 and a 52-week high of $488.54.

Insider Transactions at Tesla

In related news, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 100,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $346.02, for a total value of $34,602,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 5,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,868,508. This trade represents a 94.88 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 8,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $300.37, for a total value of $2,402,960.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 105,032 shares in the company, valued at approximately $31,548,461.84. This represents a 7.08 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 553,386 shares of company stock valued at $196,305,796 in the last three months. 20.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Tesla

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Transcendent Capital Group LLC acquired a new position in Tesla during the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Clean Yield Group raised its stake in shares of Tesla by 60.0% during the third quarter. Clean Yield Group now owns 128 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Peterson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in Tesla in the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA bought a new position in Tesla in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $46,000. Finally, PayPay Securities Corp grew its holdings in Tesla by 130.2% during the 4th quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 122 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares during the period. 66.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Tesla

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.