Tesla’s (TSLA) “Hold” Rating Reaffirmed at Needham & Company LLC

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)‘s stock had its “hold” rating reiterated by investment analysts at Needham & Company LLC in a report released on Thursday,Benzinga reports.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on TSLA. Melius Research set a $520.00 price objective on Tesla and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Tesla from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 25th. BNP Paribas Exane increased their price target on shares of Tesla from $307.00 to $313.00 in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $500.00 target price on shares of Tesla in a research report on Friday, January 2nd. Eighteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and eight have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $410.28.

Tesla Trading Up 0.1%

NASDAQ TSLA opened at $431.46 on Thursday. Tesla has a 52 week low of $214.25 and a 52 week high of $498.83. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $446.48 and a two-hundred day moving average of $406.64. The company has a quick ratio of 1.67, a current ratio of 2.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.43 trillion, a PE ratio of 287.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.32 and a beta of 1.83.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $24.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.75 billion. Tesla had a net margin of 5.51% and a return on equity of 6.61%. The company’s revenue was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.73 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Tesla will post 2.56 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Tesla news, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $445.40, for a total transaction of $26,724,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 577,031 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $257,009,607.40. This trade represents a 9.42% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $450.66, for a total transaction of $25,606,501.20. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 1,391,615 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $627,145,215.90. The trade was a 3.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 119,457 shares of company stock valued at $53,501,145. Insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Tesla by 0.4% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 252,386,304 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $112,241,237,000 after buying an additional 995,623 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Tesla by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 113,762,849 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $50,592,614,000 after acquiring an additional 344,162 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Tesla by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 64,767,993 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $20,480,477,000 after acquiring an additional 1,269,304 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors grew its holdings in shares of Tesla by 5.8% in the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 44,035,949 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $19,583,547,000 after acquiring an additional 2,403,019 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new position in Tesla in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $11,839,824,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Tesla

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Tesla beat Q4 estimates on EPS and revenue, giving investors room to look past weaker vehicle deliveries. Tesla revenue beats estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Elon Musk outlined an AI/robotics pivot and said Tesla will end Model S & X production to free factory capacity for Optimus — plus Tesla will invest $2B in Musk’s xAI, a signal the company is prioritizing long?term AI/robotics revenue. Tesla Shares Rise As Musk Outlines AI Pivot
• Positive Sentiment: Tesla plans to more than double capital spending to ~$20B in 2026 to fund Cybercab, Optimus and chip manufacturing — investors see this as financing the company’s transition to “physical AI.” Tesla plans $20B capex
• Positive Sentiment: Top analysts are pushing price targets higher on the AI/robotics narrative (Mizuho raised its target citing “physical AI” potential). Mizuho raises price target
• Neutral Sentiment: Tesla disclosed ~1.1M active FSD subscriptions (now a recurring revenue stream under a $99/mo model) — a long?term monetization cue but with uncertain near?term impact. Tesla reveals FSD subscriptions
• Neutral Sentiment: Early market reaction (including a mid?session bounce in Frankfurt) reflects investors pricing in the AI/robotics story even as auto metrics soften. Shares up in Frankfurt
• Negative Sentiment: Tesla reported its first full?year revenue decline and profit compression amid weaker deliveries and rising costs — a reminder the core auto business is under pressure. Tesla suffers first annual drop in revenue
• Negative Sentiment: Brand and political controversies (including a public clash between Musk and investor Vinod Khosla) and a notable fall in brand value continue to pose reputational risks that can weigh on consumer demand. Musk, Vinod Khosla clash

Tesla Company Profile

Tesla, Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) is an American company that designs, manufactures and sells electric vehicles, energy generation and energy storage products. Founded in 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, Tesla grew into a vertically integrated mobility and clean?energy company with Elon Musk serving as its chief executive officer. The company’s stated mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy, reflected in its combined focus on electric drivetrains, battery technology, renewable energy products and software.

Tesla’s automotive business includes a lineup of battery?electric vehicles and related services.