Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Price Target Cut to $145.00 by Analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) had its price target decreased by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $150.00 to $145.00 in a research report released on Friday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. currently has an underweight rating on the electric vehicle producer’s stock.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. New Street Research lifted their price target on shares of Tesla from $520.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. William Blair reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Friday, January 2nd. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Thursday. BNP Paribas Exane lifted their price objective on Tesla from $307.00 to $313.00 in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Mizuho set a $540.00 target price on shares of Tesla and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and eight have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $409.58.

Tesla Price Performance

Tesla stock opened at $430.41 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.43 trillion, a PE ratio of 398.53, a P/E/G ratio of 7.11 and a beta of 1.83. The company has a current ratio of 2.16, a quick ratio of 1.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $447.69 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $407.49. Tesla has a 12 month low of $214.25 and a 12 month high of $498.83.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.05. Tesla had a return on equity of 4.86% and a net margin of 4.00%.The company had revenue of $24.90 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.75 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.73 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that Tesla will post 2.56 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Tesla

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

Institutional Trading of Tesla

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Secured Retirement Advisors LLC increased its position in Tesla by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Secured Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 3,454 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $1,553,000 after buying an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Sigma Planning Corp increased its holdings in shares of Tesla by 23.3% during the fourth quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 48,487 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $21,848,000 after acquiring an additional 9,162 shares in the last quarter. Safe Harbor Family Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Tesla during the fourth quarter worth approximately $389,000. 5th Street Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Tesla in the 4th quarter worth $694,000. Finally, Delta Investment Management LLC grew its position in Tesla by 78.2% in the 4th quarter. Delta Investment Management LLC now owns 12,651 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $5,689,000 after purchasing an additional 5,552 shares during the period. 66.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

More Tesla News

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: SpaceX merger talk fuels optimism that Elon Musk could further consolidate his tech assets, a scenario investors view as value-accretive for Tesla (merger talk helped push TSLA higher). Tesla jumps as SpaceX merger talks fuel Musk empire consolidation hopes (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beats and clear robotaxi/FSD progress: Tesla topped EPS and revenue estimates, disclosed 1.1M active FSD subs and reiterated Cybercab/robotaxi production targets — evidence that software and services can offset weaker vehicle volume. Could Tesla’s Q4 Earnings Fuel the Next Rally? (MarketBeat)
• Positive Sentiment: Investment in xAI and AI positioning: Tesla disclosed a multi?billion involvement with Musk’s xAI and is pushing chip/TeraFab plans — reinforcing the market view of Tesla as a “physical AI” play rather than a pure auto OEM. Tesla reveals $2 billion investment in Elon Musk’s xAI (Fortune)
• Neutral Sentiment: Model S/X discontinuation and factory retooling — strategic for long?term robotics capacity but implies short-term restructuring and transition risk; impact depends on execution and timing. Tesla Kills Legacy Models: Analyst Response Is Meh (MarketBeat)
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed analyst reactions and target churn — some firms raised targets on the AI/robotics story while others trimmed them, leaving consensus sentiment split and volatility likely to persist.
• Negative Sentiment: Massive capex and cash?burn risk: management guided to >$20B capex to reshuffle factories for robots, Cybercab and batteries — a heavy near?term cash demand that could pressure margins and free cash flow. Tesla plans $20 billion capital spending spree (Reuters)
• Negative Sentiment: First annual revenue decline and softer vehicle deliveries raise near?term execution concerns — investors worry Optimus/robotaxi revenue is far out and that margins could be pressured during the transition.
• Negative Sentiment: Notable bearish analyst moves (e.g., JPMorgan cut to underweight with a $145 target) increase downside headline risk and may cap rallies until clarity on capex pacing and robot/robotaxi ramps arrives.

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.