New Street Research Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Stock

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) had its target price upped by investment analysts at New Street Research from $520.00 to $600.00 in a research note issued on Tuesday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage presently has a “buy” rating on the electric vehicle producer’s stock. New Street Research’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 39.05% from the stock’s previous close.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Industrial Alliance Securities set a $300.00 price target on shares of Tesla in a report on Monday, October 13th. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on Tesla from $235.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. BNP Paribas Exane initiated coverage on Tesla in a report on Thursday, October 16th. They issued an “underperform” rating and a $307.00 price target for the company. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $510.00 price target on Tesla and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price objective on Tesla from $482.00 to $551.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and nine have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Tesla presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $408.54.

Tesla Price Performance

Tesla stock opened at $431.50 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 2.07 and a quick ratio of 1.67. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $444.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of $393.78. Tesla has a 12 month low of $214.25 and a 12 month high of $498.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.44 trillion, a PE ratio of 287.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.93 and a beta of 1.83.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $28.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $24.98 billion. Tesla had a net margin of 5.51% and a return on equity of 6.61%. Tesla’s revenue was up 11.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.72 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Tesla will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Tesla

In other news, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the director directly owned 577,031 shares in the company, valued at $257,009,607.40. This represents a 9.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $450.66, for a total value of $25,606,501.20. Following the transaction, the director owned 1,391,615 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $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 have sold 119,457 shares of company stock valued at $53,501,145 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Tesla

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TSLA. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Tesla during the third quarter valued at about $30,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC bought a new position in Tesla during the third quarter worth $29,000. Texas Capital Bancshares Inc TX acquired a new position in shares of Tesla in the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Westend Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Tesla during the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Chapman Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Tesla in the second quarter worth $26,000. 66.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Tesla News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: New Street Research raised its price target to $600 and reiterated a Buy, signaling some sell‑side conviction that Tesla still has meaningful upside despite recent setbacks. New Street Research lifts Tesla to $600
• Positive Sentiment: Tactical demand support in China: Tesla is offering zero‑interest loans on Model 3 and Y to try to regain market share in its largest growth market — a near‑term lever to stabilize deliveries. Tesla offers zero-interest loans in China
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed management tone on competition: Elon Musk downplays an immediate Nvidia threat but admits competitive Nvidia tech could be relevant in several years — this tempers panic but raises uncertainty on timing of risk. Musk on Nvidia competition
• Negative Sentiment: Nvidia’s Alpamayo and broader push into open autonomous‑driving AI is being viewed as an existential competitive threat to Tesla’s FSD/robotaxi lead; this has triggered ETF/stock selling and renewed skepticism about Tesla’s AI moat. Nvidia Alpamayo rattles Tesla
• Negative Sentiment: Demand weakness / delivery misses: Tesla’s 2025 deliveries fell and Q4 shipments missed some expectations (China, UK, Germany softness), reinforcing concerns about market share loss to rivals like BYD and pressuring near‑term revenue/margin outlooks. Delivery declines and analyst concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst divergence and downgrades: multiple firms (UBS, JPMorgan, DZ Bank, HSBC among others) have issued cautious to sell views citing valuation and execution risk, increasing volatility around earnings. DZ Bank sell rating
• Negative Sentiment: Insider and execution noise: Director James Murdoch sold 60,000 shares (SEC filing), and reports of trademark/robotics setbacks add to short‑term sentiment pressure. Murdoch insider sale filing
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory risk: a U.S. lawmaker is readying a bill to require manual door releases — a potential headwind for Tesla’s EV design choices and a new regulatory overhang. Door-handle safety bill

About Tesla

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.