FY2027 EPS Estimates for Tesla Lifted by Erste Group Bank

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) – Erste Group Bank boosted their FY2027 earnings estimates for shares of Tesla in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 24th. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now forecasts that the electric vehicle producer will post earnings of $1.96 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $1.88. The consensus estimate for Tesla’s current full-year earnings is $2.56 per share.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $24.90 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.75 billion. Tesla had a net margin of 4.00% and a return on equity of 4.86%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.73 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their target price on Tesla from $500.00 to $480.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 30th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. DZ Bank reiterated a “sell” rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Tesla from $307.00 to $352.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Mizuho set a $540.00 target price on shares of Tesla and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Nineteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and nine have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $406.84.

Tesla Trading Down 3.6%

Shares of TSLA stock opened at $372.11 on Thursday. Tesla has a 1 year low of $214.25 and a 1 year high of $498.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 2.16 and a quick ratio of 1.77. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $409.72 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $427.68. The company has a market cap of $1.40 trillion, a PE ratio of 344.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 11.41 and a beta of 1.89.

Insider Buying and Selling

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 stock was 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 in the company, valued at $257,009,607.40. This trade represents a 9.42% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,264 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $397.03, for a total value of $898,875.92. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 18,106 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,188,625.18. This trade represents a 11.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 87,995 shares of company stock valued at $38,315,650 over the last quarter. 19.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Norges Bank bought a new position in Tesla in the fourth quarter worth approximately $17,128,100,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in Tesla by 3,205.5% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 21,459,599 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $9,650,811,000 after acquiring an additional 20,810,386 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of Tesla by 56.0% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 20,755,605 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $9,334,211,000 after acquiring an additional 7,450,766 shares during the period. Cardano Risk Management B.V. raised its position in shares of Tesla by 882.8% in the 4th quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 8,202,060 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $3,688,630,000 after acquiring an additional 7,367,507 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Tesla by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 258,925,024 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock worth $116,443,762,000 after acquiring an additional 6,538,720 shares in the last quarter. 66.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Tesla

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: TeraFab / AI chip narrative draws bullish analyst support — Wedbush and others continue to call Tesla an emerging AI/semiconductor play after the Terafab chip-factory effort, which boosts the company’s long-term “physical AI” thesis. Dan Ives: Terafab Upside
• Positive Sentiment: Vertical integration of semiconductors and chip progress could lower costs and accelerate autonomy/robotics roadmaps — a strategic tailwind if Tesla can tape-out and scale its next-gen chips. MSN: Semiconductor Integration
• Neutral Sentiment: Robotics / Optimus remains a strategic growth story but is execution-dependent and a longer‑horizon catalyst; positive headlines help sentiment but probably won’t offset near-term delivery concerns. Yahoo: Optimus & Robotics
• Neutral Sentiment: Speculation about a closer Tesla–SpaceX strategic linkage (Terafab/merger chatter) supports the “conglomerate/AI” narrative but remains speculative for valuation today. Seeking Alpha: Terafab Merger Signal
• Negative Sentiment: Company‑compiled delivery consensus and official cuts to the 2026 delivery outlook (now ~1.69M units) are the clearest near-term negative — investors and analysts trimmed expectations, pressuring the stock. Yahoo: Delivery Outlook Cut Electrek: Q1 Delivery Consensus
• Negative Sentiment: Rising competition and softer China demand: new rivals (e.g., BYD’s premium push and cars that are selling fast) and local launches are pressuring volume and pricing in Tesla’s largest market. Benzinga: BYD Europe Push Benzinga: China Order Surge
• Negative Sentiment: Macro/affordability headwinds: higher EV sticker prices and elevated borrowing costs are blunting the usual positive effect of high gasoline prices, reducing demand elasticity for Tesla’s mix. MarketWatch: EV Affordability Headwinds

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.