Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Trading Down 1.5% – Here’s What Happened

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA)’s share price traded down 1.5% on Friday . The stock traded as low as $398.11 and last traded at $402.51. 56,527,970 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 8% from the average session volume of 61,452,215 shares. The stock had previously closed at $408.58.

Tesla News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Potential FSD approval in the Netherlands and comments that Cybercab and Optimus production could be built at Tesla’s German plant bolster the Europe growth narrative. Elon Musk: Tesla FSD Coming To Europe, Alongside Cybercab, Optimus Production
• Positive Sentiment: Executives say Tesla is preparing to bring its all-electric Semi truck to Europe, opening a new commercial-vehicle revenue stream if logistics customers adopt it. Tesla (TSLA) Is Getting Ready to Bring Its All-Electric Semi Truck to Europe
• Positive Sentiment: Energy business win: Tesla Megapack will power a 400MW AI data-center campus in Brazil, showing demand for stationary storage beyond vehicle sales. Tesla’s Megapack Will Power 400MW AI Data Center in Brazil
• Positive Sentiment: Lower-priced Cybertruck variant is attracting demand, which could help stabilize EV sales if the pricing test holds. Tesla Seeing Strong Demand For Cheaper Cybertruck
• Neutral Sentiment: A truce with a German union ends a recent dispute at Giga Berlin, removing a short-term labor overhang but leaving longer-term labor dynamics unresolved. German union says settlement reached in dispute with Tesla
• Neutral Sentiment: Tesla retook top slot in EPA fuel-economy rankings—good PR for product efficiency but not enough to offset macro/tech rotation pressures. Tesla Retakes Top Slot in Fuel Economy
• Negative Sentiment: Tesla sued the California DMV after regulators accused the company of false advertising around Autopilot/FSD — a regulatory and reputational risk that raises uncertainty about autonomous revenue assumptions. Elon Musk’s Tesla Sues California DMV Following False Advertising Row Around FSD, Autopilot
• Negative Sentiment: Key Cybercab program manager Victor Nechita departed; leadership turnover ahead of a robo‑taxi rollout increases execution risk and has already hurt sentiment. Tesla Shares Decline as Key Cybercab Executive Departs Ahead of Robo-Taxi Launch
• Negative Sentiment: Investigations and analysis show Tesla has logged zero California test miles and lacks commercial robotaxi permits in major U.S. markets — undermining the near-term robotaxi revenue case. Tesla’s Robotaxi Promises Are Empty: Zero Miles Logged, No Permits, Now Suing Regulators
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive pressure in China is intensifying (BYD and local rivals gaining share), which threatens Tesla’s largest growth market and margin mix. Tesla’s China Problem Is Getting Worse — Here Are the 3 Rivals Taking Its Market Share

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TSLA has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $500.00 target price on shares of Tesla in a report on Thursday, January 29th. New Street Research increased their target price on Tesla from $520.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $520.00 price target on Tesla in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Mizuho set a $540.00 price objective on shares of Tesla and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $508.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and nine have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $408.09.

Tesla Trading Down 1.5%

The company has a market capitalization of $1.51 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 372.69, a P/E/G ratio of 14.75 and a beta of 1.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a current ratio of 2.16. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $435.03 and its 200-day simple moving average is $419.99.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.05. Tesla had a net margin of 4.00% and a return on equity of 4.86%. The business had revenue of $24.90 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.75 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.73 earnings per share. Tesla’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts expect that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,637 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $443.93, for a total value of $1,170,643.41. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 13,757 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,107,145.01. This represents a 16.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 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 value of $25,606,501.20. Following the completion of the sale, 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 position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 119,457 shares of company stock valued at $53,501,145 in the last 90 days. 19.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Tesla

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Networth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Tesla in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Chapman Financial Group LLC bought a new position in Tesla in the second quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Davidson Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Tesla by 79.4% in the fourth quarter. Davidson Capital Management Inc. now owns 61 shares of the electric vehicle producer’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 27 shares during the period. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Tesla during the third quarter worth $29,000. Finally, CoreFirst Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in shares of Tesla during the second quarter worth $30,000. Institutional investors own 66.20% of the company’s stock.

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.