Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Trading Down 1.8% – Time to Sell?

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA)’s stock price traded down 1.8% on Monday . The company traded as low as $352.14 and last traded at $355.28. 66,430,741 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 8% from the average session volume of 61,301,953 shares. The stock had previously closed at $361.83.

Key Tesla News

Here are the key news stories impacting Tesla this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Tesla says the Semi battery is “designed to last a million miles,” which strengthens the economics case for fleet buyers and supports Tesla’s commercial EV growth narrative. Tesla Says Semi Battery Is ‘Designed To Last A Million Miles’
• Positive Sentiment: Wedbush reiterated an “Outperform” rating, giving some institutional support for the stock amid the weak stretch. Wedbush Reiterates Outperform
• Neutral Sentiment: Delaware’s corporate court judge reassigned three cases involving Elon Musk after bias complaints — a procedural development that reduces headline risk for now but keeps legal exposure on investors’ radar. Delaware Judge Reassigns Musk Cases
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage highlighting Tesla’s deeper integration with SpaceX/Terafab and chip supply moves is speculative but important for valuation debates — potential big upside if executed, but timing and capital intensity remain uncertain. Tesla Master Plan & SpaceX Tie-up
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and commentaries warn that beating delivery counts could still hurt margins (price cuts, incentives, channel stuffing) — a near‑term risk to earnings despite healthy volumes. Tesla May Beat Deliveries, But This Could Hurt The Bottom Line
• Negative Sentiment: Large active managers are trimming exposure: ARK sold Tesla shares in a notable rotation, and single‑stock ETF activity can amplify downside pressure. ARK Invest Dumps Tesla
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory and execution concerns persist: an NHTSA probe into autonomy and several bearish analyst notes (sell ratings and lowered FY26 estimates / capex concerns) raise downside risk to consensus earnings. NHTSA Investigation Could Impact Tesla

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TSLA has been the topic of several research reports. New Street Research upped their price target on shares of Tesla from $520.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Tesla from $130.00 to $125.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Barclays reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Tesla from $439.00 to $438.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Nineteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and nine have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $406.84.

Tesla Trading Down 1.8%

The company has a market capitalization of $1.33 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 328.96, a P/E/G ratio of 10.71 and a beta of 1.89. 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 $408.20 and its 200-day simple moving average is $428.92.

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.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Tesla news, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of the company’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 completion of the sale, the director owned 577,031 shares in the company, valued at approximately $257,009,607.40. The trade was a 9.42% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 25,731 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $415.56, for a total value of $10,692,774.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 19,669 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,173,649.64. This trade represents a 56.68% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 87,995 shares of company stock valued at $38,315,650. Company insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Tesla

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Networth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Tesla during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Chapman Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Tesla during the second quarter worth $26,000. Davidson Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Tesla by 79.4% in the 4th 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 acquired a new position in shares of Tesla in the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, CoreFirst Bank & Trust bought a new stake in shares of Tesla in the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. 66.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.