Analyst upgrades ignite optimism: Social media discussions highlighted Baird's recent upgrade of Tesla to Outperform with a $548 price target, emphasizing Elon Musk's ambitious compensation tied to growth milestones. Enthusiasts argued this validates the stock's potential amid product expansions. Sentiment leaned bullish on long-term visions like robotics.
Valuation debates intensify: Critics pointed to lofty multiples, with one prominent voice pegging a fair value around $325 given competition in autonomy from tech giants. Concerns over softening EV demand in key markets and recent leadership shifts in Cybercab fueled caution. Bears warned of limited upside without clear catalysts.
Elon urges holding firm: Chatter amplified Musk's advice to retain Tesla shares, betting on a bright future in autonomy and Optimus robots. Bulls celebrated minor price gains and Cathie Wood's $2,600 target by 2030. Overall tone mixed but forward-looking amid volatility.
Note: This discussion summary was generated from an AI condensation of post data.
Tesla Insider Trading Activity
Tesla insiders have traded $TSLA stock on the open market 59 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 25 have been purchases and 34 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $TSLA stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- ELON MUSK (CEO) has made 25 purchases buying 2,568,732 shares for an estimated $999,959,042 and 0 sales.
- JAMES R MURDOCH has made 0 purchases and 23 sales selling 120,000 shares for an estimated $52,084,581.
- KIMBAL MUSK sold 56,820 shares for an estimated $25,606,501
- KATHLEEN WILSON-THOMPSON has made 0 purchases and 7 sales selling 25,731 shares for an estimated $10,692,813.
- XIAOTONG ZHU (SVP, APAC and) sold 20,000 shares for an estimated $7,275,100
- VAIBHAV TANEJA (Chief Financial Officer) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 5,242 shares for an estimated $2,088,772.
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
Tesla Revenue
Tesla had revenues of $28.1B in Q3 2025. This is an increase of 11.57% from the same period in the prior year.
You can track TSLA financials on Quiver Quantitative's TSLA stock page.
Tesla Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $TSLA stock 9 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 6 have been purchases and 3 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $TSLA stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. has traded it 3 times. They made 3 purchases worth up to $45,000 on 01/09, 11/18, 10/17 and 0 sales.
- REPRESENTATIVE LISA C. MCCLAIN has traded it 4 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 10/30, 09/11 and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 10/31, 10/30.
- REPRESENTATIVE MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE purchased up to $15,000 on 10/15.
- REPRESENTATIVE VAL T. HOYLE sold up to $15,000 on 09/23.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
Tesla Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 2,087 institutional investors add shares of Tesla stock to their portfolio, and 1,645 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 58,985,149 shares (-74.5%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $26,526,801,208
- CORIENT PRIVATE WEALTH LLC added 20,810,386 shares (+3205.5%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $9,358,846,791
- CARDANO RISK MANAGEMENT B.V. added 7,367,507 shares (+882.8%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $3,313,315,248
- VANGUARD GROUP INC added 6,538,720 shares (+2.6%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $2,940,593,158
- NOMURA HOLDINGS INC removed 4,931,590 shares (-80.3%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $2,217,834,654
- FMR LLC added 3,393,342 shares (+9.4%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $1,526,053,764
- CITIGROUP INC removed 3,079,041 shares (-32.2%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $1,384,706,318
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
Tesla Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $TSLA in the last several months. We have seen 9 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 2 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Tigress Financial issued a "Buy" rating on 02/12/2026
- Wells Fargo issued a "Underweight" rating on 01/12/2026
- Baird issued a "Outperform" rating on 12/30/2025
- Deutsche Bank issued a "Buy" rating on 12/19/2025
- Wedbush issued a "Outperform" rating on 12/15/2025
- Mizuho issued a "Outperform" rating on 11/25/2025
- Stifel issued a "Buy" rating on 11/17/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for Tesla, check out Quiver Quantitative's $TSLA forecast page.
Tesla Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $TSLA recently. We have seen 25 analysts offer price targets for $TSLA in the last 6 months, with a median target of $500.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Gordon L. Johnson from GLJ Research set a target price of $25.28 on 02/19/2026
- Ivan Feinseth from Tigress Financial set a target price of $550.0 on 02/12/2026
- Colin Langan from Wells Fargo set a target price of $125.0 on 01/29/2026
- Tom Narayan from RBC Capital set a target price of $500.0 on 01/29/2026
- William Stein from Truist Securities set a target price of $438.0 on 01/29/2026
- Vijay Rakesh from Mizuho set a target price of $540.0 on 01/29/2026
- Andres Sheppard from Cantor Fitzgerald set a target price of $510.0 on 01/29/2026
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