The stock of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) has increased by 3.06 when compared to last closing price of 413.82. Despite this, the company has experienced a 8.05% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2025-01-19 that From an operational standpoint, both Tesla (TSLA 3.06%) and Rivian (RIVN -1.59%) had choppy years in 2024. However, Tesla’s stock skyrocketed higher, while Rivian saw its shares finish the year much lower, down about 43%.
Is It Worth Investing in Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) is above average at 116.84x. The 36-month beta value for TSLA is also noteworthy at 2.35. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 15 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 rating it as “overweight,” 15 rating it as “hold,” and 9 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for TSLA is 2.80B, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.41% of that float. The average trading volume of TSLA on January 20, 2025 was 92.68M shares.
TSLA’s Market Performance
TSLA stock saw a decrease of 8.05% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -7.89% and a quarterly a decrease of 92.70%. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.54%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 6.10% for Tesla Inc (TSLA). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.15% for TSLA’s stock, with a 69.55% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of TSLA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for TSLA stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for TSLA by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for TSLA in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $325 based on the research report published on January 15, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see TSLA reach a price target of $490, previously predicting the price at $400. The rating they have provided for TSLA stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on January 07th, 2025.
New Street gave a rating of “Buy” to TSLA, setting the target price at $460 in the report published on January 06th of the current year.
TSLA Trading at 11.88% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought TSLA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -12.70% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.10%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.54%, as shares sank -11.12% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +75.63% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, TSLA rose by +8.05%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +155.96% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $417.52. In addition, Tesla Inc saw 5.61% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at TSLA starting from Taneja Vaibhav, who sale 7,000 shares at the price of $413.56 back on Jan 06 ’25. After this action, Taneja Vaibhav now owns 108,965 shares of Tesla Inc, valued at $2,894,918 using the latest closing price.
Wilson-Thompson Kathleen, the Director of Tesla Inc, sale 100,000 shares at $411.63 during a trade that took place back on Jan 06 ’25, which means that Wilson-Thompson Kathleen is holding 5,400 shares at $41,162,799 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for TSLA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.18 for the gross margin
The net margin for Tesla Inc stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 20.65, with 11.92 for asset returns.
Based on Tesla Inc (TSLA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.15 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.13. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.18. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 23.99.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 14.8 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.39. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 14.04. The receivables turnover for the company is 29.32for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.81. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.84.
Conclusion
In summary, Tesla Inc (TSLA) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have bearish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “sell” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
