The stock price of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) has plunged by -0.07 when compared to previous closing price of 241.55, but the company has seen a -4.37% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. barrons.com reported 2025-04-20 that The two companies headline Big Tech earnings during a week in which more than 100 S&P 500 companies report. Economic data releases will include home sales figures and the Fed’s Beige Book.
Is It Worth Investing in Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) Right Now?
Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 118.42x compared to its average ratio. TSLA has 36-month beta value of 2.41. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 16 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 as “overweight,” 14 as “hold,” and 9 as “sell.”
The public float for TSLA is 2.80B, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.73% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of TSLA on April 21, 2025 was 110.73M shares.
TSLA’s Market Performance
TSLA’s stock has seen a -4.37% decrease for the week, with a 2.34% rise in the past month and a -41.67% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.66%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 8.67% for Tesla Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -6.49% for TSLA stock, with a simple moving average of -17.13% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of TSLA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for TSLA stocks, with Piper Sandler repeating the rating for TSLA by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for TSLA in the upcoming period, according to Piper Sandler is $400 based on the research report published on April 16, 2025 of the current year 2025.
The Benchmark Company, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see TSLA reach a price target of $350, previously predicting the price at $475. The rating they have provided for TSLA stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 09th, 2025.
Wedbush gave a rating of “Outperform” to TSLA, setting the target price at $315 in the report published on April 07th of the current year.
TSLA Trading at -13.92% 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 -50.59% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 8.67%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.66%, as shares surge +2.16% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -36.17% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, TSLA fell by -4.37%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +15.01% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $258.13. In addition, Tesla Inc saw -40.23% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at TSLA starting from Taneja Vaibhav, who sale 4,000 shares at the price of $250.00 back on Apr 07 ’25. After this action, Taneja Vaibhav now owns 26,950 shares of Tesla Inc, valued at $1,000,000 using the latest closing price.
VAIBHAV TANEJA, the Officer of Tesla Inc, proposed sale 4,000 shares at $239.43 during a trade that took place back on Apr 07 ’25, which means that VAIBHAV TANEJA is holding shares at $957,720 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for TSLA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.18 for the gross margin
The net margin for Tesla Inc stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 10.52, with 6.24 for asset returns.
Based on Tesla Inc (TSLA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.16 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.1. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.19. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 20.22.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 14.71 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.17. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 7.92. The receivables turnover for the company is 22.11for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.8. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.02.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Tesla Inc (TSLA) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bearish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “sell” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
