The stock of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) has increased by 4.72 when compared to last closing price of 284.82. Despite this, the company has experienced a 3.85% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2025-05-11 that The legendary value investor Bill Miller has built up quite the resume over decades of investing. While overseeing the Legg Mason Capital Management Value Trust fund, Miller beat the broader benchmark S&P 500 index for 15 consecutive years from 1991 to 2005.
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 164.02x. The 36-month beta value for TSLA is also noteworthy at 2.45. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 16 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 rating it as “overweight,” 14 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 2.90% of that float. The average trading volume of TSLA on May 12, 2025 was 120.32M shares.
TSLA’s Market Performance
TSLA stock saw an increase of 3.85% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 9.57% and a quarterly increase of -17.52%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.66%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 5.45% for Tesla Inc (TSLA). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 11.60% for TSLA’s stock, with a 1.77% 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 $275 based on the research report published on April 21, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Piper Sandler, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see TSLA reach a price target of $400, previously predicting the price at $450. The rating they have provided for TSLA stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on April 16th, 2025.
The Benchmark Company gave a rating of “Buy” to TSLA, setting the target price at $350 in the report published on April 09th of the current year.
TSLA Trading at 14.30% 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 -38.95% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.45%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.66%, as shares surge +18.17% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +5.78% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, TSLA rose by +3.85%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +21.06% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $267.25. In addition, Tesla Inc saw -26.14% 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 VAIBHAV TANEJA, who proposed sale 4,000 shares at the price of $284.82 back on May 09 ’25. After this action, VAIBHAV TANEJA now owns shares of Tesla Inc, valued at $1,139,280 using the latest closing price.
DENHOLM ROBYN M, the Director of Tesla Inc, sale 112,395 shares at $274.12 during a trade that took place back on May 06 ’25, which means that DENHOLM ROBYN M is holding 85,000 shares at $30,809,625 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 0.07. Equity return is now at value 9.16, with 5.43 for asset returns.
Based on Tesla Inc (TSLA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.09 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 2.24. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.1. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 17.27.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 14.71 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.63. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 9.93. The receivables turnover for the company is 25.31for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.77. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.00.
Conclusion
In summary, Tesla Inc (TSLA) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have bearish opinions on the stock, with some viewing 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.
