Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)Consumer Cyclical | Auto Manufacturers | Austin, United States | NasdaqGS
348.75 USD
-6.06
(-1.708%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 348.19 -0.56 (-0.560%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:11 a.m. EDT
The valuation is aggressive, trading at over 300 times trailing earnings with return on equity barely clearing 4.5 percent, which suggests investors are betting on future execution rather than current performance. While revenue is expanding rapidly at 25 percent, profitability remains thin with margins hovering near 3.6 percent, creating a tension between growth potential and financial reality. Technically, the stock is struggling to reclaim the 50-day moving average, indicating short-term weakness despite a recent bounce, and the news cycle is dominated by profit misses and heavy capital spending that dents cash flow. Options traders are caught in a volatility squeeze, placing heavy hedges at current levels while speculating on a breakout toward the $400 to $500 range. Until the balance sheet shows stronger capital efficiency and margins expand, the risk-reward profile leans cautious for the immediate future, though the long-term revenue trajectory keeps the door open for a turnaround. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.120033 |
| AutoETS | 0.121944 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.121945 |
| AutoTheta | 0.180676 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 33% |
| H-stat | 16.41 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.028 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.66 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 18.373 |
| Revenue per Share | 32.055 |
| Market Cap | 1,377,404,715,008 |
| Trailing P/E | 332.14 |
| Forward P/E | 161.56 |
| Beta | 1.83 |
| Profit Margins | 3.67% |
| Website | https://www.tesla.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:11 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for high volatility with a dual-sided bias. Call buyers are aggressively targeting upside strikes above $400, establishing major option order walls at $450 and $500, while put buyers are hedging near current prices around $350-$360 and deep OTM strikes below $200. Implied volatility is elevated across the board, reflecting uncertainty about whether the recent profit miss and increased capital spending will derail the growth narrative or if the stock can recover its technical momentum.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.058871746 |
| Address1 | 1 Tesla Road |
| All Time High | 498.83 |
| All Time Low | 0.998667 |
| Ask | 348.0 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.3 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 34,138,710 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 41,278,333 |
| Average Volume | 41,278,333 |
| Average Volume10Days | 34,138,710 |
| Beta | 1.827 |
| Bid | 345.22 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 10 |
| Book Value | 21.995 |
| City | Austin |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 348.75 |
| Current Ratio | 1.941 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 358.8 |
| Day Low | 345.2 |
| Debt To Equity | 18.373 |
| Display Name | Tesla |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,784,755,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,784,755,800 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.03 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.049 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,784,750,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,792,612,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,792,612,800 |
| Ebitda | 10,755,000,320 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.10379 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 125.581 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 13.034 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,350,621,593,600 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.77267 |
| Eps Forward | 2.15858 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.05 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 360.4738 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -11.723785 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.032523267 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 5.8871746 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 498.83 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -150.07999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.300864 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 297.38 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 51.369995 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.17274192 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 297.38 - 498.83 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,277,818,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 2,819,186,930 |
| Forward Eps | 2.15858 |
| Forward P E | 161.56454 |
| Free Cashflow | 4,835,999,744 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 134,785 |
| Fullday Change | -6.06 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.70796 |
| Fullday Price | 348.19 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.18852 |
| Gross Profits | 19,534,000,128 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.17819001 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.43703 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 3,949,547,394 |
| Industry | Auto Manufacturers |
| Industry Disp | Auto Manufacturers |
| Industry Key | auto-manufacturers |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,661,385,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 3:1 |
| Long Business Summary | Tesla, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, leases, and sells electric vehicles, and energy generation and storage systems in the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Automotive; and Energy Generation and Storage. The company offers electric vehicles, as well as sells automotive regulatory credits; and non-warranty maintenance services and collision, automotive insurance services, as well as part sales and retail merchandise sale. It also provides sedans and sport utility vehicles through direct and used vehicle sales, a network of Tesla Superchargers, and in-app upgrades; purchase financing and leasing services; services for electric vehicles through its company-owned service locations and Tesla mobile service technicians; and vehicle limited warranties and extended service plans. In addition, the company engages in the design, manufacture, installation, sale, and leasing of solar energy generation and energy storage products, and related services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers and utilities through its website, stores, and galleries, as well as through a network of channel partners. Further, it provides services and repairs to its energy product customers, including under warranty and extended service plans; and various financing options to its residential customers; lithium-ion battery energy storage products, such as Powerwall and Megapack; energy generation products, including solar panels and solar roof; self-driving development and artificial intelligence software, vehicle control and infotainment software, and battery and powertrain. The company was formerly known as Tesla Motors, Inc. and changed its name to Tesla, Inc. in February 2017. Tesla, Inc. was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. |
| Long Name | Tesla, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,377,404,715,008 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_27444752 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 3,806,000,128 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,401,338,910,865 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 39 |
| Open | 357.095 |
| Operating Cashflow | 18,684,999,680 |
| Operating Margins | 0.014099999 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 5.2 |
| Phone | 512 516 8177 |
| Post Market Change | -0.55999756 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.16057278 |
| Post Market Price | 348.19 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,599 |
| Previous Close | 354.81 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 196.73712 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 15.855876 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 13.292974 |
| Profit Margins | 0.03671 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.347 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.34783 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -6.06 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.70796 |
| Regular Market Day High | 358.8 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 345.2 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 345.2 - 358.8 |
| Regular Market Open | 357.095 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 354.81 |
| Regular Market Price | 348.75 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 32,818,355 |
| Return On Assets | 0.019299999 |
| Return On Equity | 0.046669997 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.255 |
| Revenue Per Share | 32.055 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 9 |
| Shares Outstanding | 3,949,547,394 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0175 |
| Shares Short | 69,196,896 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 70,646,375 |
| Short Name | Tesla, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0196 |
| Short Ratio | 1.82 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | TSLA |
| Target High Price | 600.0 |
| Target Low Price | 125.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 390.09283 |
| Target Median Price | 410.0 |
| Total Cash | 43,524,001,792 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 11.02 |
| Total Debt | 16,080,000,000 |
| Total Revenue | 103,619,002,368 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.05 |
| Trailing P E | 332.14288 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 5.1987 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 400.92834 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -52.178345 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.13014382 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 32,818,355 |
| Website | https://www.tesla.com |
| Zip | 78,725 |