Lawsuit Against Tesla: Tesla has lost a bid to dismiss a class action lawsuit regarding misleading claims about its Full Self-Driving (FSD) system, with a judge stating the lawsuit is justified due to Tesla's failure to demonstrate long-distance autonomous driving capabilities.
Marketing Strategy Under Scrutiny: The court highlighted Tesla's unique marketing approach, which relies on CEO Elon Musk's popularity rather than traditional advertising, as a factor in establishing class-wide exposure for potential customers.
Ongoing Legal Challenges: This lawsuit comes amid other legal troubles for Tesla, including a separate lawsuit from investors concerning FSD technology safety and a court ruling requiring Tesla to pay $243 million related to a fatal crash incident.
Sales Decline and Strategic Changes: Tesla's sales have been declining in various markets, prompting Musk to discontinue the Dojo AI chip development department while securing a $16.5 billion deal with Samsung for new self-driving chips.
TSLA
$489.88+Infinity%1D
Analyst Views on TSLA
Wall Street analysts forecast TSLA stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for TSLA is 384.14 USD with a low forecast of 19.05 USD and a high forecast of 600.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
34 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast TSLA stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for TSLA is 384.14 USD with a low forecast of 19.05 USD and a high forecast of 600.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
14 Buy
10 Hold
10 Sell
Hold
Current: 475.310
Low
19.05
Averages
384.14
High
600.00
Current: 475.310
Low
19.05
Averages
384.14
High
600.00
Goldman Sachs
Mark Delaney
Neutral
maintain
$400
2025-12-17
New
Reason
Goldman Sachs
Mark Delaney
Price Target
$400
2025-12-17
New
maintain
Neutral
Reason
Goldman Sachs analyst Mark Delaney tells investors in a research note that the firm does not expect a disruption to Tesla's business in California following a report that said Tesla could be suspended from sales in the state for 30 days if it does not change how it is marketing its Autopilot system. Given that the ruling gives Tesla time to comply, and given that Tesla has changed or used alternative names when marketing ADAS features in the past, the firm maintains a Neutral rating and $400 price target on Tesla shares.
Mizuho
Outperform
maintain
$475 -> $530
2025-12-16
New
Reason
Mizuho
Price Target
$475 -> $530
2025-12-16
New
maintain
Outperform
Reason
Mizuho raised the firm's price target on Tesla to $530 from $475 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm adjusted targets in the semiconductors and semiconductor capital equipment group heading into 2026. U.S. electric vehicle sales were down 20%-50% month-over-month in October and November, and 2026 launch cancels and delays will be a headwind in 2026, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Mizuho sees a mixed sector outlook with EV headwinds for the analog and auto component supply chain, with industrials potentially performing better. It cites improving investor sentiment on robotaxis for Tesla's target boost.
Morgan Stanley
Andrew Percoco
Overweight -> Equal Weight
downgrade
$410 -> $425
2025-12-07
Reason
Morgan Stanley
Andrew Percoco
Price Target
$410 -> $425
2025-12-07
downgrade
Overweight -> Equal Weight
Reason
Morgan Stanley analyst Andrew Percoco downgraded Tesla to Equal Weight from Overweight with a price target of $425, up from $410, after assuming coverage under a new analyst. The firm sees Tesla becoming a market leader across autonomous mobility, renewable energy, and robotics. However, with the shares at trading at 30-times estimated 2030 EBITDA and potential downside to consensus estimates in the near-term, Morgan Stanley prefers to await a better entry point. Morgan Stanley's 2026 auto volume forecast for Tesla is now 13% below consensus due to a more cautious electric vehicle industry outlook. It also believes Tesla's "non-auto catalyst path" is already priced into the shares.
Mizuho
Vijay Rakesh
Outperform
maintain
$485 -> $475
2025-11-25
Reason
Mizuho
Vijay Rakesh
Price Target
$485 -> $475
2025-11-25
maintain
Outperform
Reason
Mizuho analyst Vijay Rakesh lowered the firm's price target on Tesla to $475 from $485 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm reduced estimates for Tesla citing weaker electric vehicle markets in China and the U.S. The company also faces potential posing headwinds for analog in 2026, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Mizuho believes China could see electric vehicle demand headwinds as the government reduces subsidies by 50% in 2026.
About TSLA
Tesla, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, sells and leases high-performance fully electric vehicles and energy generation and storage systems, and offers services related to its products. Its segments include automotive, and energy generation and storage. The automotive segment includes the design, development, manufacturing, sales and leasing of high-performance fully electric vehicles, and sales of automotive regulatory credits. It also includes sales of used vehicles, non-warranty maintenance services and collisions, part sales, paid supercharging, insurance services revenue and retail merchandise sales. The energy generation and storage segment include the design, manufacture, installation, sales and leasing of solar energy generation and energy storage products and related services and sales of solar energy systems incentives. Its consumer vehicles include the Model 3, Y, S, X and Cybertruck. Its lithium-ion battery energy storage products include Powerwall and Megapack.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
