Tesla (TSLA) stock was trading at $332.81 on Wednesday morning, ticking up around 0.2% in premarket trading. That would mark a fifth straight day of gains, with the stock rising 4.2% over the past four sessions.
Despite the recent run, Tesla is still down 26% for 2026. The five-day streak looks better than the underlying picture actually is.
There’s no clear catalyst behind the move. Analysts and traders point to typical summer dip-buying, when trading volumes are thinner and price swings can be more exaggerated.
Even after the year-to-date selloff, Tesla is not cheap. The stock trades at roughly 308 times earnings, and at 197 times expected 2026 earnings. That’s more than 10 turns above its five-year average.
Wall Street’s consensus is a “Hold,” with an average price target of $401.74. One analyst has a Strong Buy, 21 have Buy ratings, 19 say Hold, and four have issued Sell ratings.
Cantor Fitzgerald kept its “Overweight” rating after Q2 earnings but trimmed its price target from $510 to $485. JPMorgan moved its target down from $475 to $445 with a “Neutral” rating.
Morgan Stanley said investors need concrete evidence of Robotaxi deployment and improving unit economics before the current valuation makes sense.
Tesla’s Q2 earnings per share came in at $0.33, missing the $0.50 analyst consensus by $0.17. Revenue was $28.24 billion, beating the $26.42 billion estimate. Year-over-year revenue was up 25.5%.
Return on equity was 3.82% and net margin sat at 3.67%, reflecting the pressure on automotive profitability.
Hyperion Asset Management increased its Tesla position by 6.2% in Q2, adding 72,118 units to bring its total to 1.23 million, valued at around $516.6 million. Tesla is now Hyperion’s largest holding, making up 13.7% of its portfolio.
Institutional investors overall hold 66.2% of Tesla stock.
On the insider side, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 units in June at an average price of $402.20, for a total of just over $1 million. The sale was tied to tax obligations on vesting equity awards.
Tesla recalled 20,349 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in the U.S. due to excessively bright low-beam headlights. The recall adds to a list of near-term headwinds.
China retail sales fell 32%, a drag on what was once a key growth market. SpaceX did purchase nearly $300 million in Tesla Megapacks, pointing to demand from AI data centers for Tesla’s energy storage business.
Tesla’s one-year trading range sits between $297.38 and $498.83. The 50-day moving average is $375.24 and the 200-day is $392.14.
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