RESEARCH REPORT
Tesla, Inc.
TSLA
$399.81
As of 2026-11-01
Research note — 2026-11-01. Educational analysis, not financial advice.
The one-line version
Tesla, Inc. trades near $399.81 on a trailing multiple of about 439.4x, against contested Street targets and the usual concentration and execution risks. That's the tension. Everything below is the detail.
That's the tension. Everything below is the detail.
1. What you're paying
| Now | Its own unavailable median | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | ~439.4 | ~n/a | n/a |
| P/E (forward) | ~185.5 | — | — |
| EPS (TTM) | 0.91 | — | — |
| Gross margin | 19.3% | — | — |
What that means in plain terms: the gap versus the company's own history is the growth or durability the market is already pricing. It is not automatically wrong — it is the bet.
Fair-value anchors on file:
- Street mean target: $411.82 — Average published analyst target.
- Street target midpoint: $364.06 — Midpoint of $128.11–$600.00 published range.
Street targets run from $128.11 to $600.00. A wide spread means the name is contested, not consensus.
2. What the bulls are counting on
- Could Rivian's Model 3 Moment Be Coming? Tesla Stock Climbed 1,364% in 3 Years.
- Elon Musk Has Incredible News for Micron Stock market participants
- SpaceX Is Considering a Merger With Tesla. Here's Why That Would Be a Bad Move.
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Bull case, bear case, assumptions, and what to watch next.
3. What the bears see
- BYD: Short-Term Challenges, But Long-Term bullish
- A SpaceX and Tesla Merger Will Only Be Successful If This One Thing Happens
- SpaceX: Q3 Doesn't Change The Valuation
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4. What would have to be true
For the stock to justify ~439.4x rather than its unavailable ~n/ax, roughly all of the following need to neutral:
- Growth or margin durability shows up in the next several reports, not just in narrative.
- Key revenue concentrations survive competitive and regulatory pressure.
- Execution on the current product or services cycle stays on schedule.
- The Street target range compresses as results clarify the contested assumptions.
Ask yourself honestly: how many of those would you bet on individually? Multiply your answers together.
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5. What to watch next
- Next earnings date: 2027-01-26
- Trailing and forward multiples versus the company's own history
- Segment growth rates in the next 10-Q / earnings release
- Material Form 4 and 13F changes
- Whether the Street high-to-low target spread narrows or widens
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Bull case, bear case, assumptions, and what to watch next.
6. What this note does not do
It doesn't tell you to buy or sell. It won't, ever.
You have the valuation in context, the strongest version of both cases, and the specific assumptions the current price depends on. What you do with that depends on your time horizon, your existing exposure, your risk tolerance, and what else you could do with the money — none of which we know.
If you want someone to tell you what to do, you want a licensed financial adviser, and that is a genuinely reasonable thing to want.
Educational and informational purposes only. Not investment advice and not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. GetStockReport is not a registered investment adviser. Figures are as of 2026-11-01 and go stale quickly — verify against primary sources before acting. All investments carry risk including loss of principal. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
8. Analyst ratings & targets
No recent activity
Analyst opinions change frequently. Past upgrades do not predict future returns.
9. Important news
Nov 4, 2026|Tesla Wants to Build 20,000 Optimus Robots a Week. Here's the Supplier That Gets Paid for Every Single One -- and It's Not Nvidia.(Yahoo)
Texas Instruments supplies many chips for Tesla's humanoid robots.
Nov 4, 2026|If You Invested $1,000 in Uber at Its IPO, Here’s What You’d Have Now(Yahoo)
Uber survived a brutal IPO debut, a pandemic that nearly killed its core business, and years of losses before finally turning a profit. Whether all that turnaround actually rewarded patient investors depends entirely on when you bought.
Nov 4, 2026|Lucid Jumps 12%, Rivian Climbs 6% as Post-Election Rally Lifts EV Stocks; Tesla Slides 3%(Yahoo)
Post-election risk appetite sent smaller EV names surging while the sector's biggest player slid, raising a pointed question about whether the political shake-up helps or hurts the companies betting billions on America's EV future.
Nov 4, 2026|Was Elon Musk the Midterms’ Biggest Loser? What It Means for Tesla and SpaceX Investors(Yahoo)
Tesla and SpaceX were down while the rest of the market was up.
Nov 4, 2026|Why a Democratic Sweep Is Crushing GE Vernova and More Industrial Stocks(Yahoo)
Remember the rule of three before buying into popular industrial stocks after the postelection, AI backlash wipe out.
News headlines are reported as-is. Verify important claims with original sources.
10. Insider Form 4 activity
No recent activity
Form 4 filings are routine transactions. Scheduled sales (10b5-1 plans) are normal and not signals.
11. Institutional 13F holdings
| Fund | Shares | Position | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Group | 230,795,225 | $103.8B | — |
| State Street | 117,456,756 | $49.4B | — |
| BlackRock | 64,986,367 | $12.9B | — |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust | 38,397 | $8.2M | — |
These are 45-day lagged filings (SEC requirement). Position changes happened in the past.
12. Earnings this week
No recent activity
Earnings dates are estimates and may shift. EPS estimates are consensus, not predictions.