NASDAQ: TSLA

Tesla (TSLA) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Tesla, Inc. Consumer durables sector, motor vehicles industry. Market cap $1.44T.

$364.27−1.93 (−0.5%)

Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:16 pm ET.

Gekko Brief

AI summary

Tesla closes at $364.27, down 0.5%, sitting between its 50-day average of $350.25 and 200-day average of $397.33. The GekkoIndex reads 56.6, placing the stock in the Neutral zone. Price stands 7.9% above Gekko Fair Value of $337.54. Over the past year the stock has returned -14.5%, with a three-month return of -9% and a one-month return of 3.7%.

This week's coverage centers on Tesla's expanding infrastructure ambitions alongside execution and regulatory questions. Reports cite a new solar-cell initiative in Texas, Project Crystal Sun, targeting 100 gigawatts of annual production capacity by 2028, following the earlier discontinuation of the Solar Roof product. Coverage also notes a $16.8 billion AI fab project tied to a trademark dispute, alongside NHTSA scrutiny of the Cybercab rollout. Separately, FSD adoption is described as exceeding 55% of new North American deliveries, with paid FSD subscriptions up 56% year-over-year to 1.48 million. Ark Invest is noted as holding a $1 billion stake in Tesla stock.

Tesla's next earnings report is scheduled for 28 October 2026, after the close, 38 days out and outside a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the last report showed EPS of $0.33 against a $0.32 estimate, with a -15.6% reaction. Over the past 30 days, 11 unusual options signals have appeared, with call premium of $702.8 million against put premium of $305.1 million. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged -2.7% over five years, rising in 2 of those years. Analyst consensus among 26 firms includes 11 buy, 12 hold, and 3 sell ratings, with a consensus target of $396.94.

Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.

Price vs fair value

Close $364.27200-day averageGekko Fair Value $337.54

Key stats

Market cap
$1.44T
P/E ratio
332.9
Forward P/E
149.3
EPS, TTM
$1.10
Revenue, TTM
$103.6B
Profit margin
3.7%
Dividend yield
Beta
1.85
Volume
51.77M avg 40.00M
1-year return
−14.5%
Typical daily move
±3.9%
Typical 20-day move
±10.3%
50-day average
$350.25
200-day average
$397.33
Next earnings
Oct 28 after close
Shares outstanding
3.95B
52-week range
$297.38$498.83

Tesla swing-trade checklist

Tesla scores 2 supportive, 2 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

2 supportive2 mixed2 headwinds

  • Trendmixed

    Averages disagree

    Close $364.27 sits between the 50-day ($350.25) and 200-day ($397.33) averages, or the averages disagree.

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  • GekkoIndexmixed

    56.6, Neutral

    Reading 56.6 is in the Neutral zone.

    See the GekkoIndex
  • Fair valueheadwind

    7.9% above

    Price is 7.9% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).

    See fair value
  • Smart moneysupportive

    Leans bullish

    Last 30 days: 11 unusual options signals.

    See smart money
  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 38 days

    Next report Oct 28, 2026, 38 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalityheadwind

    −2.7% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −2.7% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

    See seasonality

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Tesla stock chart and price history

Tesla closed at $364.27 on Sep 18, 2026, −14.5% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $297.38 to $498.83.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
+3.7%
3 months
−9.0%
6 months
−4.2%
1 year
−14.5%
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About Tesla

Tesla designs, builds, and sells electric vehicles worldwide, with a presence in the United States, China, and other markets. It is widely recognized for its electric sedans and sport utility vehicles, which customers can buy new or used, or upgrade through in-app purchases tied to its Supercharger charging network. Beyond vehicles, the company also produces solar power and energy storage systems for homes, businesses, and utilities.

The business runs through two main segments. The Automotive segment covers vehicle sales, regulatory credit revenue, and after-sale offerings such as insurance, used car sales, retail merchandise, financing, leasing, and maintenance through company-run service centers and mobile technicians. The Energy Generation and Storage segment handles the manufacture, installation, sale, and rental of solar and storage products, serving residential, commercial, industrial, and utility customers through its website, stores, showrooms, and partner networks, along with financing and repair services for those products.

Tesla was established in 2003 under the name Tesla Motors, Inc. and adopted its current name in February 2017. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and its shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker TSLA.

Listed
NASDAQ
Sector
Consumer durables
Industry
Motor vehicles
Website
tesla.com

Tesla GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Tesla’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 56.6, in the Neutral zone, up 0.2 points over five sessions.

010056.6Neutral

Up 0.2 points over five sessions.

Reading for Sep 18, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying40−2.4%−1.0%+0.2%+1.2%
Accumulation211+1.6%+1.8%+3.2%+12.3%
Neutral (current zone)378+0.5%+1.7%+3.8%+8.2%
Distribution29+1.5%+1.4%+0.5%−3.9%
Selling4Too few readings yet

Average TSLA share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

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Is Tesla stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Tesla trades 7.9% above Gekko Fair Value of $337.54, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Tesla shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$337.54

Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026

7.9% Overvalued

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Tesla insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Tesla, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for TSLA in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in TSLA were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Unusual options activity last 30 days

11signals, 70% of the flagged premium in calls.

Latest: Bullish flow on Sep 19, $91.51M in unusual premium.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

9of the funds Gekko tracks hold TSLA.

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Tesla earnings: next date and track record

Tesla reports on Oct 28, 2026, after the close (38 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports.

5 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±7.7%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+19.5%Oct ’24+0.6%Jan ’25+10.2%Apr ’25−8.1%Jul ’25+1.4%Oct ’25−3.3%Jan ’26−3.3%Apr ’26−15.6%Jul ’26

Last earnings call, Jul 22, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Tesla reported record Q2 deliveries with Model Y cited as the best-selling car globally. FSD adoption is accelerating, becoming a primary purchase driver. Energy business is growing rapidly. Cybercab production has started, Tesla Semi is ramping, and Optimus humanoid robot production has begun. Management describes this as the most ambitious advanced infrastructure manufacturing build-out in history, with significant CapEx investment.
Guidance
Management flagged 2026 as a massive CapEx year, expecting strong returns on infrastructure investments. Robotaxi is scaling at 10%+ weekly mile growth across Florida, Texas, and Bay Area. Optimus production ramp faces supply chain challenges as Tesla builds entirely new component ecosystems.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Jul 22, 2026$0.33
est $0.32
+3.1%$28.24B
est $26.42B
+6.9%−15.6%
Apr 22, 2026$0.41
est $0.35
+15.9%$22.39B
est $22.10B
+1.3%−3.3%
Jan 28, 2026$0.50
est $0.45
+9.9%$24.90B
est $24.78B
+0.5%−3.3%
Oct 22, 2025$0.50
est $0.56
−10.4%$28.10B
est $26.54B
+5.9%+1.4%
Jul 23, 2025$0.40
est $0.40
+0.7%$22.50B
est $22.28B
+1.0%−8.1%
Apr 22, 2025$0.27
est $0.41
−34.7%$19.34B
est $21.27B
−9.1%+10.2%
Jan 29, 2025$0.73
est $0.77
−5.7%$25.71B
est $27.26B
−5.7%+0.6%
Oct 23, 2024$0.72
est $0.58
+24.1%$25.18B
est $25.47B
−1.1%+19.5%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Tesla stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Tesla is $396.94, +9.0% from the last close, from 26 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$396.94consensus 12-month target, +9.0% from the last close
Low $24.86High $505
Buy11
Hold12
Sell3

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 26 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 17BarclaysHold, maintained$370+1.6%
Sep 15Goldman SachsHold, maintained$360−1.2%
Sep 11Morgan StanleyHold, maintained$400+9.8%
Sep 8BarclaysHold, maintained$370+1.6%
Sep 4Wells FargoSell, maintained$130−64.3%
+3.8%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
−2.7%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3.9%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Tesla seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, Tesla averaged −2.7% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+19.2%2021−29.0%2022−4.4%2023−9.4%2024+3.1%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+1.2%3 of 5
Next 10 trading days−2.3%3 of 5
Next 15 trading days−3.5%2 of 5
Next 20 trading days−2.7%2 of 5
Next 30 trading days+7.0%3 of 5

For scale, TSLA’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 10.3%.

Tesla market cap and key statistics

Tesla’s market cap is $1.44T, with a P/E ratio of 332.9 and revenue of $103.6B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$1.44T
P/E ratio
332.9
Forward P/E
149.3
EPS, TTM
$1.10
Gekko Fair Value
$337.54

Trading

Volume
51.77M
Avg volume, 20 days
40.00M
52-week high
$498.83
52-week low
$297.38
Shares outstanding
3.95B

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$103.6B
Profit margin
3.7%
Return on equity
4.7%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
−3.0%

Risk and income

Beta
1.85
Typical daily move
±3.9%
Typical 20-day move
±10.3%

Tesla peers

Tesla’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
GMGeneral Motors−4.6%Accumulation11.1% below
RACEFerrari−0.8%Neutral17.1% above
FFord Motor−2.4%Accumulation11.4% below
RIVNRivian Automotive−3.0%Accumulation14.0% below
STLAStellantis−1.6%Accumulation19.3% below
OSKOshkosh+1.2%Accumulation11.4% below

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Reporting earnings this week

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Tesla stock FAQ

What is Tesla’s market cap?

Tesla’s market cap is $1.44T at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $364.27, with 3.95B shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 332.9.

What is the Tesla stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Tesla is $396.94, +9.0% from the last close. Of the 26 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 11 rate it a buy, 12 a hold and 3 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Tesla stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Tesla is overvalued: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $364.27 is 7.9% above Gekko Fair Value of $337.54. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Tesla report earnings next?

Tesla is expected to report on Oct 28, 2026, after the market closes (38 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.47 per share on revenue of $27.55B. Tesla beat the earnings estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports, moving 7.7% on average across the report.

What is Tesla’s 52-week high and low?

Tesla’s 52-week high is $498.83 and its 52-week low is $297.38; it closed at $364.27 on Sep 18, 2026, −14.5% over the past year.

Is Tesla stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (smart money and earnings risk), 2 as mixed (trend and gekkoindex) and 2 as headwinds (fair value and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

Is there unusual options activity in Tesla?

Gekko flagged 11 unusual options signals in Tesla over the last 30 days, with $702.8M of flagged premium in calls and $305.1M in puts. The latest, bullish flow, was on Sep 19, 2026 with $91.51M in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.

How this page works

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