With the Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock price struggling in recent months due to various headwinds, including an electric vehicle demand decline, analysts have been examining the factors that could influence the trajectory of its stock over the next few years.
Below is an in-depth exploration of where leading analysts see Tesla's stock trading in 2025, shedding light on the key drivers and challenges that could shape its future valuation.
While Tesla’s stock is down over the last few months, in reality, the Elon Musk-led electric vehicle company has struggled to gain any significant momentum over the last couple of years.
The most recent downturn began in December 2023, after Tesla rose above the $255 per share mark. While the stock is down just 5.3% in the last 12 months, it has declined more than 32.5% in 2024 and is now trading around the $170 per share mark—a far cry from its previous highs.
Despite Tesla stock weakness we have witnessed recently, Garrett DeSimone, head quant at OptionMetrics, told Investing.com that at-the-money implied volatility «has only slightly risen since the beginning of 2024.»
«This suggests that despite prevailing pessimism surrounding the stock, the option market is not pricing in significant deviations from TSLA's usual price movements,» he said.
Analysts at Goldman Sachs recently cut the Tesla 12-month price target, citing the company’s production and market headwinds.
In its recent research note, the firm said, “We are lowering our Tesla estimates to better reflect what we believe are both production (e.g., Model 3 ramp pace and downtime in Berlin tied to the Red Sea conflict/power loss) and market headwinds.”
“Our 12-month price target is now $190 (from $220 prior), and is based on 50X
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