Baird Maintains Bullish Stance on Tesla Motors (TSLA) Despite Q3 Hiccups

Tesla Motors (TSLA) PT Raised to $298 at Northland Capital on Stationary Power Opportunity

Northland Capital Markets analyst Colin Rusch reiterated an Outperform rating and boosted his price target on Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) to $298.00 (from $253.00) following Q3 results, citing the stationary power opportunity.

"Our 12-month PT goes to $298 (from $253) based on 25x 2020 EPS of $22.82 (from $20.18)... More

The Ax Weighs in on Tesla (TSLA) Post Q3

Morgan Stanley's Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) analyst Adam Jonas, arguably the ax in the stock, weighed in on the stock post third quarter results. He noted the print featured slightly lower 2014 deliveries, materially higher cash burn and a 1 quarter delay to Model X launch. Most of these, however, were expected and everything else (margins, forward demand, product enhancements) appears stronger than expected, he said.

Jonas said if the stock does not drop below... More

Tesla (TSLA) Long Term Outlook Remains Intact, Says Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank maintained a Buy rating on Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) with a price target of $310. Comments follow Q3 results.

Analyst Rod Lache said, "Teslas margin performance was somewhat weaker than we expected during Q4 (due to manufacturing inefficiencies related to their... More

Tesla (TSLA) Q3 Described as 'Wobbly' at Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs maintained a Neutral rating on Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) and raised its price target to $216.00 (from $210.00). 2014E/15E/16E EPS estimates were adjusted to $0.54, $2.08 and $4.40 from $0.86, $2.11 and $4.47. Analyst Patrick Archambault described its Q3 as "wobbly," but he noted its long term... More

Stifel Remains Posiitive on Tesla (TSLA) Following Q3 Results; Focus on N.A.Aimed at Quieting Investor/Media Concerns

Stifel maintains a Buy rating and $400 price target on Tesla Motors (Nasdaq: TSLA) following Q3 results reported after markets closed Wednesday.

Analyst James Albertine commented, Overall, we assumed some haircutting of production and deliveries given the disruption related to Model X changeover procedures during the summer. We were... More

Tesla (TSLA) Tops Q3 EPS by 2c; Deliveries at 7,785

(Updated - November 5, 2014 4:17 PM EST)

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) reported Q3 EPS of $0.02, $0.02 better than the analyst estimate of $0.00. Revenue for the quarter came in at $851.8 versus the consensus estimate of $893.6 million.

Deliveries were 7,785 in the quarter.

Outlook

Outlook

Production for the full year is expected to be about 35,000 cars, despite entering Q4 with a deficit in production of 2,000 units from Q3. However, the loss of these cars in Q3 means fewer available to deliver in Q4 and our ability to ramp up production in Q4 is constrained by the complexity of... More