Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) ranks among the most active blue chip stocks to buy now. On January 8, Piper Sandler reaffirmed its Overweight rating and $500 price target for Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA), stating that investment portfolios ought to keep “at least slightly Overweight” holdings in the company’s shares.
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Piper Sandler stated that, even with its strong long-term prospects, Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) doesn’t necessarily merit “especially high conviction” unless the company improves its financial reporting for growing segments. The firm emphasized the necessity for further “quantifiable financial evidence” regarding Tesla’s FSD technology and robo-taxi efforts.
Meanwhile, Truist Securities reduced its price target for Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) to $439 from $444 on January 5, following Tesla’s announcement that it delivered 418,000 vehicles in Q4 2025, lagging behind both consensus forecasts and Truist’s own estimates. Despite the supply delay, Tesla’s shares remained resilient, which Truist saw as indicative of a “better than feared” market response.
Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) designs, develops, manufactures, leases, and sells EVs, and energy generation and storage systems in the US, China, and internationally through two segments: Automotive and Energy Generation & Storage.
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