Key Stats for Tesla Stock
- YTD Price Change for Tesla stock: 28%
- $TSLA Share Price as of Dec. 23: $486
- 52-Week High: $499
- $TSLA Stock Price Target: $399
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What Happened?
Tesla (TSLA) stock ticked lower yesterday even as Wall Street analysts grow more optimistic about the company’s shift toward artificial intelligence and robotics.
Canaccord Genuity raised its price target on Tesla stock from $482 to $551, pointing to improving long-term prospects driven by autonomy and the Optimus humanoid robot program.
The upgrade comes despite weaker near-term electric vehicle sales. Global deliveries fell 13% in the first half of 2025, with Europe down nearly 40% and China dropping 5%.
However, analysts are looking past these headwinds and focusing on Tesla’s ambitious robotaxi rollout planned for 2026 and accelerating progress on Full Self-Driving technology.
Wedbush Securities is even more bullish, projecting that Tesla’s AI and autonomy businesses alone could be worth over $1 trillion.
The firm expects robotaxis to launch in 30 US cities next year and believes Tesla stock could push the company’s overall valuation toward $2 trillion within a year.
Tesla also unveiled Master Plan Part 4, which shifts the company’s focus dramatically toward AI and humanoid robots rather than just electric vehicles.
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What the Market Is Telling Us About Tesla Stock
The rally in Tesla stock suggests investors are betting on the company’s transformation from an automaker into an AI and robotics powerhouse.
CEO Elon Musk has made bold claims that humanoid robots like Optimus could eventually account for 80% of Tesla’s value, potentially making the company worth $25 trillion by 2050.
The near-term picture for Tesla stock includes several major catalysts. The autonomous two-seat Cybercab is set to begin production in Q2 2026.
Tesla plans to unveil its next-generation Roadster on April 1, 2026. High-volume production of the Tesla Semi should start in Nevada next year. The company also aims to significantly expand the FSD rollout in Europe and launch additional robotaxi networks across key US cities.
For the Optimus robot, Tesla has set aggressive production targets: several thousand units in 2025, ramping to 50,000-100,000 units in 2026, and potentially reaching 500,000 to 1 million units annually by decade’s end.
Each unit is expected to cost $20,000 to $30,000, targeting the humanoid robotics market, which analysts believe could reach $218 billion by 2030.
However, execution remains the big question for Tesla stock. The company has paused Optimus production for redesigns following technical issues such as overheating, battery life issues, and low payload capacity.
Critics point to Tesla’s history of missing ambitious timelines on projects like robotaxis and solar roofs.
With quarterly revenues falling 12% year-over-year to about $22.5 billion and the core EV business under pressure from Chinese competitors like BYD, Tesla needs its AI and robotics bets to pay off to justify current valuations.
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