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TSLA
Tesla, Inc.
52
score out of 100
NEUTRAL
Plain English

The price has fallen below both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. This means the stock is trading lower than it has been over the past several months, which is a sign of broader weakness. Trend conviction is weak — even if price structure leans one way, the directional move isn't strongly confirmed and could shift more easily than usual. A bearish engulfing pattern formed today. Yesterday was a positive day, but today sellers overwhelmed buyers so completely that today's decline erased all of yesterday's gain and more. This pattern after a rally suggests that selling pressure has intensified and the uptrend may be losing steam.. News sentiment is slightly negative based on 23 recent headlines. The broader stock market (S&P 500) is trending upward, which provides a tailwind for most stocks. The company missed earnings expectations by 38.4% last quarter, which raised concerns. Company insiders have been selling shares (46 recent transactions). While insider selling can happen for personal reasons, the volume here is notable. In the options market, traders are placing significantly more bets on the stock going up than down (put/call ratio: 0.67). This suggests optimism among active traders. The stock is trading near its 52-week low. This could represent a value opportunity, or it could mean more downside ahead. Wall Street analysts lean positive on this stock: 29 recommend buying, 24 say hold, and 7 say sell. Overall, TSLA does not have a clear direction right now. It could go either way.

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Above-market returns over 5 years?+26.9% vs SPY +77.0%
Stock's 5-year total return vs S&P 500 over the same window.
Is the company profitable?Margin 3.7%
Profit margin above zero.
Growing revenue and profit?rev +25.5% · earn -3.0%
Both must be positive year over year.
?
Does it pay dividends?
Dividend yield above zero.
Enough cash vs debt?D/E 0.18
Proxy: debt-to-equity below 1.0 (sector-adjusted for Consumer Cyclical).
Hits earnings targets?-38.4% surprise
Most recent quarter met or beat analyst estimates.
?
Is the stock undervalued?
Analyst price targets above current price.

Fundamentals-only heuristic. Missing data is shown as "?" and excluded from the score.

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