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TSLA Earnings · 2026-04-22 · earnings

TSLA likely to miss again; downside risk on earnings

Tesla has missed 3 of last 4 earnings with surprise momentum decelerating from +11% to -34.9%, signaling analysts are catching up and miss risk is rising. Heavy insider selling ($301.4M in 90d, zero buys) combined with 9 filing changes including 4 new high-materiality risk items suggests deteriorating fundamentals. At P/E 333.9 and down 26.39% from 52w high, the stock offers no margin of safety. Sell-the-news probability is low (35%) because expectations are already reset, but the earnings miss streak and operational headwinds (Texas workforce down 22%) make another miss likely.

Price Convergence

Baseline
$360.59
2026-04-05
Est. move
5–9%
bearish
Model
agent-v1
prediction #108
Created
Apr 5, 08:46

Agent Rubric Scores

Price Momentum
-2
Insider Activity
-1
Signal Consensus
+0
Analyst Sentiment
-1
Valuation Context
-2
Past Event Reactions
-2
Total -8

Agent Research Trace

I'll research TSLA ahead of the 2026-04-22 earnings date. Let me gather the necessary data.
compute_event_features {"ticker": "TSLA"}
query_peer_reactions {"ticker": "TSLA"}
query_factor_model {"ticker": "TSLA"}
query_price_history {"ticker": "TSLA"}
query_structured_data {"ticker": "TSLA"}
query_entity_signals {"ticker": "TSLA"}
query_past_predictions {"ticker": "TSLA"}
Edge analysis (compute_event_features)
=== PRICE MOMENTUM ===
Returns: 1w -3.1%, 1m -11.17%, 3m -19.82%
From 52w high: -26.39%
Volatility (20d): 41.1%

=== HISTORICAL EARNINGS REACTIONS ===
Last 4 quarters: 1/4 beats (25% beat rate)
  Q-1: MISS (surprise: -34.9%)
  Q-2: MISS (surprise: -1.0%)
  Q-3: MISS (surprise: -10.5%)
  Q-4: BEAT (surprise: +11.0%)

=== INSIDER ACTIVITY ===
90-day: 0 buys, 15 sells (net ratio: 0.00, SELLING)
Total value: $301,390,361

=== SHORT INTEREST ===
No short interest data.

=== SELL-THE-NEWS PROBABILITY (computed) ===
Base rate: 40% of earnings beats sell off
  -10% (down -11% in 1m, low expectations)
  +5% (heavy insider selling)
ESTIMATED SELL-THE-NEWS PROBABILITY: 35%
Risk level: LOW

=== PRICED-IN RISK SCORE ===
Priced-in risk: 0.10 (LOW)
  - Heavy insider selling

=== EDGE ANALYSIS ===
Surprise momentum: DECELERATING (+11.0% → -34.9%, avg -8.8%)
  Surprises shrinking — analysts catching up, miss risk increasing
Estimate drift: UP 2.7% ($0.40 → $0.41)
Insider $ flow: NET SELLING ($285,887,668 sell / $0 buy)
  Insiders cashing out — may know something or simply diversifying
Market-adjusted: underperforming SPY by 3.5% (1w)
query_peer_reactions result
=== PEER REACTIONS (Auto Manufacturers) ===
  No recent peer earnings data.
query_factor_model result
=== FACTOR MODEL (quantitative baseline) ===
estimate_revisions: -0.086 — Estimates revised down 1.3% (raw: -1.3)
insider_activity: +0.000 — Single insider selling $285,887,668 (likely routine/10b5-1) (raw: 0.0)
price_momentum: -0.731 — DOWN 11.2% in 1m — negative momentum (raw: -11.17)
analyst_revi
query_price_history result
Close: $360.59 (2026-04-02)
Returns: 1w -3.1%, 1m -11.17%, 3m -19.82%
Volatility (20d): 41.1%
MA20: $383.86 (-6.06%), MA50: $403.48 (-10.63%)
52w range: $293.94 - $489.88 (-26.39% from high)
Trend: downtrend
query_structured_data result
Insiders (90d): 0 buys, 15 sells — net selling
  exercise by ?: $411,400 on 2026-04-03T18:16:42.964285+00:00
  sell by ?: $9,273,888 on 2026-04-02T22:16:42.926985+00:00
  sell by ?: $899,077 on 2026-03-11T18:19:58.753503+00:00
Analysts (30d): 0 upgrades, 0 downgrades — mixed
  Canaccord Genuity: mai
query_entity_signals result
Signals (72h): 8 total — 4 bullish, 1 bearish, 3 neutral
Top headlines:
  [yahoo-finance] Tesla’s Texas factory workforce reportedly shrunk 22% in 2025
  [yahoo-finance] Crypto Languishes As Oil Prices Soar
  [yahoo-finance] Eyes on AI! Wedbush Keeps $600 Tesla Stock Price Target despite Q1 Miss
query_past_predictions result
Overall accuracy: 0/0 (n/a)
No scored predictions for TSLA yet.
Now let me analyze this data systematically. ## DATA SUMMARY **Price Momentum:** - Down 11.17% in 1m, down 19.82% in 3m, down 26.39% from 52w high - Volatility: 41.1% (elevated) - Trend: downtrend, trading below MA20 and MA50 - Priced-in risk: LOW (0.10) **Earnings History:** - 1/4 beats (25% beat rate) — consistent misses - Last 4 quarters: MISS (-34.9%), MISS (-1.0%), MISS (-10.5%), BEAT (+11.0%) - Surprise momentum DECELERATING — analysts catching up, miss risk increasing **Insider Activi...
submit_prediction {"catalyst": "TSLA Q1 2026 earnings on 2026-04-22", "headline": "TSLA likely to miss again; downside risk on earnings", "rubric_scores": {"analyst_sentiment": -1, "insider_activity": -1, "past_event_reactions": -2, "price_momentum": -2, "signal_consensus": 0, "valuation_context": -2}, "thesis": "Tesla has missed 3 of last 4 earnings with surprise momentum decelerating from +11% to -34.9%, signaling analysts are catching up and miss risk is rising. Heavy insider selling ($301.4M in 90d, zero buys) combined with 9 filing changes including 4 new high-materiality risk items suggests deteriorating fundamentals. At P/E 333.9 and down 26.39% from 52w high, the stock offers no margin of safety. Sell-the-news probability is low (35%) because expectations are already reset, but the earnings miss streak and operational headwinds (Texas workforce down 22%) make another miss likely."}

Source Signals (8)

[benzinga] Tesla Rival Rivian's US Sales Decline For Fourth Consecutive Month Ahead Of R2 Launch
[benzinga] Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Hopes To Incorporate Tesla Robotaxis On Its Platform: 'It's A Great Car…'
[google-news-asts] US Stock Market Today S&P 500 Futures Edge Lower As Traders Eye Jobs Report - simplywall.st
[yahoo-finance] Former Tesla President says ‘higher than 50% chance’ Musk will merge Tesla with SpaceX after IPO
[benzinga] Rocket Lab, Beyond Meat, Micron Technology And More: 5 Stocks Investors Couldn't Stop Buzzing About This Week
[yahoo-finance] Eyes on AI! Wedbush Keeps $600 Tesla Stock Price Target despite Q1 Miss
[yahoo-finance] Crypto Languishes As Oil Prices Soar
[yahoo-finance] Tesla’s Texas factory workforce reportedly shrunk 22% in 2025

Refinement Chain (4 predictions)

#104 TSLA likely to miss earnings; downside risk elevated invalidated view
#110 TSLA likely to miss again; downside risk on earnings invalidated view
#113 Tesla likely to miss again; downside risk outweighs reset ex... active view
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Price Trajectory

Apr 2
$360.59
Apr 6
$352.82
Apr 7
$346.65
Apr 8
$343.25
Apr 9
$345.62
Apr 10
$348.95
Apr 13
$352.42
Apr 14
$364.20

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