Wedbush Affirms Outperform on Tesla, $500 Price Target

September 5, 2025 Analyst: Daniel Ives 1 min read Reproduced verbatim
Rating
Buy
Unchanged
Target
$500
Outcome
Missed
within 12 months
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What the analyst said

Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives reiterated an Outperform rating and $500 price target on Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA).

“Majority of these incentives were mostly included in our 3 step list mentioned in early July where the Board of Directors had to step in to ensure Musk would commit to Tesla through 2030.

With the groundwork now in place for Musk to accelerate its current path and capitalize on the opportunities ahead, this represents a critical next step to keep Musk as CEO at least until 2030 with Tesla is heading into one of the most important stages of its growth cycle with the autonomous and robotics future now on the doorstep.”

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Where the price stands

TSLA trades at $355. The 19 analysts who set a target in the last 3 months range from $24.86 to $500, with a median of $450. This $500 target is 11% above the median, the highest on the Street.

Since the note TSLA has moved +5% (from $339). The 12-month window closed on September 5, 2026.

Track record

This call✗ Not reached within 12 months: a year after the note TSLA closed at $374, 25% below the $500 target, but it moved the way the analyst expected. Same target as this firm’s July 22, 2025 note, so it is scored there.

Firm track recordWedbush: 25% of its 8 targets at least a year old were reached within 12 months (#28 of 28 firms); on Tesla, 2 of 8. Accuracy ranking →

Wedbush on Tesla

Wedbush price targets on Tesla

8 calls from April 23, 2025 to October 7, 2025. The target went from $350 to $600 (+71%). The rating stayed Buy.

Wedbush targetTSLA share price
  1. October 7, 2025Kept the $600 targetBuy$600
  2. September 26, 2025Target raised from $500 (+20%)Buy$600
  3. September 5, 2025 This noteKept the $500 targetBuy$500
  4. August 4, 2025Kept the $500 targetBuy$500
  5. July 22, 2025Kept the $500 targetBuy$500
  6. July 1, 2025Kept the $500 targetBuy$500
  7. May 23, 2025Target raised from $350 (+43%)Buy$500
  8. April 23, 2025Earliest call shownBuy$350
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