Ahead of the earnings announcement, investors sentiment on Tesla Motors Inc TSLA remained weak. Street analysts are looking for EPS of $0.09 on revenue of $2.35 billion for the third quarter.

The following brokerages have a Buy rating:

• Robert Baird has a target price of $338
• FBN Securities has a price objective of $275
• Global Equities has a price target of $385
• Sterne Agee CRT has a target price of $300
• Evercore ISI retained a price objective of $320
• Dougherty fixed a target price of $500
• Stifel Nicolaus has a price target of $325
• Consumer Edge Research has a $325 price objective
• Credit Suisse has a target price of $280

The following brokers have a Hold rating:

• Morgan Stanley has a price objective of $245
• Goldman Sachs has a price target of $185
• Piper Jaffray has a target price of $223
• RBC Capital Markets has a $210 price objective
• Standpoint Research has a price target of $180
• Argus Research
• Pacific Crest
• Oppenheimer

The following brokerages have a Sell rating:

• Barclays has a target price of $165
• UBS reiterated its price objective of $160
• Cowen maintained its price target of $160
• JPMorgan has a target price of $180
• Merrill Lynch has a price objective of $155
• S&P Capital

The stock shed 0.97 percent to $200.37 at last check.