He claims Tesla ‘Stock “, Wall Street analyst

Tesla’s share increased despite the weak results of the first quarter of 2025, including the two missile revenues and EPS expectations, and the decrease in vehicle delivery.
⚈ Analyst Gordon Johnson raised fears of manipulation of the market, citing the activity of suspicious options and calling for SEC.
⚈ The feelings of the investors were recovered after Elon Musk announced a more active role in Tesla, although leadership fears and political differences are still moving the debate.
The price of Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) has risen to limit the profits of the first disappointing quarter, which prompted the Wall Street analyst to point out that the gathering may be driven by manipulation of the market.
After a few weeks of struggle, partly due to a violent reaction against CEO Elon Musk due to his political views, TSLA resumed the upward momentum after a short period of the Q1 2024 profit call.
During this quarter, Tesla recorded revenues of $ 19.34 billion, compared to an estimated $ 21.11 billion, while car revenues decreased by 20 % to $ 14 billion from $ 17.4 billion in the same period last year.
Despite these setbacks, Tesla shares have risen by more than 25 % since the profit release.
As of the end of the last session, TSLA shares were traded at $ 287.21, an increase of 2.38 %. Last month, the shares increased more than 7 %.
Requests to manipulate Tesla
Now, Gordon Johnson, Tesla Bear, referred to the unexpected gathering of the share as evidence of suspicious activity, and called for an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Committee (SEC).
Johnson expressed his lack of credibility in the assembly, and compared the performance of the manufacturer of electric cars (EV) with the residence of NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) and suggested that you miss a similar one by the chips maker that is likely to lead to a 50 % day decrease.
Johnson said: “By printing the terrible profits of the first quarter, and the shares immediately after that, it is completely clear, at this point, the arrow is manipulated in one way or another,” Johnson said.
It is speculated that options trading tactics, specifically “Gamma pressure”, can artificially affect the price of Tesla.
The return of musk to Tesla
The assembly coincides with the renewed investor optimism after Musk announced his return to a more active role in Tesla.
Musk, who was dividing its focus through many projects, including a modern and controversial role in the Donald Trump administration under the Ministry of Governmental efficiency, returns at a time when the company doubles in pushing it to independent leadership and expanding full driving technology (FSD).
This advertisement was well received by others, Wall Street, such as Dan Evez, who is still optimistic about the EV maker.
It is worth noting that Tesla may face more opposite winds, as a recent report indicated that the company’s council has started searching for a new leader because of concerns about the role of Musk in the Trump government. To this end, Evis rejected the potential driving drama.
“We believe that Musk returned to the seat of the drivers in Tesla and shows the extent of the situation between the painting and the musk … in a line with our ideas during the past month,” said Evis.
Meanwhile, the consensus of the Wall Street analyst on Tipranks TSLA is expected to decline over the next 12 months. Experts set 36 goals average price of $ 283, which means a negative aspect of 1.23 % of the current evaluation.
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