The average Wall Street price target for Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is currently $299.56 per share. That implies a 10% downside potential over the next 12 months. Typically, analysts predict that stock prices will rise in the future. But not Tesla. What is making analysts so bearish? There's one obvious factor.

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is hanging near its records on Thursday, though the calm surface of the U.S. stock market is hiding some roiling moves underneath. Alphabet is rising, and Tesla is tumbling following a jumble of profit reports from big U.S. companies.

By Nikhil Sharma and Pranav Kashyap (Reuters) -Wall Street futures were mixed on Thursday as investors sifted through a flurry of earnings from heavyweights like Alphabet and Tesla, all while keeping a watchful eye on U.