Tesla shares bumped higher in early Thursday trading following a disappointing fourth quarter earnings update that was somewhat offset by a bullish outlook from CEO Elon Musk, triggering a host of price target changes from analysts on Wall Street.

Tesla just released its Q4 2024 earnings results, and the stock is reacting in after-hours trading. The EV company reported earnings-per-share (EPS) of $0.73/share and revenues of $25.7 billion, missing Wall Street analyst estimates of $0.76/share and $27.3 billion.

Coverage and analysis of electric vehicle maker Tesla's fourth-quarter financial results, Q&A call, and the stock's reaction.

During the fourth quarter of 2024, Tesla said it earned $2.3 billion in net income on $25.7 billion in revenue. That represents a 1.9 percent increase year over year compared to $25.2 billion in revenue in Q4 2023 and a 70 percent decrease in net income. (The company’s net income in Q4 2023 includes a one-time non-cash tax benefit of $5.9 billion.)

The electric-car maker reported net income of $2.5 billion, a result driven in part by strong growth in Tesla’s energy business.

Roughly a quarter of Tesla’s earnings last quarter were due to recognizing a $600 million gain on Bitcoin. Tesla

Tesla reported fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday afternoon, and investors looked past revenue and per-share profit misses to focus on news the company kept its goal to launch cheaper EVs in the first half of the year and vowed to have fully autonomous cars on the roads in Austin,

Tesla's fourth-quarter and full-year earnings day is here — a highly anticipated report that is expected to be released after market close Wednesday.