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Tesla (TSLA) closed at $407.46 on October 27, 2026, up 4.04% and ahead of the Nasdaq Composite's 1.18% gain.
Financial media tied the move to Texas data showing 544 Cybercabs and 507 Model Ys among 1,051 authorized robotaxi vehicles, per Stocktwits.
The shares remain 18.32% below their 52-week high as investors weigh a possible SpaceX merger whose terms have not been agreed, according to Reuters.
Gotrade News - Tesla (TSLA) shares rose 4.04% to close at $407.46 on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, a gain of $15.84. The day's Tesla stock news centered on Texas, where state data reported by Stocktwits showed purpose-built Cybercabs outnumbering Model Ys in the company's authorized robotaxi fleet for the first time.
TSLA Trading Data
Data
Value
Closing price
$407.46
Change
+$15.84 (+4.04%)
Previous close
$391.62
Open
$397.76
Day range
$395.25 to $408.45
Volume
45.3 million shares
30-day average volume
36.7 million shares
52-week range
$297.38 to $498.83
Market cap
$1.61 trillion
Regular-session close on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 4:00 p.m. New York time. Stock prices: Yahoo Finance, cross-checked against the closing price on Nasdaq.com. Volume and 30-day average volume: Nasdaq.com. 52-week range: Yahoo Finance daily highs and lows since October 28, 2025. Indices and the 10-year Treasury yield: Yahoo Finance daily closes for the same date.
Tesla opened at $397.76, above Monday's close, and never traded below $395.25. It reached a session high of $408.45 and closed $12.21 above the day's low, near the top of its range. Volume reached 45.3 million shares, 23.40% above the 36.7 million average.
The stock outpaced the indices. The Nasdaq Composite rose 1.18% to 26,477.81, the S&P 500 added 0.60% to 7,722.60 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.03% to 52,377.57, leaving Tesla 2.86 percentage points ahead of the Nasdaq. The US 10-year Treasury yield ended the session at 4.99%, up 0.7 basis points.
Among related names, EV maker Rivian (RIVN) gained 3.41% to $11.82, SpaceX (SPCX) rose 1.14% to $148.58 and Nvidia (NVDA) added 0.90% to $217.94. Tesla sits 18.32% below its 52-week high of $498.83 and 37.02% above its 52-week low of $297.38.
Financial media tied the gain to Tesla's robotaxi build-out. According to Stocktwits, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles data listed 1,051 authorized vehicles in Tesla's robotaxi fleet, of which 544 were Cybercabs and 507 were Model Ys, the first time Cybercabs formed the majority. As recently as early October, the registry showed about 319 Cybercabs and 420 Model Ys, the outlet reported.
Tuesday's session continued a rally that started on Monday, Stocktwits noted. On its third-quarter earnings call, Tesla said it plans to add Cybercabs in Dallas next month and aims to offer them to fleet customers by year-end, though most will remain Tesla-owned. "Right now, we're building at the rate that the Robotaxi service needs the vehicles," Vice President of Vehicle Engineering Lars Moravy said, per the same report.
The move also came as investors weigh a possible combination with SpaceX. On an investor call on October 20, Elon Musk said each company had formed a special committee of independent directors to study a deal, according to a Reuters report published by Khaleej Times. "I think it would be a good idea, but it's really up to the special committees of both companies," Musk said, adding that it would be premature to assume a merger will happen.
TSLA Stock Analysis: Supporting Factors and Risks
Supporting Factors
Cybercabs made up 544 of the 1,051 authorized vehicles in the Texas robotaxi fleet, up from about 319 in early October, per Stocktwits.
Tesla plans Cybercab service in Dallas next month and aims to offer the vehicle to fleet customers by year-end, according to its third-quarter earnings call.
Tesla Vice President of AI Ashok Elluswamy said the company wants to "swarm Austin with Cybercabs everywhere," Stocktwits reported.
Risks
The registry counts authorized vehicles, not whether they are operating or giving rides, Stocktwits noted.
The merger committees have not agreed on terms and may never do so, according to Reuters, and any deal would need shareholder approval.
Critics question a combination: Scott Galloway called it "a real merger with a fake premise" on his Prof G Markets podcast, and investor Gary Black warned that dilution and arbitrage could erode shareholder gains, Benzinga reported. Benzinga also cited Reuters reporting that pairing SpaceX's Pentagon contracts with Tesla's Chinese manufacturing could invite international scrutiny.
Tesla's annual meeting is scheduled for December, according to Reuters.
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