TSLA vs TTD: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of Tesla, Inc. and The Trade Desk, Inc. β€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-26.
Tesla, Inc. Β· Consumer Cyclical
$372.11
+45.0% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade C
VS
The Trade Desk, Inc. Β· Communication Services
$14.26
-1.8% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade C High Quality
QuantHub Verdict
TSLA has more upside to fair value (+45.0%). These are model outputs β€” not personalized investment advice. See all research β†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric TSLA TTD
Current Price $372.11 $14.26
Fair Value Estimate $539.56 $14.00
Upside to Fair Value +45.0% -1.8%
Market Cap $1,469.7B $6.7B
Forward P/E β€” β€”
EV / EBITDA 121.7x 7.5x
Price / Sales 14.2x 2.2x
Price / FCF 209.1x 7.8x
Revenue Growth YoY +25.5% +3.0%
Gross Margin 18.9% 83.0%
Operating Margin 4.2% 19.6%
Return on Equity 4.6% 16.1%
Dividend Yield 0% 0%
FCF Yield 0.48% 12.89%
Analyst Consensus Hold Hold
Investment Thesis
TSLA β€” Tesla, Inc.
Tesla, Inc. designs, manufactures and sells electric vehicles and energy generation and storage systems, operating through Automotive and Energy Generation and Storage segments with 134,785 full-time employees and a market capitalization of $1,469.67 billion at a share price of $372.11. The business quality is mixed: revenue grew 25.5% year over year in the most recent quarter, but earnings fell …
TTD β€” The Trade Desk, Inc.
The Trade Desk operates a self-service, cloud-based demand-side platform that lets advertising agencies and their advertiser clients plan, buy and optimize data-driven digital campaigns across display, video, audio, native, social and connected TV, with 3,843 employees and a founder-led management team. Business quality is genuinely high on the unit economics: TTM gross margin of 83.0%, TTM opera…
Accumulation Zones
Metric TSLA TTD
Zone Low $404.67 $10.50
Zone High $458.63 $11.90
In Buy Zone? Yes No
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