According to @StockMKTNewz, Morgan Stanley downgraded Tesla (TSLA) to Equal Weight from Overweight and raised its price target to $425 from $410 on December 8, 2025 (source: @StockMKTNewz on X). No additional rationale or crypto-market linkage was provided in the post (source: @StockMKTNewz on X).

According to @garyblack00, Tesla shares slipped about 1.2% in premarket after Morgan Stanley cut TSLA to Equal-Weight from Overweight, citing downside risk to consensus and non-auto catalysts largely priced in; the bank set a $425 price target, 6.6% below the last close, and added $60 per share of equity value for the Optimus business, source: Bloomberg; Morgan Stanley research. Andrew Percoco assumed TSLA coverage as Adam Jonas shifted to cover AI stocks at the firm, source: Bloomberg. TSLA trades near 198x forward earnings versus 26x for the Nasdaq 100, highlighting a valuation premium, source: Bloomberg. Analyst breadth tracked by Bloomberg shows 28 Buys, 19 Holds, and 16 Sells with an average TSLA price target of $387.94, source: Bloomberg. For traders, the downgrade alongside an elevated multiple increases de-rating risk in high-beta tech, a backdrop historically associated with weaker BTC and ETH during risk-off periods, source: Kaiko cross-asset correlation research.