Tesla (TSLA) shares fell on Tuesday after a Bank of America analyst downgraded the stock from Hold to Buy. TSLA was trading 3.91% lower at 12:26 pm after showing some erratic behavior in early trading.

BofA Securities analyst John Murphy downgraded shares of electric-vehicle maker Tesla to Hold, but his new target price implies about 17% upside.

Tesla stock has hit a rough patch in recent weeks, but top analysts still see big gains ahead for the EV maker's stock this year.

The analyst also noted in a CNBC interview that Tesla owners paying the additional $8,000 upgrade for existing vehicles to adopt FSD would result in a big boost in profit margin. That would help provide a return on the huge amount of capital Tesla spends on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure to develop FSD.

Key Takeaways Tesla shares have gained ground the past two sessions after a five-day losing streak during which the stock lost 18% of its value. Despite the recent pullback, the shares have trended sharply higher since breaking out from an ascending triangle in early November following the U.