Tesla (TSLA) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. So, you might want to look at some of the facts that could shape the stock's performance in the near term. Shares of this electric car maker have returned +6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -3.

Tesla (TSLA) “has the best per-unit profit margin in the automotive business, and its business model is still profitable,” Brian Mulberry, Zacks Investment Management’s Client Portfolio Manager told Schwab Network recently.

Tesla (TSLA) rolls into its earnings day under the shadow of a fresh bearish call. Just ahead of its highly anticipated Q1 results on April 22,