(Bloomberg) — Elon Musk’s social media followers have spoken: The Tesla Inc. chief should sell 10% of his stake in the electric-car maker. Most Read from Bloomberg A majority of 3.5 million Twitter users — 58% — said they’d support such a sale in a Twitter poll that Musk launched Saturday and closed shortly after 2:15 p.m. Sunday in New York. The stake would be valued at about $21 billion based on 170.5 million Tesla shares he holds. “I was prepared to accept either outcome,” Musk… Source link
Read More »Stocks hover near breakeven as market awaits Fed; Tesla drops
Stocks hovered near the unchanged market on Tuesday after a record-setting session, with investors keeping their powder dry ahead of a closely-watched policy decision by the Federal Reserve. On Tuesday, blue chip shares rose modestly, but tech stocks dipped, weighed by a drop in Tesla (TSLA) after CEO Elon Musk downplayed the expected impact of a deal with car rental giant Hertz. Each of the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq rallied to fresh highs on Monday as more corporate earnings results exceeded… Source link
Read More »Why Tesla is an ‘internet-of-cars’ company
It’s been a huge week for Tesla (TSLA). Shares jumped to new highs as the market cap of the pure-play electric vehicle maker topped $1 trillion for the first time, making it the 5th most valuable company in the S&P 500 (^GSPC) — and sending Elon Musk’s personal fortune north of $300 billion. A huge deal with Hertz buying 100,000 Teslas for its rental fleet, and a big bullish note from Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas had shares jumping. But it also follows a big earnings report in the… Source link
Read More »Tesla briefly hits $1 trillion market cap as shares rally to record high
Tesla (TSLA) shares jumped for a fourth straight session on Monday, bringing the market capitalization for the electric-vehicle maker above $1 trillion for the first-time ever. The stock closed higher by 12.7% to reach $1,024.86 per share. Tesla’s year-to-date advance came in at nearly 45.2%, with the stock outperforming against the S&P 500’s 21.6% rise over that same period. With a $1 trillion market capitalization, Tesla joins an exclusive club of mega-cap technology companies with a… Source link
Read More »Tesla Shares Touch a Fresh Record as Good News Piles Up
(Bloomberg) — Tesla Inc. shares touched a new all-time high on Monday, hitting that milestone for a third straight trading session. Most Read from Bloomberg It’s turning out to be a good day for the electric-vehicle maker, with research firm Jato Dynamics saying the company’s Model 3 was the top-selling vehicle in Europe last month, car-rental company Hertz Global Holdings Inc. reported to have placed an order for 100,000 Teslas and Morgan Stanley boosting its price target on the stock by… Source link
Read More »Tesla just did something stunning, analysts say
Tesla’s first quarterly earnings call on Wednesday night without CEO Elon Musk (by his own design) was as boring as watching a Pinto head down a quarter mile track for time. But Wall Street pros say that the lack of Musk’s presence didn’t really matter, the more important thing is that Tesla (TSLA) continues to squeeze out more profits from each vehicle it makes. “Tesla reported particularly strong 3Q21 operating performance, delivering its highest auto gross margins since Model 3 was… Source link
Read More »Tesla 3Q earnings top estimates after deliveries set record high
Tesla (TSLA) posted third-quarter profits that topped expectations, with record deliveries helping fuel the electric-vehicle maker’s results even as supply chain challenges weighed broadly on the auto industry. However, quarterly revenue came in short of consensus expectations, and shares fell slightly in after-hours trading. Here were the main metrics from Tesla’s report, compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg: Revenue: $13.76 billion vs. $13.91 billion expected, $8.77… Source link
Read More »Tesla Shares Are Roaring Back
(Bloomberg) — Tesla Inc. shares are staging a comeback as investors expect the Elon Musk-led electric carmaker to navigate the crippling semiconductor shortage better than rivals that have been severely disrupted. Most Read from Bloomberg The stock gained as much as 0.9% to $850.99 in U.S. premarket trading on Monday, set for a 50% increase from a March 8 low of $563. That comes after eight weeks of gains, its longest winning streak since before the Covid-19 pandemic roiled markets. The… Source link
Read More »Lucid is a combo of ‘Tesla and Ferrari’: BofA analyst
Lucid Motors (LCID) shares rallied on Thursday after a bullish analyst note and confirmation from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the EV maker’s premium car has a higher mile range than Tesla’s model S (TSLA). Lucid’s Dream Air edition vehicle received an EPA rated range of 520 miles. That’s about 100 miles more than Tesla’s model S Long Range. The EV maker’s CEO and CTO Peter Rawlinson has said in previous interviews that Lucid’s car could go farther on one full battery… Source link
Read More »Here’s why investors are selling Tesla stock and buying Ford, GM: Analyst
Coming back from the Labor Day weekend, Tesla (TSLA) shares marked a 2.64% gain on Tuesday, trading at just over $750 by market close. And while some experts are targeting $3,000 per share, TD Ameritrade Chief Market Strategist JJ Kinahan explains why TD’s clients are selling Tesla in the near term. “[TD Ameritrade’s clients] sold [Tesla shares] in July and August, which I think is very interesting overall,” Kinahan told Yahoo Finance Live. “[They sold for] a couple of reasons…. Source link
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