The April scoreboard for electric vehicle (EV) stocks delivers a surprise. Rivian (NASDAQ:RIVN | RIVN Price Prediction) stock outpaced the field with a 9% monthly rally in April, while Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock managed a more modest 3% gain.
The CEO made 2.5 million times more than the median employee at Tesla in 2025. But that's not the full story.
Shares of Tesla edged higher in early trading on Friday, extending modest gains after the stock posted its first monthly advance of the year. However, investor sentiment remained constrained by slow progress in its artificial intelligence initiatives.
Shareholders approved the compensation last year to encourage Musk to spend time at the company.
Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA | TSLA Price Prediction) are once again dominating the financial press, with Elon Musk insisting that robotaxis, Optimus humanoids, and a coming wave of artificial intelligence will turn the company into something far bigger than a carmaker.
Tesla tweets a picture of its first semi truck built on its high volume assembly line.
Tesla said on Wednesday its first Semi truck has begun rolling off a high-volume production line as the electric vehicle maker remains on track to launch large-scale manufacturing of several new products in 2026.
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA | TSLA Price Prediction) looks expensive on every traditional metric and cheap on every forward one.
Tesla Inc NASDAQ: TSLA has just taken a step it's been promising for years. It was reported last week that production of its long-awaited Cybercab is officially underway, moving the company's robotaxi vision from concept to reality.
Shares of Tesla edged lower on Tuesday, falling 1.2% to $374.54, even as US regulators closed a safety investigation into the company's vehicles without requiring a recall. The decline came alongside broader market weakness, with the S&P 500 down 0.7%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was largely unchanged.
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA | TSLA Price Prediction) just delivered a strong quarter with improving margins and accelerating free cash flow.
Tesla, Inc. has declined ~15% YTD despite positive Q1 deliveries and improving gross margins, setting up for a potential rebound. I see a Buy opportunity in TSLA, driven by a recovery in Model 3/Y sales, especially in Europe, and robust car business profitability. Major 2026 catalysts include over $25B in capex to unlock factory capacity for Cybercab and Optimus, reinforcing Tesla's evolution beyond automaking.