Everyone is still glued to Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA | TSLA Price Prediction) because a Q1 earnings beat, the robotaxi pitch, and the Optimus humanoid tease have convinced retail traders the autonomy story finally pays off this year.
Shares of Tesla (TSLA) continued to decline Tuesday, falling below the $400 mark as investors reassessed the company's pricing strategy and broader growth outlook. The stock dropped 3.5% to around $395.25 in early trading, extending Monday's 2.9% decline and marking a sharp reversal from Tesla's recent rally tied to optimism around autonomous driving and expansion in China.
I felt compelled to upgrade Tesla, Inc. back to a Buy as the market is looking forward to a fully transformed Tesla into a physical AI company. Despite posting low 4.2% EBIT margins and a 190x forward earnings multiple, TSLA's remarkable potential is underpinned by future robotaxi, FSD, and Optimus business prospects. Investors are now discounting a 20-year horizon, with the core automotive segment expected to become a minor valuation driver by 2045.
California truckers have expressed strong interest in the Tesla Semi because it costs much less and can travel further on a charge than electric trucks sold by established manufacturers.
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA | TSLA Price Prediction) and BYD (OTC: BYDDF) sit on opposite sides of the global EV map.
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The expected SpaceX IPO may pressure Tesla stock as investors chase SpaceX exposure, but TSLA still remains the clearest public-market play on Elon Musk's AI, Robotaxi and robotics story.
Tesla remains the biggest name in electric vehicles, but Rivian stock is increasingly drawing Wall Street attention. Rivian shares have fallen roughly 30% this year and recently traded near $13.35, a steep decline that has left the EV maker trading at a far lower valuation than Tesla despite growing optimism around its upcoming R2 launch.
Two of the more credible voices in the Elon Musk orbit are openly speculating that Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA | TSLA Price Prediction) and the privately held SpaceX could combine within the next decade.
Two decades ago, when Tesla was a scrappy Silicon Valley startup, California's pollution rules let it earn free money selling emissions credits to automakers hawking big gas hogs. Its wealthy, environmentally minded consumers became the backbone of its electric car business.
The Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR | VCR Price Prediction) and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLY) track US consumer discretionary stocks, both are market-cap weighted, and both hold Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) as anchor positions.
CEO Elon Musk promises to show off his newest robot later this year. But that's not stopping competitors like Boston Dynamics and Unitree.