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Tesla IncTSLAWAITFeb 27, 2017Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 18, 2026. Market Open.
He's removing this from the Magnificent 7. It's fallen 16% year to date while all its peers have gained, especially Nvidia. Sales are flagging in China where a Chinese company is overtaking them. Meanwhile, US demand may be peaking. Also consider the declining value of their cards. The EV space is challenged unless Musk develops a battery that lasts twice as long as a gas car tank.
It has been a tough year with cost over-runs along with having to reduce prices and therefore margins. The growth rate is slowing down. It expects to produce 1.8 million vehicles this year and could be falling behind other EV producers, There is intellectual value in their chargers as well as solar and battery technology, but most of their revenue today comes from their production of EV vehicles.
Just downgraded today by Goldman Sachs. It is something he does want to own and plans on getting into it at some point, but wouldn’t buy it in a downtrend, or anywhere in this area right now. Wait for the stock to break through about $280. That would break it out of a four-year sideways trend. Seeing it at $280+ for some consistent period of time, would give you a sort of “all clear” on the stock, and it could be very, very interesting.