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Tesla IncTSLACOMMENTSep 18, 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.
An electric car company as well as having interests in solar. Prefers BYD Company, a Buffet backed electric car manufacturer out of China. Tesla is not the only electric car manufacturer in the world. A Tesla car costs $120,000, and there aren’t a lot of people able to afford that kind of price. This stock is relatively speculative. Wait for it to take back its new highs. Should it break through that level on greater than 40% average daily volume, that would be an indication the stock is heading reasonably higher. There are other manufacturers like BYD and BAIC in China, which are going after the lower end of the market, and expects they will be relatively successful, along with buses, trucks, etc.