Tesla is an American automotive company, best known for the production of electric cars. Tesla’s model S car has become the highest rated car ever. Not only does Tesla create cars that drive themselves, it also owns the entire supply chain of its cars. Elon Musk, as founder, remains the richest man on the planet. So, here is all you need to know about investing in Tesla.
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Buying shares in just one company is generally considered a riskier bet than investing in a range of investments - AKA a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend holding a mix of investments in specific assets and funds. Funds are ready-made portfolios of multiple companies' shares (potentially including Tesla), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.
Tesla is a major part of the NASDAQ, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).
April 23, 2024: Tesla stock got a small boost in terms of share price after Elon Musk reported plans to start production on an affordable EV model in early 2025. In its earnings report, Tesla missed out on profit expectations with an earnings per share (EPS) of $0.45 ($0.51 expected) and also on revenue, which hit $21.3 billion ($22.15 expected).
April 22, 2024: Tesla shares are down by over 7% this past week but showing signs of a slight recovery ahead of its latest earnings report, where eagle-eyed investors will be looking for a concrete update on demand, guidance and a product roadmap.
April 15, 2024: Elon Musk has announced plans to cut around 14,000 jobs at Tesla due to a slowdown in sales for the first time in 4 years for the electric vehicle (EV) company. This will be the biggest round of layoffs in Tesla's history.
April 11, 2024: Wells Fargo analysts said in a note Friday that they expect Tesla to miss first-quarter expectations when it reports on April 23, according to Investing.com.
April 1, 2024: Tesla shares are tumbling 7% in premarket trading Tuesday after the company posted delivery figures that fell well short of Wall Street expectations, according to MarketWatch.
March 27, 2024: Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives maintained an Outperform rating on Tesla, with an updated price target of $300 (down from $315), according to Benzinga.
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Over the last 12 months, Tesla's shares have ranged in value from as little as $138.8025 up to $299.29. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Tesla's is 2.441. This would suggest that Tesla's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.
Historical closes compared with the last close of $168.29
| 1 week (2024-04-18) | 14.44% |
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| 1 month (2024-03-26) | -6.42% |
| 3 months (2024-01-25) | -8.16% |
| 6 months (2023-10-26) | -18.82% |
| 1 year (2023-04-26) | 5.06% |
| 2 years (2022-04-26) | -80.91% |
| 3 years (2021-04-26) | -76.12% |
| 5 years (2019-04-25) | -28.43% |
The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.
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George Sweeney
After a few years of lightning growth, many major investors have sold some (or all) of their positions in Tesla. That’s because the first phase of Tesla is complete. It’s proved itself as a company that can not only make great electric vehicles (EVs) it can also make a profit.
The issue is that the popularity of Tesla shares means that the stock is already pricing in plenty of future growth. But that doesn’t mean the company won’t go on to exceed expectations. Now that Tesla has proven its core business, it’s expanding and moving into other industries like AI, robotics, and autonomous driving. If Tesla continues to see high demand for its EVs and it breaks ground in other areas, there’s no reason why the stock won’t continue to race forward.
All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Tesla P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA
Tesla's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 41x. In other words, Tesla shares trade at around 41x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of November 09, 2023 (20.44). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Tesla's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.6327. Higher PEG ratios such as this can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value given the current rate of growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Tesla's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Tesla's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $12.3 billion (£9.8 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of a Tesla's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
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All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.
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If I bought Tesla shares, would the share certificates be sent to me?
Also could I see details of costs and charges BEFORE purchasing?
Hi Owen,
Thanks for getting in touch with Finder. I hope all is well with you. 😃
Generally, the trend is that companies are moving toward the electronic model. For this reason, you would see companies having electronic copies of your certificate rather giving you paper share certificates. If they do provide paper share certificate, you might need to pay an extra fee for that.
As for Tesla, I can’t find specific information whether they provide paper share certificates. However, in forums, I read they do but you need to pay hundreds of dollars for it.
You may directly get in touch with Tesla to confirm and get more information.
Yes, you should know more about the details of the share you are about to purchase from Tesla. You can know more about this through your broker or from Tesla itself.
I hope this helps. Should you have further questions, please don’t hesitate to reach us out again.
Have a wonderful day!
Cheers,
Joshua
Tesla shares:
1. How to buy shares using a broker
2. How much will I get charged
3.will I get paid devidents after buying shares
Hi Hasan,
Thanks for getting in touch with finder. I hope all is well with you. :)
1. You can buy shares using a broker by choosing a trading platform. You can check your options using our table above. You can compare based on price per trade, trader rate, and platform fees. You can then click on the “Go to site” green button of your chosen platform to be redirected to their official website.
2. That would depend on which platform you choose. To learn more, you can check with your provider.
3. If you are going with Tesla, at the time of this writing, they do not pay dividends on their shares.
I hope this helps. Should you have further questions, please don’t hesitate to reach us out again.
Have a wonderful day!
Cheers,
Joshua