Musk Plots A Party, Trump Fires Back, Tesla ETFs Watch The Fallout
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Jul 02 2025
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Source: Benzinga
Elon Musk's Political Engagement: Elon Musk is involved in a political dispute with Donald Trump, which has implications for Tesla and its investors, particularly those holding ETFs that include Tesla. His comments have sparked international attention, especially from Chinese social media users supporting him.
Impact on ETFs: The ongoing political drama may lead to increased volatility for Tesla's stock, affecting various ETFs that hold Tesla shares. Observers speculate this could result in the creation of specialized ETFs focused on companies led by controversial figures like Musk or those avoiding high CEO discretion risk.
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Analyst Views on TSLA
Wall Street analysts forecast TSLA stock price to fall
30 Analyst Rating
12 Buy
11 Hold
7 Sell
Hold
Current: 404.660
Low
25.28
Averages
401.93
High
600.00
Current: 404.660
Low
25.28
Averages
401.93
High
600.00
About TSLA
Tesla, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, sells and leases high-performance fully electric vehicles and energy generation and storage systems, and offers services related to its products. Its segments include automotive, and energy generation and storage. The automotive segment includes the design, development, manufacturing, sales and leasing of high-performance fully electric vehicles, and sales of automotive regulatory credits. It also includes sales of used vehicles, non-warranty maintenance services and collisions, part sales, paid supercharging, insurance services revenue and retail merchandise sales. The energy generation and storage segment include the design, manufacture, installation, sales and leasing of solar energy generation and energy storage products and related services and sales of solar energy systems incentives. Its consumer vehicles include the Model 3, Y, S, X and Cybertruck. Its lithium-ion battery energy storage products include Powerwall and Megapack.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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