Cathie Wood: Tesla Transitions to Robotaxi Model with High Margins
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 1h ago
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Source: seekingalpha
- Strategic Transition: Cathie Wood highlighted that Tesla is transitioning from a traditional auto company to a robotaxi service, with expected revenue models boosting gross margins from 15% to 70%-80%, significantly enhancing profitability and market appeal.
- Shifting Market Expectations: As analysts begin to recognize Tesla's transformation, upgrades from auto analysts reflect a renewed market perspective on Tesla's future potential, which could drive stock price increases.
- Intensifying Competition: Wood noted the competition between Tesla and Waymo in Texas, suggesting that this rivalry will accelerate the proliferation of robotaxis, especially with federal legislative support, potentially achieving scale faster than most analysts anticipate.
- Investor Attention: Tesla is the largest holding in Ark Invest's flagship ARKK fund, and Wood's insights may attract more investor focus on Tesla's future developments, further boosting its stock price and market performance.
Analyst Views on TSLA
Wall Street analysts forecast TSLA stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for TSLA is 401.93 USD with a low forecast of 25.28 USD and a high forecast of 600.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
30 Analyst Rating
12 Buy
11 Hold
7 Sell
Hold
Current: 438.570
Low
25.28
Averages
401.93
High
600.00
Current: 438.570
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.
