Fed Holds Rates Steady, Market Reaction Muted
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 18h ago
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Source: CNBC
- Fed Policy Statement: The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at this week's meeting, indicating an improving economy with the jobless rate showing signs of stabilization while inflation remains somewhat elevated, providing a basis for future policy adjustments.
- Earnings Report Dynamics: Despite Danaher's solid earnings report, its stock dropped, raising questions about whether to hold, while Starbucks' quarterly results indicated that CEO Brian Niccol's brand revival strategy is effective, leading to a stock price increase.
- Market Focus: Meta and Microsoft's earnings reports will be the center of investor attention, particularly regarding Meta's capital expenditures and advancements in large language models, as well as Microsoft Azure's growth prospects.
- Investment Club Trading Strategy: As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club, Jim Cramer waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before executing trades, ensuring a 72-hour cooling-off period for stocks discussed on CNBC to mitigate risks from market volatility.
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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: 431.460
Low
25.28
Averages
401.93
High
600.00
Current: 431.460
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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