Skip EV stocks like Tesla, says fund manager, naming a 'phenomenal' alternative
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Mar 04 2024
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Source: CNBC
- Competition in Electric Vehicle Industry: Intense competition between Tesla and Chinese automakers like BYD, with a fund manager expressing reservations about the sector's profitability.
- Investment Manager's View on EVs: Freddie Lait from Latitude Investment Management believes it will take 3 to 5 years to determine successful electric vehicle companies and advises against investing in EV auto manufacturers.
- Focus on "Bigger Integrated Covers": Lait recommends looking into companies like Ferrari, General Motors, Volkswagen, and BMW instead of EV manufacturers due to potential profitability.
- Ferrari's Performance: Ferrari reported a 17% revenue increase for 2023, plans to launch its first all-electric vehicle in 2025, and has seen a significant rise in share value.
- Analysts' Recommendations on Ferrari: UBS and Morgan Stanley analysts have positive outlooks on Ferrari, citing factors like high net worth individual exposure, strong order books, and limited-edition model success.
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: 449.360
Low
25.28
Averages
401.93
High
600.00
Current: 449.360
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.
