What to Expect From Tesla After the Close

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What to Expect From Tesla After the Close

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Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) is scheduled to release its second-quarter financial results after the markets close on Wednesday. The consensus estimates call for a net loss of $2.89 per share and $3.96 billion in revenue. The same period of last year reportedly had a net loss of $1.33 per share and $2.79 billion in revenue.

Recently, a report suggested that Elon Musk lashed out at a new analysis claiming that nearly a quarter of the more than 400,000 advance reservations for Tesla’s Model 3 battery-sedan have been canceled. This has yet to be seen, but the earnings report will give us a better idea.

According to CNBC:

But a closer look at Musk’s comment raises a different reason for concern: The prospect that new orders may not keep up with Tesla’s long-awaited production ramp-up at its suburban San Francisco assembly plant.

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Tesla stock has underperformed the broad markets in the past 52 weeks, with the share price down about 8%. In just 2018 alone, the stock is down 4%.

A few analysts weighed in on Tesla ahead of the report:

  • UBS Group has a Sell rating with a $195 price target.
  • Goldman Sachs has a Sell rating and a $195 target.
  • JPMorgan has a Sell rating with a $180 price target.
  • Needham has an Underperform rating.
  • Barclays has a Sell rating with a $210 price target.
  • Merrill Lynch has a Sell rating with a $180 price target.
  • Sanford Bernstein has a Neutral rating with a $265 target.

Shares of Tesla were last seen trading at $299.19 on Wednesday, with a consensus analyst price target of $294.79 and a 52-week trading range of $244.59 to $389.61.

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Chris Lange is a writer for 24/7 Wall St., based in Houston. He has covered financial markets over the past decade with an emphasis on healthcare, tech, and IPOs. During this time, he has published thousands of articles with insightful analysis across these complex fields. Currently, Lange's focus is on military and geopolitical topics.

Lange's work has been quoted or mentioned in Forbes, The New York Times, Business Insider, USA Today, MSN, Yahoo, The Verge, Vice, The Intelligencer, Quartz, Nasdaq, The Motley Fool, Fox Business, International Business Times, The Street, Seeking Alpha, Barron’s, Benzinga, and many other major publications.

A graduate of Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, Lange majored in business with a particular focus on investments. He has previous experience in the banking industry and startups.

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