Is $TSLA a buy here?

[Anonymous]

Can the stock valuation stay high if the sales continue to stay low? Feels like it's being artificially propped up.

[Anonymous]

According to Morgan Stanley, Tesla may be sitting on a $5 trillion opportunity by 2050, with humanoid robots. Reportedly, Tesla is developing its Optimus humanoid robot, which, according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk could become the company’s most valuable product line.

TD Cowen also upgraded the TSLA stock to a buy rating with a price target of $388.

While we are valuation-/sentiment-minded when recommending stocks, we agree with the underlying notion that Tesla cannot be compared to other automaker stocks, not because it isn’t an ‘auto company’, but because it’s arguably best positioned to capture sizable opportunities that exist across auto/mobility and adjacent markets,” as quoted by CNBC.

https://247wallst.com/investing/2025/05/13/tesla-nasdaq-tsla-futures-point-to-higher-open-on-may-13-2025/


Many Tesla investors are in for the long term. We have been in it for 10 years now (made a lot of money so far) and will continue because dips have happened along the way. If you are looking for short term gains it might not be your stock. You have to be willing to wait through the research phases. Research can take years to pay off. Lots of people cannot wait, but some of us can. It's not entirely about the money for us . . . it's an exciting thing to see this kind of technology advance here in the US. Lots of techies and science types are invested in it because they want it to succeed.

[Anonymous]

^ Other companies are also engaged in advancing technology and are highly capitalized as well (like NVIDIA, Google, etc.). So you may feel more comfortable investing in those.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Musk's MO is to go big and fail and then learn from the failure and adjust. Fail again, adjust. Rinse and repeat. It worked with his rockets and cars for the most part. It's probably not a good idea to run government that way.

I get all that but Musk also can make flawed decisions like insisting all vision is sufficient for safety when it may not be. That’s a “bet the farm” (or at least $billions in terms of tech investment and deployed product) decision that may not pan out. Look at the questions the Feds are asking re: what they actually intend to roll out in Austin.

“Tesla’s robotaxi plans have the attention of federal investigators“

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/12/teslas-robotaxi-plans-have-the-attention-of-federal-investigators/

If the answer needs to be “we need a whole new FSD software stack and/or augmented hardware to increase the autonomy level”, then the stock is in real trouble because of a bad bet on the farm. It seems like the Feds are skeptical that FSD/tech as it is can overcome things like poor visibility, in the case of Tesla without LiDAR can only be solved by the cameras, thanks to Musk. If that’s a “fail”, there is no fast adjust, rinse and repeat option for the whole Tesla fleet and all of its owners globally.

[Anonymous]

Don't worry, I heard if your family gets hit by a robotaxi then a Tesla rep flies to the scene in a helicopter with a suitcase of cash and a NDA. Won't hear much failure in Texas then it will just roll out nationwide.

[Anonymous]

https://www.cdotrends.com/story/4083/lidar-u-turn-elon-musks-fools-errand-becomes-teslas-secret-weapon

Tesla is now Luminar's largest customer (buying lidar).

[Anonymous]

Tesla has crossed the 250 mark 7 times in the last 6 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.cdotrends.com/story/4083/lidar-u-turn-elon-musks-fools-errand-becomes-teslas-secret-weapon

Tesla is now Luminar's largest customer (buying lidar).

The Luminar earnings report released in May showed that Tesla contributed over 10% of the company’s first quarter 2024 revenues, totaling more than USD 2 million.

hahahahah

[Anonymous]

People are buying used Teslas now at rock bottom prices as people dump them. Of course, most will add a caveat bumber sticker. But buy a new one? Nah- sane people who would've purchased a Tesla at one time aren't going to fuel his sick rampages. Voting with our money is all we have until the midterms, but you can safely bet this is the end of Tesla as a brand. It's the end of his entire brand as a person, actually. It's s own fault- no tears here.

[Anonymous]

You need to look into the future. The people under 30 years old have been brought up under “green washing”: we are killing the planet because of the combustion engine.

When these climate-frightened people take the reins of power, they will mandate that all non-military government vehicles be electric. They are very likely to mandate this for everyone.

We have seen this with initiatives in California.

Tesla will survive because it has built a good foundation to capitalize on the EV market. Whether it will be the leader or a competitor is yet to be seen.

One day, Elon Musk will die, or become unable to run Tesla. His replacement could be a genius or run the company into the ground.

So yes, TSLA is a buy if you are looking to hold 20 years, or you are a swing trader trading the news which spikes and sinks this stock often.

Another reason I believe EVs will be mandated is because the government will claim people could use gasoline-based bombs to harm the government, so gasoline needs to be removed from public access.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You need to look into the future. The people under 30 years old have been brought up under “green washing”: we are killing the planet because of the combustion engine.

When these climate-frightened people take the reins of power, they will mandate that all non-military government vehicles be electric. They are very likely to mandate this for everyone.

We have seen this with initiatives in California.

Tesla will survive because it has built a good foundation to capitalize on the EV market. Whether it will be the leader or a competitor is yet to be seen.

One day, Elon Musk will die, or become unable to run Tesla. His replacement could be a genius or run the company into the ground.

So yes, TSLA is a buy if you are looking to hold 20 years, or you are a swing trader trading the news which spikes and sinks this stock often.

Another reason I believe EVs will be mandated is because the government will claim people could use gasoline-based bombs to harm the government, so gasoline needs to be removed from public access.

No tesla is a hard sell. It is no way a buy specially long term. The Chinese EVs are just too far ahead of Tesla. The battery technology, recharge times, software, cost to build, future developments, market size, etc all favor the Chinese manufacturers. Tesla has not implemented any innovations. Tesla is pushing a design that is over ten years old with nothing in the pipeline.

Everything Tesla points to as things they are going to do is already being done in China. Chinese already have electric semitrucks in service.

Do your own research.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can the stock valuation stay high if the sales continue to stay low? Feels like it's being artificially propped up.

Its valuation has nothing to do with selling cars and never has. So sure. Or maybe not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You need to look into the future. The people under 30 years old have been brought up under “green washing”: we are killing the planet because of the combustion engine.

When these climate-frightened people take the reins of power, they will mandate that all non-military government vehicles be electric. They are very likely to mandate this for everyone.

We have seen this with initiatives in California.

Tesla will survive because it has built a good foundation to capitalize on the EV market. Whether it will be the leader or a competitor is yet to be seen.

One day, Elon Musk will die, or become unable to run Tesla. His replacement could be a genius or run the company into the ground.

So yes, TSLA is a buy if you are looking to hold 20 years, or you are a swing trader trading the news which spikes and sinks this stock often.

Another reason I believe EVs will be mandated is because the government will claim people could use gasoline-based bombs to harm the government, so gasoline needs to be removed from public access.

Sorry bud, but those liberals would rather open cheap Chinese EVs to the market than buy Tesla. I for one would put more trust into CCP autonomous driving software than Tesla. Plus you have to figure in all the voters who will want government to take action against Tesla. Good luck to y'all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Can the stock valuation stay high if the sales continue to stay low? Feels like it's being artificially propped up.


Its valuation has nothing to do with selling cars and never has. So sure. Or maybe not.

+1 The cars are what people see, but Tesla is doing much more than the cars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You need to look into the future. The people under 30 years old have been brought up under “green washing”: we are killing the planet because of the combustion engine.

When these climate-frightened people take the reins of power, they will mandate that all non-military government vehicles be electric. They are very likely to mandate this for everyone.

We have seen this with initiatives in California.

Tesla will survive because it has built a good foundation to capitalize on the EV market. Whether it will be the leader or a competitor is yet to be seen.

One day, Elon Musk will die, or become unable to run Tesla. His replacement could be a genius or run the company into the ground.

So yes, TSLA is a buy if you are looking to hold 20 years, or you are a swing trader trading the news which spikes and sinks this stock often.

Another reason I believe EVs will be mandated is because the government will claim people could use gasoline-based bombs to harm the government, so gasoline needs to be removed from public access.

Sorry bud, but those liberals would rather open cheap Chinese EVs to the market than buy Tesla. I for one would put more trust into CCP autonomous driving software than Tesla. Plus you have to figure in all the voters who will want government to take action against Tesla. Good luck to y'all.

Musk is a brilliant man. He is going to do something that will cause the liberals to forgive him and elevate Musk to sainthood in their eyes.

I do not know what this will be only that I an sure Musk will change their minds.