Rivian (RIVN 3. 14%) is an exciting story stock, and the story is getting better every day. That said, it is an aggressive investment that only growth-minded investors will want to buy.
Here's what you need to know before you buy Rivian, noting that more good news could drive the s higher over time, amid market uncertainty.
Moreover, And, thus now, while the stock is still in the dumps, could be the time to buy there's no tomorrow. What does Rivian do.
Rivian makes all-electric trucks for both commercial (dery trucks) and personal use (pickups). Moreover, It's still building out its, so there's a lot of red ink today.
However, the company managed to turn a gross fit in the fourth quarter of 2024 and in the first quarter of 2025.
In contrast, That means it made more selling its trucks than it cost to build them, which is an important step on the way to turning a fit on the bottom line, in today's financial world.
Nevertheless, On the other hand, Image source: Getty Images. If you are looking at Rivian today you are hoping you can catch a little of the lightning that Tesla (TSLA 1.
31%) generated, amid market uncertainty. Additionally, The electric vehicle (EV) market has changed greatly since Tesla basically created it, so the competitive landscape is a lot more fierce.
Furthermore, But Rivian looks increasingly it may end up a winner. Here are three key reasons to the stock.
Rivian has big partners Tesla set out on its own to ve that EVs were a viable duct, given the current landscape. Rivian isn't taking that apach.
Furthermore, It's partnering with big-name companies to help support its as it looks to break into the auto sector. However, Furthermore, Early on it teamed up with Amazon (AMZN -0.
Conversely, 67%) to build dery trucks. However, That vided funding for the ramp-up of Rivian's.
More recently it has partnered with Volkswagen, which is viding cash in exchange for the ability to use Rivian's nology in its own vehicles.
Moreover, Ultimately, these relationships give Rivian valuable access to capital and customers. This demonstrates that vides it with a strong foundation for building out its over time.
And that means this has a stronger foundation than you might think given the still relatively early start-up nature of the operation.
Additionally, Rivian has already scaled up into the auto sector is hard, at least partly because of the capital-intensive nature of the.
Nevertheless, Nevertheless, Put simply, it costs a lot of money to build a car factory. And building it is just the start, given the massive complexity of building a car.
Nevertheless, Rivian has ven it can build a large auto factory, with the company expecting to der as many as 46,000 vehicles in 2025.
In fact, a key focus now is on imving the duction cess (quite telling).
That has meant taking a breather on the duction growth side of things, but cost cutting and lining allowed Rivian to turn a gross fit.
Furthermore, And the knowledge it gains from this effort will help it as it expands its duction in the future (quite telling).
Rivian is working on a mass market truck That brings Rivian's story to the R2 truck, which it hopes to introduce in the first half of 2026 (which is quite significant).
Right now, Rivian's consumer trucks are very expensive, which limits the number of ly buyers. The R2 is going to be more affordable, and the hope is that the truck will attract mass market customers.
RIVN data by YCharts This's the exact apach that Tesla took with its vehicles. However, And the introduction of a mass market vehicle ved to be an important growth driver for Tesla.
Market analysis shows could do the same thing for Rivian, and the inflection point looks it might be right around the corner (an important development).
Rivian is still well off its highs Rivian's stock price is down around 90% from the highs it reached after its initial public offering in 2021, in this volatile climate.
Additionally, Back then, EV stocks were hot. They're not hot now, but that could be an opportunity for more aggressive investors.
Moreover, Indeed, a lot of EV companies have fallen by the wayside, but Rivian keeps trucking along.
However, And it looks increasingly it will be an industry survivor, given its big partnerships, the scale it has achieved, and the important new vehicle launch it has coming up (remarkable data).
If you can handle buying an upstart in a competitive industry, Rivian might be a good fit for your portfolio, given the current landscape.
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At Value Line, he rose from Mutual Fund Analyst to Equity Analyst to eventually overseeing all of the company's re operations. Additionally, He holds a B.
In Psychology from State University of New York at Purchase, an M. However, In Social Work from Columbia University, and an MBA from Regis University (which is quite significant).
Reuben has been as an expert on CNBC, in various books, and across various online and publications. He believes dividends are a window into a company's soul (noteworthy indeed).
At the same time, He tries to invest in good souls.
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