Why Is Wall Street So Bullish on Tesla? Here's the $1 Trillion Reason
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What's remarkable is Dan Ives, a notable analyst at Wedbush Securities, has a $500 price target on Tesla (TSLA 3. 13%) stock -- the highest of any analyst. Nevertheless, Why...
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What's remarkable is Dan Ives, a notable analyst at Wedbush Securities, has a $500 price target on Tesla (TSLA 3. 13%) stock -- the highest of any analyst
Nevertheless, Why is he so bullish
It all comes down to a $1 trillion opportunity that he thinks should send Tesla's stock price soaring for years to come
Ives loves Tesla's robotaxi division When it comes to electric car stocks, Tesla is king
The company duces more electric vehicles than any other automaker in North America
But it's not vehicle manufacturing that has Ives excited
Instead, he's brashly optimistic the spects for one key division: Tesla's fledgling robotaxi
Additionally, "The vast majority of valuation upside looking ahead for Tesla is centered around the success of its autonomous vision taking hold with a key June launch in Austin," Ives wrote to investors earlier this year
Other Wall Street experts believe Tesla is kick-starting what should become a $10 trillion global robotaxi market
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While Tesla's robotaxi division will take years to fully play out, Ives is surprisingly bullish its near-term impact
Ives believes Tesla "remains the most undervalued AI play in the market today. " He anticipates a $2 trillion valuation for Tesla over the next 12 to 18 months -- double Tesla's current market cap (which is quite significant)
In contrast, To be, Ives is a outlier, considering recent developments
The average Wall Street price target for Tesla right now is around $300 -- below Tesla's current trading price (this bears monitoring)
But Ives and other analysts remain excited due to their expectations for Tesla's robotaxi opportunity, given current economic conditions
In contrast, Tesla has the capital, manufacturing capacity, and brand name recognition to pull it off
But the timeline could be more stretched than Ives and others believe
Moreover, Ives has dramatically increased and decreased his price targets in the past, so investors should conduct their own re and form their own conclusions
Ryan Vanzo has no position in any of the stocks mentioned
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