Friday, March 15, 2024

Tesla is Worst Performing Stock in S&P 500

Elon Musk's Tesla once represented the future of automaking. Now the company's own future is in question.

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"the beleaguered auto and tech company"

It's not a Tech Company. Saying you are doesn't make you one.

#1 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2024-03-14 02:10 PM

Wait, you mean when the face of a company joins a fascist conspiracy cult it hurts the company?

Only a GENIUS could have predicted that.

#2 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-03-15 09:08 PM

Nice!

I mean, how stupid is attacking your customer base?

Racism and COVID denial don't play well with people who really, really want to buy electric cars.

#3 | Posted by DarkVader at 2024-03-15 10:02 PM

Partisans always think its politics and race. Meanwhile
celebrities are going out and buying cyber trucks. Even don lemon demanded one as part of his contract.

The EV demand curve flattened faster than Covid. When you are the most overvalued car company and only sell EV, your market cap collapses with it.

#4 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2024-03-16 10:04 AM

"The EV demand curve flattened faster than Covid."

And the next time gasoline spikes?

Frankly, the clearest connection I've ever seen in the market is gas prices and EV sales. Both rise and fall together.

#5 | Posted by Danforth at 2024-03-16 10:07 AM

And the next time gasoline spikes?

#5 | POSTED BY DANFORTH AT 2024-03-16 10:07 AM | REPLY

We're in the middle of a spike. Gas prices are up significantly since 2015. They only fell YoY from 2023 to 2024 by 20 cents, but they're up a dollar since 2015, without adjusting for inflation. EV growth flattened despite the spike.

Tesla burned through the early adopter demand. It's reflected in their price cuts which depreciated the entire EV market.

#6 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2024-03-16 12:09 PM

and those retail gas averages are from eia.gov

EV market cap was built on hype which created a bubble of perceived demand. Tesla was given valuations higher than every single car manufacturer combined. People that said that was nonsense were attacked as Captain Planet villains trying to destroy the planet.

#7 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2024-03-16 12:13 PM

EV market cap was built on hype which created a bubble of perceived demand. Tesla was given valuations higher than every single car manufacturer combined. People that said that was nonsense were attacked as Captain Planet villains trying to destroy the planet.

#7 | Posted by sitzkrieg

That's because the CEO was straight up lying to investors about the capabilities of his self driving software, human androids, and upcoming vehicles.

Now everyone has caught on that his words are worthless and the stock price reflects that.

#8 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-03-16 07:31 PM

Yes. I said as much while it was happening. You personally perpetuated the lies and bought a car. Now your character arc has come full circle. It's cute.

#9 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2024-03-17 08:53 AM

Yes. I said as much while it was happening. You personally perpetuated the lies and bought a car. Now your character arc has come full circle. It's cute.

#9 | Posted by sitzkrieg

I guess you're the type of person who doesn't change opinions based on new data. As if that's admirable.

#10 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-03-17 04:31 PM

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