April 22 Q1 2026 earnings dropped. Auto got the headlines, but the real story? Energy margins hit a record 39.5%, and $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ revealed a $3B $Intel(INTC)$ 14A chip bet called Terafab. Here's what management actually said — and what it could mean for the stock. 1️⃣ Energy: The Margin Story 📄 What Management Actually Said Vaibhav Taneja (CFO): "We deployed 8.8 gigawatt hour of energy storage, a 38% sequential decline... We set yet another record with gross margins in this business over 39.5% due to some onetime benefits from certain tariff recognitions of more than $250 million... On a normalized basis, we continue to expect energy compression from here with increasing competition and tariff
For years, investors have argued over a simple question: Is Tesla just a car company? $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ On March 12, the market received another clear signal that the answer is increasingly no. Britain’s energy regulator, Ofgem, granted an electricity supply license to a subsidiary of Tesla, allowing the company to sell electricity directly to households and businesses across England, Scotland, and Wales. According to reporting by Reuters and other financial media, the license enables Tesla to compete directly with established suppliers in one of Europe’s largest power markets. At first glance, this might sound surprising—a company known for electric vehicles entering the electricity retail business. But if you look at Elon Musk’s long-term str
Tesla Q3 Deliveries Upcoming! Super Bull Sees Tesla Will Upside 42%
$Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ has rallied 30% this month ahead of global third-quarter vehicle deliveries in early October, with analysts handing the EV giant a slew of price-target hikes in recent weeks. On Friday, a Tesla stock super bull said he sees 40% upside based almost entirely on the company's robotaxi rollout.Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives, a long-time Tesla bull, on Friday raised his price target to 600, up from 500. That would be a 42% bump compared with the price at Thursday's stock market close. The 600 price target is also 23% higher than Tesla stock's all-time high of 488.54, which it hit in December 2024."We believe Tesla is taking major steps in advancing its AI Revolution path with autonomous and robotics front and center heading in
The global business isn't in quite the trouble it seems to be in the United States. Just be sure to look a bit off the beaten path.There's no denying that President Donald Trump isn't as supportive of electric vehicles (EVs) as his recent predecessors were. Then again, U.S. consumers' interest in EVs hasn't exactly remained robust either. Domestic sales of electric vehicles fell 4.4% in April, according to S&P Global Mobility, ending a 14-month growth streak. Separately, AAA (which you know as the travel and road service company "Triple A") reports that the likelihood of an American purchasing an EV has now fallen (for a third consecutive year) to only 16% of the country's car owners.Be careful of jumping to sweeping long-term conclusions based on short-term data, however, or informati
Will New Launches Drive NIO's Gross Margin Expansion in 2025?
$NIO Inc.(NIO)$ reported a gross margin of 7.6% in the first quarter of 2025, up from 4.9% in the same period last year. This improvement was driven by increased sales of high-margin segments, such as parts, accessories, after-sales services and technical R&D services, alongside higher vehicle margins and reduced losses in Power Solutions due to a growing user base. Vehicle margin rose to 10.2% compared with 9.2% in the year-ago period due to lower material costs per unit.Starting in June, NIO began rolling out new models with improved profitability. While NIO ES6 is expected to deliver a vehicle margin of around 20%, the EC6 and ET5 series are projected to achieve even higher vehicle gross margins. As a result, NIO anticipates the vehicle marg
Electric vehicle (EV) companies like $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ and $Boyd Gaming(BYD)$ have captivated the minds of investors everywhere, as many view EVs as a viable new transportation option in a world that badly needs to reduce carbon emissions. In Tesla's case, investors are also betting heavily on future innovations in tech and artificial intelligence (AI) that they believe will significantly increase shareholder value in the coming years.While both companies could have significant upside, Tesla and BYD are at different stages in their journeys, and each is prioritizing different initiatives within their businesses. Let's take a look at which stock is the better buy right now.Tesla: Looking toward the futur
The Latest Tempest for Tesla's Stock Looks to Have Come to an End
Elon Musk, left, with Donald Trump in the White House in February. The latest tempest around Tesla's shares appears to have passed. $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ stock rose for a fourth straight day Wednesday, climbing intraday well above the price at which it closed June 4. That was the session before a spat between CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump led to a remarkable series of social-media posts and statements that culminated in a one-day drop of about $150 billion in Tesla’s market value. Tesla’s market value is meanwhile back above $1 trillion, according to Visible Alpha data. Put another way, investors appear to have moved on, even if the degree to which Musk and Trump have—the former earlier today posted that he “went too far” in some of
As tariffs cast a shadow of uncertainty across global markets, global consumers and investors alike may be wondering about the impacts on electric vehicle stocks and manufacturers. Concerns abound surrounding cost increases on imported parts, a depleted EV inventory, potential supply-chain disruptions, and uncertainty about future US tax credits for EVs.Against this backdrop of uncertainty, we highlight two stocks integral to EV vehicle design that analysts believe are currently trading at a discount to their respective fair values and possess wide moats: $Analog Devices(ADI)$ and $NXP Semiconductors NV(NXPI)$ . Wide moat designations are awarded to companies that Morningstar believes will maintain durable
With government policies and high levels of investment boosting electric vehicle (EV) production, many investors are looking to learn about this market.The market includes the cars, parts, raw materials and infrastructure. There is broad participation from startups and newly public companies to the automotive giants making inroads in EVs.Many parts of the EV market are still relatively speculative and investing involves market risk, so investors should conduct their own research in the EV market to understand the risks.When you hit the road, are you behind the wheel of an electric vehicle (EV)? Although EVs have been cruising American highways for nearly 20 years, the EV market has recently experienced a growth spurt. $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$
Which of these beaten-down EV stocks deserves a second look? $Quantumscape Corp.(QS)$ and $ChargePoint Holdings Inc.(CHPT)$ represent two different ways to invest in the growing electric vehicle (EV) market.QuantumScape develops solid-state lithium metal batteries which provide better thermal resistance, faster charging times, and higher maximum capacities than traditional lithium ion batteries. ChargePoint is the largest builder of residential and commercial EV charging stations in North America and Europe.QuantumScape and ChargePoint both closed at their record highs during the apex of the meme stock mania in December 2020. But today, they're both trading more than 95% below their all-time highs. Let's se