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If this is the stated plan then I really do not understand why the stock behaves like this was the next Apple (i.e., a company with massive margins).
by anthony_r 6y ago
If this is the stated plan then I really do not understand why the stock behaves like this was the next Apple (i.e., a company with massive margins).
- nicoburns 6y agoYou're assuming that people are expecting a monetary return on their investment. I suspect a lot of Tesla investors are expecting a return in the form of reduced problems due to climate change.
- rcMgD2BwE72F 6y agoSuch investors tend to hold, they don't sell just because the stock hits a certain price. This reduces the actual float, making shares harder to buy. This could be an issue if Tesla were to be added to the S&P 50O in Q2 or Q3, forcing big players to get hold of the stock at market price. Let's see.
- gamblor956 6y agoGenerally the S&P only adds companies that are profitable (at the time they are added to the index), in addition to several other criteria. (https://qz.com/1587963/how-the-sp-500-is-built-and-who-decides-what-companies-go-in-it/ https://qz.com/1587963/how-the-sp-500-is-built-and-who-decid...)
- 3pt14159 6y agoBecause Tesla makes the best electric cars and as they reach economies of scale total cost of ownership will dominate fossil fuel cars. They need to lower prices now because Teslas are still relatively expensive compared to, say, a Toyota; but in the long run they won't need to lower prices further than a certain point. Plus Musk sees angles that few others do and a platform of mobile sensors operating around the planet is inherently comercializable.
- marssaxman 6y agoa platform of mobile sensors operating around the planet That is seriously creepy. Is there any way, as a Tesla owner, to prevent one's vehicle from being used like this?
- natch 6y agoIt’s opt in.