What Should Investors Know About Tesla (TSLA) Stock?

Shares of Large-cap consumer discretionary company Tesla moved -0.1 this afternoon, and are now trading at $251.78 per share. On the other hand, the average analyst target price for the stock is $239.82.

Tesla, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, leases, and sells electric vehicles, and energy generation and storage systems in the United States, China, and internationally.

Potential Tesla Investors Should Analyze the Following:

  • Tesla has moved -13.0% over the last year.

  • The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 6.9. A number between 0 and 1 could mean that the market is undervaluing Tesla's estimated growth potential

  • Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 15.63

Understanding Tesla's Operating Margins

Date Reported Total Revenue ($ k) Operating Expenses ($ k) Operating Margins (%) YoY Growth (%)
2023-01-31 81,462,000 -7,021,000 17 41.67
2022-02-07 53,823,000 -7,110,000 12 100.0
2021-02-08 31,536,000 -4,636,000 6 inf
2020-04-28 24,578,000 -3,989,000 0 100.0
2019-02-19 21,461,000 -4,295,000 -1 92.86
2018-02-23 11,758,751 -3,854,573 -14

Over the last 6 years, Tesla's operating margins have averaged only 3.3%, with a high coefficient of variability of 328.5%. On the other hand, we note that the firm's margins are growing at a 14.2% compounded average yearly rate.

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