Hey, everybody. Welcome back to the Elon Musk Podcast. This is a show where we discuss the critical crossroads that shape SpaceX, Tesla X, The Boring Company and Neuralink. I'm your host, Will Walden. Tesla has seen its stock performance take a significant turn as investor sentiment improves. Now, it's attracting renewed attention, particularly with the highly anticipated robo taxi set to make its debut now.
On Friday, Tesla shares concluded their highest winning streak since June 13th, 2023. That's the longest as well. And the stock closed at $251.52 per share again. That eradicated an 11% annual deficit, marking a 1.2% increase for the year. Now, throughout the month, Tesla stock surged by 27%, significantly outpacing the S&P
500's modest 2% rise. Tesla reported second quarter deliveries of 443,956 vehicles, surpassing expectations, and this figure included 422,405 deliveries of the Model 3 and Model Y, with the remaining 21,551 comprising other electric vehicle models. And despite a 4% year over year decline, the performance was seen as a positive indicator for
the company's future. Now, analyst Dan Ives from Wedbush Securities is optimistic about Tesla's future, said that it's stabilizing demand for electric vehicles globally, and he highlighted that the company's forthcoming Robo Taxi day on August 8th will be a critical event. It's coming up soon, everybody. So be careful.
Of all the imitators out there with robo taxis, Tesla's going to be the one now, potentially this will pave the way for full self driving technology and an autonomous future, something that Elon Musk has been promising every year for about 5 or six years. Full driving next year. Full driving next year. Well, hopefully this will be the year on August 8th that we're going to be really close to that. They need to have full self driving if they want these robo taxis to actually work.
Now, Ivy maintains an outperform rating at Tesla with a price target of $300.00 and a bullish scenario with a potential rise to 400. And of the 50 analysts covering Tesla, 22 recommend buying the stock, 18 advice holding, and 10 suggest selling, according to data from Thompson One. This consensus reflects the varied perspectives on Tesla's market position and future prospects. Now remember, all of this is not advice. What I'm saying right now, this is not advice.
Just want you to know that these are just the numbers and I want you to run your own and do your own math. And Elon Musk amplified interest by retweeting a video show Kiki seeing a hands free Tesla ride from Golden Gate Park to Fort Point. Now that shows the company's advancements in autonomous driving tech. And it contributed to the stocks 2% rise on Friday, extending an impressive 37% Rayleigh over 8 sessions and a 43% gain over the
past month. Now, beyond vehicle production and deliveries, Tesla's energy storage business is experiencing rapid growth. Adam Jonas of Morgan Stanley said that Tesla's recent performance, including better than expected second quarter deliveries and significant energy storage achievements, show that the company's diversifying. And another boost for Tesla came from China, where the provincial government included locally produced Tesla vehicles on its purchase list.
Now, the development permits government workers to buy Tesla Model Y as a service vehicle, indicating strong institutional support for the brand in the region. And despite facing stiff competition for Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers and experiencing some demand fluctuations in the US, Tesla is making strategic moves to maintain its market position now. Earlier this year, the company reduced its global workforce by more than 10% and cut vehicle prices to stimulate sales.
During Tesla's recent storage Excuse me shareholder meeting, Elon Musk acknowledged the ongoing challenges in the EV market. Noting the transitionary period affecting demand and sales right now. Barclays analyst Dan Levy remarked that while the second quarter results were positive, broader market conditions remain challenging. Levy has an equal weight ratio on Tesla with a price target of about $180.
Now, Tesla's upcoming second quarter financial results scheduled for July 23rd are expected to draw significant attention. Stay tuned to this channel because we will bring you all of that now. Analysts are particularly focused on the company's automotive gross margins, given the extensive discounts and incentives offered over the past year to boost sales of its existing models. And in late 2023, Tesla showed
off the cyber truck. This is the angular pickup we all know and love, and it quickly became the best selling fully electric truck in the US during the second quarter, according to social media reports. Now this achievement is a notable milestone as Tesla expands its product line up to vehicles such as trucks.
Now Ford, who is a huge competitor to Tesla, reported sales of 7902 units of its fully electric F-150 Lightning in the second quarter, totaling 15,645 units for the first half of the year. Tesla's performance in the segment shows that it has a competitive edge in the electric pickup market. Now, we anticipate that Tesla's Robo Taxi day on August 8th will be a significant event for the
company. We're predicting that although the robo taxi segment might not launch before 2027, it'll be an important business area for Tesla in the long term. A price target of 230 is a talked about number on Tesla, and that's a possibility that you might want to buy the stock now because if it goes up to 230, you're going to be cashing in if you have enough stock. But of course, this is not
advice. This is just, you know, you do your own work here, you figure out your own finances and you do your own thing. And despite this recent rally that's going on, Tesla stock performance still kind of lags behind broader market indices. For the year, the NASDAQ gained 22%. S&P 500 has risen 17% in 2024 compared to Tesla's 1.2% increase. Now, it shows that there's challenges facing Tesla right now and they have to start matching the overall market
growth. And recent polls indicate the Tesla's brand image is suffering due to Musk controversial actions in political statements. A New York Times survey highlighted the Musk's polarizing behavior is alienating some left-leaning consumers, which could impact Tesla's market position. Tesla has also faced delays in delivering full self driving capabilities, a goal that Musk announced way back in October of 2016. And pretty much every year since then, he said that it's going to
be the next year. And despite claims that all Tesla vehicles produced at the time had the necessary hardware, Musk recently indicated that another hardware and sensor update is required to actually achieve full self driving. Hey, thank you so much for listening today. I really do appreciate your support. If you could take a second and hit the subscribe or the follow button on whatever podcast platform that you're listening on right now, I greatly appreciate it.
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