Tesla Earnings Next Week: Skyrocket or Skydive

Tesla has long been known to not yet be profitable. With a P/E score of 0, it is apparent that this company does not make money right now. Elon’s devotion to the company has been spelled out for us in different ways. He has been known to sleep at the factory, when he even sleeps. He has invested so much of his time and personal capital into this company, and he isn’t even technically the CEO anymore.

Update: Tesla released earnings. Read Tesla's earnings report here.

My point is, he has proven his loyalty to the company since 2008, and 12 years later, you’d think he’d finally start seeing it pay off.

I am personally bullish on the matter, I believe that Tesla will keep going up based on its value. More importantly, the investors who stayed true to the company and held all the way deserve their payoff. By the way, a few days ago I reported that Tesla became the first publicly traded automaker with $100 billion valuation.

I am not one of them. I don’t even have a hat in the race. I stay away from Tesla stock for the most part for a multitude of reasons. The best reason is that it allows me to approach the topic with a clear head. With a clear head, I believe that the company is not only valuable but should be profitable.

Other big CEO’s don't care about their social impact, at least Elon wants to make beneficial changes to our environment, cities, and transportation as we know it.

The question here is about an argument for the rise and fall of the stock price. My argument for the rise of the stock price is that wall street has slowly realized the value in the company and wants to get in for the ride to the new plateau.

The argument for the fall of the stock price is that not only has the entire market felt like a house of cards lately, but Tesla in particular is massively inflated. Well, inflated might be the wrong word here. Let’s refer to the phrase “easy come, easy go” and if that’s true that’s massively scary for investors.

Tesla closed for the day at $564.96 and tumbled even further to $561.33 in after hours trading. The outcome of earnings will only be told on January 29th, but until then the speculation is all over the place. This is my take on it all.

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Alex Belauste reports Tesla cars and stories at Torque News. He has worked with the automotive industry for the last 18 years and has since grown very fond to the community. Alex has owned 16 different cars and writes automotive news based on research, his personal expertise and experience. Belauste has studied business at Oklahoma State University and has since started his entry into the professional automotive world. Follow Alex on Twitter at @Belauste and on Instagram. Search Torque News Tesla for more daily Tesla coverage from our expert reporters.