Tesla's (TSLA) Second Quarter Results Viewed as Mixed at Deutsche Bank

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Tesla (TSLA) Fraught with Execution Risk, Says Pacific Crest

August 6, 2015 1:26 PM EDT

Tesla Motors' (NASDAQ: TSLA) rapidly rising volume is fraught with execution risk, said Pacific Crest, and analysts warned of more potential downside this year. Investors were advised to would look for a better entry point before getting involved.

Analyst Brad Erickson explained his views in a research note this morning.

"Coming into the quarter, we had concerns around lofty 2H production and... More

Stifel Remains Positive on Tesla (TSLA) Following Q2 Results, Outlook; Affirms 'Buy' Rating, $400 PT

August 6, 2015 10:14 AM EDT

Stifel is out with commentary on Tesla Motors (Nasdaq: TSLA) following the company's Q2 results reported Wednesday night.

Analyst James Albertine is cutting his Q3, FY15, and FY16 EPS estimates from ($0.01), $0.57, and $3.89, down to ($0.58), ($0.66), and $1.66, respectively.

Albertine commented, As management continues to push off expectations, we believe shares will reflect this in some form of a sell-off short term. However, taking a step back and reflecting on the bigger picture, the TSLA story has hardly gone off its rails, in our view. We believe, and... More

Tesla (TSLA) Tops Q2 EPS by 12c; Deliveries Were 11,532 Units

August 5, 2015 4:28 PM EDT

(Updated - August 5, 2015 4:29 PM EDT)

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) reported Q2 EPS of ($0.48), $0.12 better than the analyst estimate of ($0.60). Revenue was $954.98 million, versus the consensus of $1.17 billion.

Deliveries were 11,532 units in the quarter. (The company previously announced 11,507 Model S deliveries for Q2 2015.)

Outlook
In Q3, we expect to produce just over 12,000 vehicles, representing a more than 60% increase from a year ago, and deliver approximately the same number of vehicles as in Q2, despite having one week of planned shutdown in Q3. This includes a small number of Model X... More