Tesla (TSLA) May Have Bit Off More than It Can Chew with SolarCity - Piper Jaffray

Tesla (TSLA) Losing Steam Again

After making back a chuck of its pre-open losses, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is losing traction again and has fallen back below $200. Shares last traded down 9.16% to $199.50. The after-hours low was around $190.

Tesla (TSLA) Recovers Off Pre-Market Lows

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares continue to recovery off the pre-market lows following its offer to acquire SolarCity. After trading as low as $190, shares are back to $203.64, but remain down 7.3%. Analysts were mainly negative on the deal, but CEO Elon Musk expressed confidence in... More

Needham & Company Remains Sidelined on SolarCity (SCTY) Following Announced Offer From TSLA

Needham & Company reiterated a Hold rating on SolarCity (NASDAQ: SCTY) following the company's announcement that it has received an offer from TSLA to acquire all of its outstanding shares in a stock exchange deal. The purchase would be at an exchange ratio of 0.122-0.131x TSLA shares for each... More

Roth Affirms SolarCity (SCTY) at 'Neutral' Amid Tesla's (TSLA) Move to Acquire the Company; Says Many Questions Remain

Roth Capital affirms SolarCity (Nasdaq: SCTY) at Neutral with a price target of $19 following news that Tesla Motors (Nasdaq: TSLA) is moving to acquire the company.

Analyst Philip Shen said today, We recognize that the company is an undisputed leader in solar and applaud its leadership on many frontsoperating a national solar EPC, developing innovative financing, and greenfielding a solar cell and module manufacturing facility. That said, a company can only fight so long on so many fronts. We believe an acquisition would serve as yet... More

Raymond James Says SolarCity (SCTY) Should Hold Out for $30+ in Tesla (TSLA) Deal

Raymond James analyst Pavel Molchanov weighed in on SolarCity (NASDAQ: SCTY) after the company received a takeover offer from Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) for $26.50-$28.50 per share. While Molchanov likes the ideas of a merger, he would hold out for $30+.

"Historically, the stock has traded at more than 2x and even 3x NPV, and while that is probably not realistic for the foreseeable future, a takeout multiple of (at best) 1.35x NPV does not look very appealing," Molchanov commented. "Because... More

Tesla (TSLA) Primed to Reshape Utilities Model; Every Household May Be a Customer by 2018 - Chowdhry

Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry weighed in on Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) following news the company offered to acquire SolarCity (NASDAQ: SCTY) for $2.8 billion.

Chowdhry highlights that TSLA + SCTY = Power Generation + Power Storage + Power Consumption = Your... More

Stifel Downgrades SolarCity (SCTY) to Hold

Stifel downgraded SolarCity (NASDAQ: SCTY) from Buy to Hold and removed its price target (prior $46.00).

For an analyst ratings summary and ratings history on SolarCity click here. For more ratings news on SolarCity click here.

Shares of SolarCity closed at $21.19 yesterday.

UPDATE: Oppenheimer Cuts Tesla (TSLA) to Perform; Analyst Expects Shareholder Fight Following Offer to Acquire SolarCity (SCTY)

(Updated - June 22, 2016 9:53 AM EDT)

Oppenheimer downgraded Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) from Outperform to Perform and removed its price target (prior $385.00). The change follows Tesla's offer to acquire SolarCity (NASDAQ: SCTY). Analyst Colin Rusch doesn't think the acquisition is... More

Tesla Motors (TSLA) Could See Near-Term Pressure Amid SolarCity (SCTY) Bid; Long-Term Looks Good - Baird

Baird analyst Ben Kallo reiterated an Outperform rating and $338 price target on Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) after the company announced a proposal to acquire SolarCity (NASDAQ: SCTY) in an all-stock transaction.

Kallo said "TSLA believes it can benefit from SCTYs sales and distribution networks, and we believe... More