Tesla Motors (TSLA) PT Maintained at $210 at Barclays; 'Cracks in Credibility Should Limit Upside'

Oppenheimer Reiterates Outperform on Tesla (TSLA)

Oppenheimer analyst, Colin Rusch, reiterated an Outperform rating and $385.00 price target on Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA). With Fridays blog posts from TSLAs board and CEO Elon Musk, TSLA is scrapping plans to go private. Rusch believes investor focus will now... More

Tesla Motors (TSLA) PT Lowered to $400 at Nomura/Instinet; 'Keep Elon, but Strengthen the Board'

Nomura/Instinet analyst Romit Shah lowered the price target on Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) to $400.00 (from $450.00) while maintaining a Buy rating, following the company's announcement to remain a public company.

Analyst Shah notes a reduced outlook on the shares, as... More

Autos lead European equity gains on NAFTA deal optimism

By Helen Reid

LONDON (Reuters) - European auto shares surged more than 2 percent on Monday as news of a U.S.-Mexico agreement on NAFTA added to the bullish sentiment generated by U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell's market-friendly speech.

A British public holiday thinned trading volumes across the region but European markets opened broadly firmer after Powell late last week affirmed the U.S. central bank's current gradual pace of rate hikes. The comments sent Wall Street to record highs on Friday.

The pan-European STOXX 600 closed 0.5 percent higher, as the... More

Tesla shares dip 3 percent after Musk abandons buyout

By Joshua Franklin and Sonam Rai

(Reuters) - Shares in Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) fell just under 3 percent on Monday after Chief Executive Elon Musk abandoned his plan to take the electric carmaker private, with analysts saying the company needed new blood among senior management to prop up its standing with investors.

The billionaire entrepreneur said in a blog post late on Friday that consultations, done with the help of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, had shown most of Tesla's existing shareholders opposed the deal that he proposed on Twitter three weeks... More

Musk's U-turn on Tesla deal could intensify his legal, regulatory woes

By Michelle Price

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk's decision to abruptly abandon a plan to take his electric carmaker private will not resolve his mounting regulatory and legal woes, and may even make them worse, some securities lawyers said.

Explaining his reversal in a late-night blog post on Friday, the billionaire CEO said that taking the company private would be even more time-consuming and distracting than initially anticipated, and that most of Teslas existing shareholders believe we are better off as a public company.

It was on Aug. 7 that Musk first surprised investors... More

Unclear if Musk Made Formal Proposal to Independent Committee of Board for Privatization of Tesla (TSLA) - FBN

Unclear if Musk Made Formal Proposal to Independent Committee of Board for Privatization of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) -... More

Tesla (TSLA) short duration options active

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) August weekly and September call option implied volatility is at 51, October is at 51; compared to its 52-week range of 32 to 71. Call put ratio 1.1 call to 1 puts with focus on short duration August calls and puts.

JPMorgan 'Sitting Out' Tesla (TSLA) Drama - FBN

JPMorgan 'Sitting Out' Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) Drama -... More

Tesla (TSLA) says 80% of repairs can be done without visiting a service center

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) says 80% of repairs can be done without visiting a service center

Turns out 80% of repairs can be done without visiting a service center were doubling our Mobile Service Fleet globally this year pic.twitter.com/gW3dJKkYgA

UPDATE: Musk Said to Hire Morgan Stanley for Go Private Bid; Morgan Stanley, Goldman Advising Musk on Tesla (TSLA) Transaction - Bloomberg

(Updated - August 23, 2018 2:04 PM EDT)

Elon Musk hired Morgan Stanley to assist him in his potential bid to take Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) private, according to Bloomberg, citing a person familiar with the matter.

By hiring Goldman -- reported... More

Tesla (TSLA) CEO Musk Retains Morgan Stanley as His Adviser for Privatization - FBN

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Musk Retains Morgan Stanley as His Adviser for Privatization - FBN

SCOOP @elonmusk retains @MorganStanley as his adviser for @Tesla privatization attempt more on @FoxBusiness

Bankers Unsure They Can Sell Tesla (TSLA) Privatization at $420 -FBN

Bankers Unsure they can Sell Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) Privatization at $420... More

Fidelity fund votes backed Tesla, potential sign of more support

By Ross Kerber

BOSTON (Reuters) - Funds run by Fidelity Investments sided with Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) management on director votes and other controversial items this spring, filings showed on Thursday, and experts said that could indicate further support for Tesla CEO Elon Musk as he looks to take the company private.

Fidelity funds that are top Tesla holders, including Blue Chip Growth Fund, Growth Company Fund and Contrafund , all voted as Tesla recommended at two shareholder meetings held in March and June, the filings showed.

At both Tesla... More

UBS Teardown of Tesla (TSLA) Model 3 Yields Quality Issues & Disappointment

UBS analyst Colin Langan maintained a Sell on Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) with a price target of $195.

The analyst says teardown experts noted a plethora of Model 3 quality issues including inconsistent gaps and flushness throughout the car, missing bolts, loose tolerances, and... More