Tesla: Downside Risk, Without Participating In The Growth Stocks Rally

Summary:

  • After disappointing investors over the past few years, Tesla, Inc. share price continues to underperform.
  • Deteriorating business fundamentals are largely at the mercy of outside factors.
  • At the same time, Tesla stock no longer participates in growth stocks rallies, which makes the company unattractive from a risk-reward perspective.

Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory

Xiaolu Chu

For the past two years or so, Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock has failed to live up to investor expectations. While the business continued to expand, shareholders have not only underperformed the broader equity market since July of


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