Key Takeaways
- Options pricing suggests traders expect Tesla stock to move roughly 11% in either direction after reporting first-quarter results after markets close on Tuesday.
- Over the past four quarters, the stock has averaged a post-earnings move of 12.3%.
- Tesla's first-quarter deliveries came in well below expectations, and as of Monday's close, the stock had lost more than 40% of its value this year.
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Options pricing suggests traders are expecting Tesla stock to move roughly 11% in either direction in the days after Tuesday's report. Based on Tuesday afternoon's share price of about $241, that would put Tesla stock between $212 and $269 on Friday.
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Musk may have to answer to investors concerned that his involvement with the White House is both distracting him from leading Tesla and damaging the brand. Tesla dealerships have become a regular target of anti-Trump protests, and international sales have plummeted amid 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:a global backlash to Musk's political interventions.
Tesla's first-quarter deliveries 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:fell short of analysts' estimates, whichಌ had already been low♋ered since the start of the year.
Trump's tariffs are expected to loom large over this round of corporate earnings reports. Analysts are 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:expecting a slump in the number of companies issuing earnings guidance. According to a recent JPMorgan analysis, traders are also expecting the most post-earnings stock volatility since the first quarter of 2020, when companies reported earnings at the height of Covid uncertainty.