Tesla stock tumbles on analyst doubts

An analyst at the investment bank dropped the company from neutral to sell, based on uncertainties about Model 3 production, SolarCity’s performance after its acquisition and the company’s likely need to raise more cash. Tesla set vehicle production records last year, but again struggled to post a full-year profit.

Tesla Motoring Towards All-Time Intraday High Pre-Earnings

Tesla is a speculative stock with both bull and bear market trends over the past five years that’s currently on a strong post-election bull market run-up. Shares of Tesla are in bull market territory, up 55.7% since their post-election day low of $178.19 set on Nov. 14. The most important reason to like the stock is the creative entrepreneurial spirit of its CEO Elon Musk.

This Week in Solar

We’re still a few weeks away from investors getting a peek into fourth-quarter earnings in the solar industry and what management has to say about 2017. In the meantime, we’re seeing interesting trends in some of the industry’s most important markets and from its most visible companies.