Tesla stock collapses before the income report in the first quarter

Tesla The shares on Monday fell by almost 6%, the day ahead of the income report in the first quarter of the electric car company, when analysts are playing over “constant brand erosion”.

On April 8, the shares closed at $ 227.50, leaving less than $ 6 above a year. The worst quarter Since 2022 in March. This is the 12th time this year’s shares decreased by at least 5% in one session.

CEO Elon Musk Many distraction outside Tesla, especially its role in Trump administration, focus, and the company’s progress on long delayed robotic and self-governing technology for existing cars.

In Internet forum What Tesla uses to request investors’ requests to his salaries in advance, more than 300 issues related to the self -government of TESLA systems came about 200 came about Optimus humanoid robots in development, and more than 160 issues filled in Musk separately. One investor asked: “What steps made the board of directors to mitigate the damage caused by Elon’s political activity?”

Having spent $ 290 million to help return Trump to the White House, Musk is now initiative to reduce tens of thousands of federal jobs, sell or stop rent for federal office buildings and reduce the potential of the US government.

Musk policy and antics have caused a mass appeal in Europe and US parts this year, the company was hit by waves protestsBoycott and some criminal actions aimed at TESLA’s vehicles and facilities in response to Musk.

Earlier this month, Tesla 336 681 car deliveries in the first quarter were reported, which is reduced by 13% compared to the same period earlier.

According to LSEG, the company is supposed to report a $ 21.24 billion profit, which will mean a slight drop in comparison with the same period last year. Analysts are waiting for a rally of 40 cents. Investors will pay particularly close attention to any comments about Trump’s wide tariffs and potential impact on profits and profits as we advance.

Opeppenheimer analysts have written on Monday that “Permanent Erosion” for Tesla in the US and Europe is already weighing sales, but “a bigger issue for the company is potential weakness in China’s demand and impact on margins from the Trump tariffs.”

They wrote this competition in China combined with “nationalist” consumer trends there, can “attract sales to domestic brands”. Then Tesla will have to export more cars made in China, which can lead to “pressure down prices”, Opeppenheimer analysts said.

Caliber, a research firm that monitors how US consumer sentiment is changing around major brands, found that only 27% of its respondents will consider acquiring Tesla in January 2022.

Analyst Wedbush Securities Dan Jus, a long -standing Tesla Bull, hopes for a “vision of turn” from Musk on Tuesday.

“Tesla, unfortunately, became a political symbol of Trump/Doge administration,” he wrote, noting that “Tesla’s stock has been crushed since Trump has retreated back to the White House.”

Ives calculated 15% to 20% “Demand Demand for future Tesla buyers from the brand damage that Musk created” while working in Trump.

At the end of last week, Barclays supported the equivalent of the sale rating and reduced the target price by Tesla to $ 275 from $ 325, citing a “unclear installation” on the first quarter with “weak basics”. The firm said it could see a positive reaction when Musk is more focused on its automaker, and depending on what the company reveals about the expected “FSD event”, citing the full self -governing proposal Tesla.

said Tesla By announcing your reporting date This, besides the profit, it will provide “updating a live company”, a language that the company does not usually use in disclosure.

See: Why are investors divide by Tesla’s turn on robots and self -driving cars