04/17/2024
Shares may drift toward the $148 level, but nothing major will happen to change investor sentiment. For better or worse, revenue is a factor that could change things.
"I hope (Musk) can use (profit margins) to light a candle of hope...to keep a ray of light,"
Falling deliveries and falling electric vehicle prices have depressed profit margins. Wall Street expects first-quarter operating margins of about 6%, down from 11% in the first quarter of 2023 and 19% in the first quarter of 2022, according to FactSet.