Key Takeaways
- Tesla shares jumped Tuesday after the electric vehicle maker reported second-quarter production and delivery numbers.
- The roughly 444,000 vehicles Tesla delivered were below last year’s mark, but still better than analysts expected.
- Tesla stock ended the second quarter on a positive note, as the EV maker looks to reverse the losses it suffered in the first half of 2024.
Tesla (TSLA) shares surged Tuesday to their highest levels since Janurary following the release of second-quarter production and delivery numbers that surpassed analysts’ expectations.
The electric vehicle giant said it delivered 443,956 vehicles in the second quarter and produced 410,831 vehicles. While the deliveries figure was down 5% compared with the second quarter of 2023, it came in ahead of analysts’ consensus of about 439,000.
Telsa was the biggest gainer on the S&P 500 for the second consecutive day Tuesday, with shares up 9.0% at $228.71 in mid-afternoon trading.
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Earnings and Robotaxi Event Coming Up
After a mostly rough first half of 2024, Tesla stock started to turn around last week amid optimism for its quarterly numbers, and rose again Monday amid positive delivery figures for several of Tesla’s Chinese rivals. Despite the recent gains, the stock is still down 8% since the start of the year.
Wedbush analysts wrote in a note immediately following the deliveries release that they believe “the worst is in the rear view mirror for Tesla.”
They also wrote that the second-quarter data should get investors excited for next month’s scheduled “robotaxi” event, where Tesla is set to debut its fully autonomous taxi to compete with others in the industry such as Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Waymo.
“We continue to believe that Tesla is more of an AI and robotics play than a traditional car company,” Wedbush analysts wrote. “Now the rubber meets the road as the Street anticipates August 8th as a key linchpin day for the Tesla story.”
Tesla also announced Tuesday that it will release its second-quarter financial results after the bell on July 23.
UPDATE: This article has been updated with recent share price information, context and a share price chart.
