Tesla’s $88 Billion Market Value Eclipses Combined Values of GM, Ford

Tesla’s shares rose nearly 4% today to hit a record high and elevate the company’s market capitalization to $88 billion, a figure that is $2 billion larger than the combined values of General Motors and Ford, Reuters is reporting.

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Tesla’s stock has nearly doubled in the past three months, thanks to the progress made by CEO Elon Musk which has allowed the automaker to outpace its long-established U.S. rivals in market capitalization.

To put things into perspective, GM and Ford each delivered more than 2 million vehicles in the United States last year, whereas Tesla has made worldwide deliveries of 367,500 vehicles in 2019.



Meanwhile, Argus Research analyst Bill Selesky has raised his 12-month price target on Tesla to a new high of $556 up from previous $396. Selesky’s new price target for Tesla has also made him the biggest bull among major Wall Street analysts.

“We are raising our 2020 EPS estimate to $5.96 from $4.40 to reflect improved economies of scale in 2020 production and delivery results and a better-than-expected ramp up of vehicles produced at the Shanghai factory in China,” Selesky said in a note to clients.

The analyst’s new target reflects around a 19% upside from where Tesla’s stock is currently trading.

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