Deutsche Bank: Tesla (TSLA. O) Lowered price target to $270 from $355 Maintain Buy rating
2022.12.21 Deutsche Bank analyst Emmanuel Rosner puts Tesla (TSLA. O) lowered its price target to $270 and reiterated its buy rating. Analysts lowered Tesla’s Q4 delivery forecast to 420,000 units, reflecting macro weakness in some markets and the postponement of deliveries to Q1 2023 for some U.S. consumers to benefit from incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act. At the same time, Rosner lowered its gross margin forecast to a 30 basis point decline from a 100 bps sequentially higher price, reflecting sequential improvements in plant costs, largely offset by recent price cuts and incentives. That lowered its Q4 EPS forecast to $1.05 from $1.18, also down from the current Wall Street estimate of $1.25. Tesla “remains in the best position to respond to current macroeconomic conditions, using price to support volume growth and using various cost levers to protect margins.” He lowered his price target to reflect Tesla’s “recent challenges, […]