📰 $TSLA – TESLA SEEN RETURNING TO GROWTH AS COST CUTS SETTLE IN Tesla is executing well on a cost-cutting program and is on track to start producing a lower-cost vehicle, Oppenheimer analysts say in a research note. They see the EV maker returning to growth and margin expansion. Tesla should benefit from a rise in vehicle availability from traditional automakers, as that will have more prospective buyers doing some comparison shopping and realizing Tesla’s cost and technology leadership, the analysts say. The company has also gotten a boost from lithium procurement efforts, though those battery cost tailwinds are expected to show diminishing returns once lithium prices stabilize, the analysts say. Shares rise 17% to $249.73.

$TSLA – TESLA SEEN RETURNING TO GROWTH AS COST CUTS SETTLE IN

Tesla is executing well on a cost-cutting program and is on track to start producing a lower-cost vehicle, Oppenheimer analysts say in a research note. They see the EV maker returning to growth and margin expansion. Tesla should benefit from a rise in vehicle availability from traditional automakers, as that will have more prospective buyers doing some comparison shopping and realizing Tesla’s cost and technology leadership, the analysts say. The company has also gotten a boost from lithium procurement efforts, though those battery cost tailwinds are expected to show diminishing returns once lithium prices stabilize, the analysts say. Shares rise 17% to $249.73.