Zhitong Finance APP learned that on Tuesday,CitigroupAnalyst Itay Michaeli maintainedTesla(TSLA.US) has a "sell" rating and a $159 price target.
Michaeli said Tesla's first-quarter earnings were "mixed," in which gross profit margin and free cash flow from vehicle sales exceeded market expectations, but operating profit fell short of expectations, mainly due to higher operating expenses. His full-year expectations for Tesla are in line with the market, although he noted that Model S/X sales are expected to decline.
He said that Tesla's reported results were lower than market expectations, and then the share price fell after hours, which was an expected negative market reaction, meaning that the market may think Tesla's performance was "unsatisfactory".
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