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src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/435c5cf0f26d1b869db357d7a68dc8ac\" tg-width=\"750\" tg-height=\"422\"/></p><p>Meta (NASDAQ:META) has seen its shares nearly 5x from their 2022 trough, driven by a relentless focus on efficiency, huge success in Reels, and achieving best-in-class ad targeting capabilities in a post-ATT world.</p><p>Today, as Reels monetization reaches neutrality, comps begin to get tougher, and Zuckerberg directs a lot of attention and resources toward AI, investors are once again questioning the company&#39;s future.</p><p>This is a good time to explain Meta&#39;s complex growth algorithm and show why it has a very bright future ahead.</p><h2 id=\"id_3739455855\">Introduction</h2><p>I&#39;ve been covering Meta on Seeking Alpha since July of last year. Across four articles, I discussed Meta&#39;s year of efficiency success, the burden of the Reality Labs segment, the significant remaining upside heading into 2024, and the potential implications of a TikTok ban.</p><p>I maintained a Buy rating throughout the period, which turned out to be correct:</p><p></p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/dfda402f40e604fce46d95988dc0109b\" tg-width=\"635\" tg-height=\"524\"/></p><p>Data by YCharts</p><p></p><p>With Meta hugely outperforming the rest of its big tech peers and the indices, it&#39;s reasonable to question the remaining upside.</p><p>To answer, we need to start by discussing Meta&#39;s moat.</p><h2 id=\"id_2554012150\">Meta&#39;s Moat Post-ATT</h2><p>In April 2021, Apple (AAPL) released an iOS update that included the App-Tracking-Transparency or &#39;ATT&#39; framework. Until then, platforms like Facebook were able to track users&#39; actions across apps, which enabled deterministic measurement of the return on ad spend. Simply put, Meta and its advertisers knew the exact conversion rates of ads shown on Meta&#39;s platforms.</p><p>Then came Apple, and under the excuse of privacy, it effectively killed thousands of applications whose business model relied on advertising, a form of monetization that was harder for Apple to collect fees from.</p><p>Meta was then forced to find a new way to measure the ROAS for its customers and turned to a probabilistic model. This required billions of dollars of investment, specifically on GPUs, as Meta had to build a machine-learning algorithm to gauge the conversion rates of its ads.</p><p>Aside from Alphabet&#39;s (GOOG) Google, there aren&#39;t too many companies in the world with enough resources to build a similar algorithm.</p><p>As a result, both Meta&#39;s and Google&#39;s moats significantly strengthened. Not only do they have the most eyeballs and time spent on their platforms, but they are now years ahead of any alternative in terms of measurement, and targeting.</p><p>This didn&#39;t only kill other ad-based applications, it also made thousands of small businesses go out of business, as it&#39;s harder to use probabilistic measures in their case.</p><p></p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/8b3c60b4a15087324d9c9bb499df0d65\" tg-width=\"635\" tg-height=\"490\"/></p><p>Data by YCharts</p><p></p><p>It took some time, but both Meta and Google are close to beating Apple since that ATT release (and they were way ahead until the recent WWDC surge), while smaller peers like Snapchat (SNAP) and Pinterest (PINS) couldn&#39;t deal with the ATT implications and are still very much below their April 2021 levels.</p><p>This gives us the relevant backdrop for the next section.</p><h2 id=\"id_1676986441\">Meta&#39;s Playbook &amp; Reels Monetization Worries</h2><p>Leveraging its best-in-class advertising offering, Meta is by far the industry leader in monetizing the most popular features of 2024. This includes Stories, and of course, Reels.</p><p>Ever since TikTok took the world by storm, investors were afraid that Meta would lose its dominance in the social media landscape. However, in a typical Meta way, Zuckerberg was quick enough to realize they needed to add short-form video, and engagement skyrocketed.</p><p>Then, as Reels was very successful in increasing engagement, investors were worried about its dilutive effect on monetization.</p><p>Every time Meta adds a new feature, it starts by making it the best possible experience and then begins incorporating ads over time.</p><p>As of 2024, Reels have reached monetization neutrality, meaning Meta is essentially complacent whether a user goes through the feed, looks at Stories, or scrolls Reels.</p><p>This takes us to today.</p><h2 id=\"id_2208540912\">Extraordinary Success Brings Along Worries About The Future</h2><p>All those struggles that Meta encountered, including building the post-ATT infrastructure, increased competition from TikTok, regaining profitability, and dealing with a tougher advertising market, are a story of the past.</p><p>Pretty much since the second quarter of 2023, Meta had quarter after quarter of revenue growth acceleration and margin expansion:</p><p></p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/16ed755e45924e3272dc26996bdf9696\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"316\"/></p><p>Meta Q1&#39;24 Presentation</p><p></p><p>As we can see, the upcoming second quarter will still enjoy easy comps, specifically on the margin front, but from that point on, Meta will start lapping much better quarters.</p><p>Furthermore, Reels monetization reached optimization in early 2024, so it will still be a big tailwind throughout the year, but it won&#39;t have this outsized impact from 2025 and beyond.</p><p>Once again, investors worry about Meta&#39;s future prospects, especially following the recent earnings call, as Meta raised both its expense and capex outlook.</p><h2 id=\"id_2440097505\">Meta&#39;s Increased Expense Guide &amp; AI Investments</h2><p>Let&#39;s start with the profitability outlook. So far, Meta raised its expense outlook primarily due to higher legal costs, and higher infrastructure costs. This does not reflect any meaningful change in the margin outlook for the company.</p><p>Investors are justifiably uncertain about Meta&#39;s path to monetize its AI efforts. However, there are several things that should be remembered.</p><p>First, when it comes to the development of the Llama model, Meta is playing defense against closed AI models in hopes that they won&#39;t use their AI capabilities to (1) take away engagement from its platforms and (2) diminish the leadership of its ad platform offerings.</p><p>You can easily understand that if you use closed generative AI models to generate content and/or ads, you might use Meta&#39;s platforms less. Making it open source makes sure the value remains in Meta&#39;s networks.</p><p>Second, so many times in the past Meta had success with the playbook we just discussed, I see no reason to doubt Zuckerberg&#39;s ability to succeed once again.</p><p>Zuckerberg is clearly happy with the &#39;Efficient Meta&#39;, and I can&#39;t envision him going back to the old days of reckless spending.</p><p>With that, let&#39;s turn to top-line growth.</p><h2 id=\"id_3456567224\">The Top-Line Growth Algorithm Going Forward</h2><p>Finally, we reach the key issue of this article. At this point, I think we established that margins will remain somewhat stable going forward and that Meta has a huge moat when it comes to time spent on its platforms, and monetizing it.</p><p>The main drivers of Meta&#39;s top-line growth are reflected in the following graph:</p><p></p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/fa3cb464335cc4fe06f48f2d4f659ac7\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"414\"/></p><p>Created by the author using data from Meta&#39;s reports.</p><p></p><p>As more people become more engaged with the platforms, Meta generates more ad impressions. As the return on those ads improves, Meta charges a higher price.</p><p>Importantly, another major factor that influences the price per ad is inventory. This means that if ad impressions grow it creates a downward pressure on price.</p><p>The optimal period for revenue generation is when ad impressions are growing but demand is so high that price is growing too.</p><p>Until now, ad impressions benefitted from Reels&#39; ad load increasing sharply. As we progress through the quarters, this will become a less meaningful tailwind.</p><p>So, what do Meta&#39;s growth prospects look like in the future?</p><p>First, user growth, which remains steady in the mid-to-high single-digit range (crazy to think about as Meta now has 3.24 billion daily users). This will lead to more ad impressions.</p><p>Second, ad load, as Meta continues to incorporate more ads into the platform even though most features are pretty loaded up already.</p><p>Three, price per ad, as Meta continues to offer a best-in-class advertising platform for advertisers, with a constantly improving Advtange+ suite.</p><p>Four, new products and features, such as Threads, which recently reached 175 million monthly actives, and Meta AI.</p><p>Five, higher digital advertising budgets, as more and more spending transitions to digital, and overall advertising spending continues to grow.</p><p>Six, WhatsApp Business, which continues to gain traction, as reflected by the 85% growth in non-advertising FoA revenues last quarter.</p><h2 id=\"id_1730323568\">Valuation &amp; Low Consensus Estimates</h2><p>Considering all of the above, I find consensus estimates for 12% revenue growth in 2025 extremely low. In addition, EPS estimates reflect essentially flat margins, despite the fact that this year&#39;s margins include several one-offs, primarily regarding legal costs.</p><p>With that in mind, let&#39;s take a look at Meta&#39;s current multiples:</p><p></p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/4549b38d584d33a1d5218f3a921aa121\" tg-width=\"635\" tg-height=\"456\"/></p><p>Data by YCharts</p><p></p><p>At 22 times CY25 earnings, Meta is slightly above Google as the cheapest among big tech:</p><p></p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/1bef0e444ec2c59b9574d2ff7c192367\" tg-width=\"635\" tg-height=\"490\"/></p><p>Data by YCharts</p><p></p><p>That puts Meta at a market average valuation and a convenient 1.8x PEG. In my view, considering all the growth avenues Meta has and its extremely wide moat, this valuation is too low.</p><p>In my view, a 2x PEG would be fair, getting us to a price target of $574 a share, which reflects 13% upside, and a 25x P/E on CY25 earnings.</p><p>In addition, I expect Meta will surpass EPS estimates by a very significant margin, but I&#39;ll leave that out of the calculation.</p><h2 id=\"id_736729349\">Conclusion</h2><p>Meta has multiple drivers for continued mid-teens growth while at least maintaining current profitability.</p><p>Consensus estimates materially underestimate the company&#39;s ability to sustain its efficiency gains, increase engagement, and continue to improve its advertising capabilities.</p><p>Furthermore, those estimates don&#39;t reflect potential success in Threads, direct AI monetization, and WhatsApp business.</p><p>Even if consensus estimates are correct, Meta is still undervalued, trading at a market-average low-twenties multiple.</p><p>If expenses go out of hand it might create a near-term selloff, similar to what we say post-earnings, but I find that unlikely and irrelevant from a long-term perspective.</p><p>I reiterate Meta at Buy.</p></body></html>","source":"seekingalpha","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Meta Platforms: Explaining The Growth Algorithm And Prospects</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nMeta Platforms: Explaining The Growth Algorithm And Prospects\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2024-07-05 22:17 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://seekingalpha.com/article/4702492-meta-platforms-explaining-growth-algorithm-and-prospects><strong>seekingalpha</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Meta's shares are up nearly 5x since their 2022 lows, due to efficiency focus, Reels success, and top-notch ad targeting post-ATT.Concerns arise as Reels monetization improvements plateaus, ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://seekingalpha.com/article/4702492-meta-platforms-explaining-growth-algorithm-and-prospects\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"LU1803068979.SGD":"FTIF - 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Across four articles, I discussed Meta's year of efficiency success, the burden of the Reality Labs segment, the significant remaining upside heading into 2024, and the potential implications of a TikTok ban.I maintained a Buy rating throughout the period, which turned out to be correct:Data by YChartsWith Meta hugely outperforming the rest of its big tech peers and the indices, it's reasonable to question the remaining upside.To answer, we need to start by discussing Meta's moat.Meta's Moat Post-ATTIn April 2021, Apple (AAPL) released an iOS update that included the App-Tracking-Transparency or 'ATT' framework. Until then, platforms like Facebook were able to track users' actions across apps, which enabled deterministic measurement of the return on ad spend. Simply put, Meta and its advertisers knew the exact conversion rates of ads shown on Meta's platforms.Then came Apple, and under the excuse of privacy, it effectively killed thousands of applications whose business model relied on advertising, a form of monetization that was harder for Apple to collect fees from.Meta was then forced to find a new way to measure the ROAS for its customers and turned to a probabilistic model. This required billions of dollars of investment, specifically on GPUs, as Meta had to build a machine-learning algorithm to gauge the conversion rates of its ads.Aside from Alphabet's (GOOG) Google, there aren't too many companies in the world with enough resources to build a similar algorithm.As a result, both Meta's and Google's moats significantly strengthened. Not only do they have the most eyeballs and time spent on their platforms, but they are now years ahead of any alternative in terms of measurement, and targeting.This didn't only kill other ad-based applications, it also made thousands of small businesses go out of business, as it's harder to use probabilistic measures in their case.Data by YChartsIt took some time, but both Meta and Google are close to beating Apple since that ATT release (and they were way ahead until the recent WWDC surge), while smaller peers like Snapchat (SNAP) and Pinterest (PINS) couldn't deal with the ATT implications and are still very much below their April 2021 levels.This gives us the relevant backdrop for the next section.Meta's Playbook & Reels Monetization WorriesLeveraging its best-in-class advertising offering, Meta is by far the industry leader in monetizing the most popular features of 2024. This includes Stories, and of course, Reels.Ever since TikTok took the world by storm, investors were afraid that Meta would lose its dominance in the social media landscape. However, in a typical Meta way, Zuckerberg was quick enough to realize they needed to add short-form video, and engagement skyrocketed.Then, as Reels was very successful in increasing engagement, investors were worried about its dilutive effect on monetization.Every time Meta adds a new feature, it starts by making it the best possible experience and then begins incorporating ads over time.As of 2024, Reels have reached monetization neutrality, meaning Meta is essentially complacent whether a user goes through the feed, looks at Stories, or scrolls Reels.This takes us to today.Extraordinary Success Brings Along Worries About The FutureAll those struggles that Meta encountered, including building the post-ATT infrastructure, increased competition from TikTok, regaining profitability, and dealing with a tougher advertising market, are a story of the past.Pretty much since the second quarter of 2023, Meta had quarter after quarter of revenue growth acceleration and margin expansion:Meta Q1'24 PresentationAs we can see, the upcoming second quarter will still enjoy easy comps, specifically on the margin front, but from that point on, Meta will start lapping much better quarters.Furthermore, Reels monetization reached optimization in early 2024, so it will still be a big tailwind throughout the year, but it won't have this outsized impact from 2025 and beyond.Once again, investors worry about Meta's future prospects, especially following the recent earnings call, as Meta raised both its expense and capex outlook.Meta's Increased Expense Guide & AI InvestmentsLet's start with the profitability outlook. So far, Meta raised its expense outlook primarily due to higher legal costs, and higher infrastructure costs. This does not reflect any meaningful change in the margin outlook for the company.Investors are justifiably uncertain about Meta's path to monetize its AI efforts. However, there are several things that should be remembered.First, when it comes to the development of the Llama model, Meta is playing defense against closed AI models in hopes that they won't use their AI capabilities to (1) take away engagement from its platforms and (2) diminish the leadership of its ad platform offerings.You can easily understand that if you use closed generative AI models to generate content and/or ads, you might use Meta's platforms less. Making it open source makes sure the value remains in Meta's networks.Second, so many times in the past Meta had success with the playbook we just discussed, I see no reason to doubt Zuckerberg's ability to succeed once again.Zuckerberg is clearly happy with the 'Efficient Meta', and I can't envision him going back to the old days of reckless spending.With that, let's turn to top-line growth.The Top-Line Growth Algorithm Going ForwardFinally, we reach the key issue of this article. At this point, I think we established that margins will remain somewhat stable going forward and that Meta has a huge moat when it comes to time spent on its platforms, and monetizing it.The main drivers of Meta's top-line growth are reflected in the following graph:Created by the author using data from Meta's reports.As more people become more engaged with the platforms, Meta generates more ad impressions. As the return on those ads improves, Meta charges a higher price.Importantly, another major factor that influences the price per ad is inventory. This means that if ad impressions grow it creates a downward pressure on price.The optimal period for revenue generation is when ad impressions are growing but demand is so high that price is growing too.Until now, ad impressions benefitted from Reels' ad load increasing sharply. As we progress through the quarters, this will become a less meaningful tailwind.So, what do Meta's growth prospects look like in the future?First, user growth, which remains steady in the mid-to-high single-digit range (crazy to think about as Meta now has 3.24 billion daily users). This will lead to more ad impressions.Second, ad load, as Meta continues to incorporate more ads into the platform even though most features are pretty loaded up already.Three, price per ad, as Meta continues to offer a best-in-class advertising platform for advertisers, with a constantly improving Advtange+ suite.Four, new products and features, such as Threads, which recently reached 175 million monthly actives, and Meta AI.Five, higher digital advertising budgets, as more and more spending transitions to digital, and overall advertising spending continues to grow.Six, WhatsApp Business, which continues to gain traction, as reflected by the 85% growth in non-advertising FoA revenues last quarter.Valuation & Low Consensus EstimatesConsidering all of the above, I find consensus estimates for 12% revenue growth in 2025 extremely low. In addition, EPS estimates reflect essentially flat margins, despite the fact that this year's margins include several one-offs, primarily regarding legal costs.With that in mind, let's take a look at Meta's current multiples:Data by YChartsAt 22 times CY25 earnings, Meta is slightly above Google as the cheapest among big tech:Data by YChartsThat puts Meta at a market average valuation and a convenient 1.8x PEG. In my view, considering all the growth avenues Meta has and its extremely wide moat, this valuation is too low.In my view, a 2x PEG would be fair, getting us to a price target of $574 a share, which reflects 13% upside, and a 25x P/E on CY25 earnings.In addition, I expect Meta will surpass EPS estimates by a very significant margin, but I'll leave that out of the calculation.ConclusionMeta has multiple drivers for continued mid-teens growth while at least maintaining current profitability.Consensus estimates materially underestimate the company's ability to sustain its efficiency gains, increase engagement, and continue to improve its advertising capabilities.Furthermore, those estimates don't reflect potential success in Threads, direct AI monetization, and WhatsApp business.Even if consensus estimates are correct, Meta is still undervalued, trading at a market-average low-twenties multiple.If expenses go out of hand it might create a near-term selloff, similar to what we say post-earnings, but I find that unlikely and irrelevant from a long-term perspective.I reiterate Meta at Buy.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":96,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":324494940950632,"gmtCreate":1720251483574,"gmtModify":1720258193665,"author":{"id":"4182145888747262","authorId":"4182145888747262","name":"Yuvii","avatar":"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/d07d87eceafb79735e120d09d7cf4b90","crmLevel":1,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"4182145888747262","authorIdStr":"4182145888747262"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"S&amp;P is always fun","listText":"S&amp;P is always fun","text":"S&P is always fun","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":3,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/324494940950632","repostId":"1154110057","repostType":2,"repost":{"id":"1154110057","pubTimestamp":1720228645,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/1154110057?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2024-07-06 09:17","market":"us","language":"en","title":"US Weekly Review: S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit Highs As Tesla Soars, Rate-Cut Hopes Rise","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1154110057","media":"Investor’s Business Daily","summary":"The stock market saw fresh record highs on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq during the holiday-shortened week, though small caps fell slightly.Tesla (TSLA) skyrocketed, helped by beating lowered delivery foreca","content":"<html><head></head><body><p>The stock market saw fresh record highs on the S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq during the holiday-shortened week, though small caps fell slightly. <strong>Tesla</strong> (<strong>TSLA</strong>) skyrocketed, helped by beating lowered delivery forecasts. U.S. auto sales were tame, though <strong>General Motors</strong> (<strong>GM</strong>) and <strong>Ford</strong> (<strong>F</strong>) reported strong EV sales growth. China EV makers reported record or at least rising sales.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\"><strong>Eli Lilly</strong> (<strong>LLY</strong>) and <strong>Novo Nordisk</strong> (<strong>NVO</strong>) faced some negative headlines, though Lilly won FDA approval for its Alzheimer&#39;s treatment donanemab. The jobs report and other economic data signaled slowing growth and perhaps easing inflation pressures.</p><h2 id=\"id_2629942849\" style=\"text-align: start;\">S&amp;P 500, Nasdaq Hit New Highs</h2><p style=\"text-align: start;\">The S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq punched above key levels, with the latter looking a little extended. <strong>Tesla</strong> (<strong>TSLA</strong>) fueled gains in those indexes, along with chips and software. Economic data bolstered rate-cut hopes. Treasury yields, which spiked early in the week, erased those gains. Copper futures spiked.</p><h2 id=\"id_3371278696\" style=\"text-align: start;\">Jobs Report Confirms Slowdown</h2><p style=\"text-align: start;\">Friday&#39;s June jobs report finally caught up to the run of more sluggish economic data points that have been piling up. The U.S. added 206,000 jobs in June, slightly above views. But the private sector added just 136,000 jobs, well below views. Annual wage growth matched a three-year low of 3.9%. Meanwhile, the four-week average for initial jobless claims hit a nine-month high. The ISM service-sector index tumbled to 48.8 from 53.8, back below the neutral 50 level. Everything appears to be falling into place for a near-term Federal Reserve pivot to rate cuts. Fed chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the past two months of inflation data show &#34;we&#39;re getting back on a disinflationary path.&#34;</p><h2 id=\"id_3502573321\" style=\"text-align: start;\">Tesla Surges On Deliveries, Storage</h2><p style=\"text-align: start;\"><strong>Tesla</strong> (<strong>TSLA</strong>) skyrocketed, continuing a powerful run as second-quarter deliveries dropped 4% compared to a year ago but came in well above analysts&#39; lowered expectations. Q2 deliveries of 443,956 did jump 15% vs. Q1, with the Model 3 and Y accounting for 422,405. Other vehicles, including the Model S, Model X and Cybertruck, sold 21,551. Production came in at 410,831, letting Tesla reduce inventories. Tesla also said it deployed 9.4 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of energy storage products, more than doubling Q1&#39;s record 4.053 GWh.</p><h2 id=\"id_2377383463\" style=\"text-align: start;\">U.S. Auto Sales</h2><p style=\"text-align: start;\">New vehicle sales in the U.S. nudged up just 0.1% in the second quarter vs. a year ago, industry data showed. Steep interest rates and high prices continue to curb demand, experts say. <strong>General Motors</strong> (<strong>GM</strong>) and <strong>Ford</strong> (<strong>F</strong>) U.S. sales grew less than 1% each. <strong>Toyota Motor</strong> (<strong>TM</strong>) sales jumped 9%, with hybrid vehicles still powering its growth. But sales slumped 21% for Jeep and Chrysler parent <strong>Stellantis</strong> (<strong>STLA</strong>). In Q2, GM&#39;s EV sales jumped 40% to a record as Ultium-EV production woes finally wane. Ford&#39;s EV sales popped 61% to a distant No. 2 in the U.S., while hybrids also jumped. Both GM and Ford indicated they are taking EV share from Tesla, which remains dominant in the U.S.</p><h2 id=\"id_428509426\" style=\"text-align: start;\">China EV Sales Pick Up</h2><p style=\"text-align: start;\">Tesla&#39;s Chinese rivals <strong>BYD</strong> (<strong>BYDDF</strong>), <strong>Nio</strong> (<strong>NIO</strong>) and <strong>Zeekr</strong> (<strong>ZK</strong>) achieved record quarterly deliveries. <strong>Li Auto</strong> (<strong>LI</strong>) and <strong>XPeng</strong> (<strong>XPEV</strong>) also reported higher second-quarter sales. China&#39;s EV market continues to rebound from a soft start to the year on the back of subsidies, discounts and incentives. This year, BYD has led a renewed price war in China while expanding further overseas, opening a Thai plant on July 4. In Q2, BYD sold nearly a million electric vehicles. It&#39;s selling more plug-in hybrid vehicles than purely battery electric vehicles in 2024 amid global shift toward hybrids as well as a more-advanced hybrid system with far better range. BYD BEV sales rose but lagged Tesla&#39;s.</p><h2 id=\"id_415859481\" style=\"text-align: start;\">Rivian Leaps On Deliveries, VW Buzz</h2><p style=\"text-align: start;\">Rivian reported Q2 deliveries of 13,790 EVs, a week after predicting 13,000-13,330. It produced 9,612 EVs in Q2 and reaffirmed full-year production guidance of 57,000. Meanwhile, reports emerged that <strong>Volkswagen</strong> (<strong>VWAGY</strong>) and the EV startup are already discussing expanding their partnership from primarily software to also include hardware and joint production. VW&#39;s U.S. electric brand &#34;Scout&#34; could also be included in the partnership. Rivian stock jumped.</p><h2 id=\"id_1630835392\" style=\"text-align: start;\">Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk Fall On News</h2><p style=\"text-align: start;\">President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders, in a joint op-ed Tuesday called out the drug giants for the &#34;unconscionably high&#34; prices of their diabetes and weight-loss drugs. Later in the day, <strong>Eli Lilly</strong> (<strong>LLY</strong>) won Food and Drug Administration approval for its Alzheimer&#39;s treatment donanemab, now called Kisunla. On Wednesday, a study out of a Harvard teaching hospital tied a disorder that can cause blindness to the diabetes and weight-loss drugs. Eli Lilly and <strong>Novo Nordisk</strong> (<strong>NVO</strong>) retreated, but LLY erased weekly losses while NVO pared losses to hold in a buy zone.</p><h2 id=\"id_443864774\" style=\"text-align: start;\">Boeing To Buy Spirit Aero</h2><p style=\"text-align: start;\"><strong>Boeing</strong> (<strong>BA</strong>) will buy supplier <strong>Spirit AeroSystems</strong> (<strong>SPR</strong>) for $37.25 a share, or $4.7 billion, in an all-stock deal. The Dow Jones giant aims to have more control over its supply chain amid recent safety lapses. Meanwhile, the Justice Department reportedly plans to charge the Dow Jones aerospace giant with fraud, urging Boeing to plead guilty to the criminal charge.</p><h2 id=\"id_3598690649\" style=\"text-align: start;\">In Brief</h2><p style=\"text-align: start;\">European regulators say <strong>Meta Platforms</strong> (<strong>META</strong>) is violating digital competition rules by only allowing users to opt-out of ad tracking by paying for a subscription product. Meta launched paid, ad-free versions of Facebook and Instagram in the EU late last year. Meta shrugged off the news, jumping into a buy zone.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\"><strong>Sea Limited</strong> (<strong>SE</strong>) agreed to change parts of its Shopee e-commerce operations via a deal with Indonesian antitrust regulators, who accused the Southeast Asia internet services firm of unfairly favoring its own delivery services for customer orders on Shopee. 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U.S. auto sales were tame, though General Motors (GM) and Ford (F) reported strong EV sales growth. China EV makers reported record or at least rising sales.Eli Lilly (LLY) and Novo Nordisk (NVO) faced some negative headlines, though Lilly won FDA approval for its Alzheimer's treatment donanemab. The jobs report and other economic data signaled slowing growth and perhaps easing inflation pressures.S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit New HighsThe S&P 500 and Nasdaq punched above key levels, with the latter looking a little extended. Tesla (TSLA) fueled gains in those indexes, along with chips and software. Economic data bolstered rate-cut hopes. Treasury yields, which spiked early in the week, erased those gains. Copper futures spiked.Jobs Report Confirms SlowdownFriday's June jobs report finally caught up to the run of more sluggish economic data points that have been piling up. The U.S. added 206,000 jobs in June, slightly above views. But the private sector added just 136,000 jobs, well below views. Annual wage growth matched a three-year low of 3.9%. Meanwhile, the four-week average for initial jobless claims hit a nine-month high. The ISM service-sector index tumbled to 48.8 from 53.8, back below the neutral 50 level. Everything appears to be falling into place for a near-term Federal Reserve pivot to rate cuts. Fed chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the past two months of inflation data show \"we're getting back on a disinflationary path.\"Tesla Surges On Deliveries, StorageTesla (TSLA) skyrocketed, continuing a powerful run as second-quarter deliveries dropped 4% compared to a year ago but came in well above analysts' lowered expectations. Q2 deliveries of 443,956 did jump 15% vs. Q1, with the Model 3 and Y accounting for 422,405. Other vehicles, including the Model S, Model X and Cybertruck, sold 21,551. Production came in at 410,831, letting Tesla reduce inventories. Tesla also said it deployed 9.4 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of energy storage products, more than doubling Q1's record 4.053 GWh.U.S. Auto SalesNew vehicle sales in the U.S. nudged up just 0.1% in the second quarter vs. a year ago, industry data showed. Steep interest rates and high prices continue to curb demand, experts say. General Motors (GM) and Ford (F) U.S. sales grew less than 1% each. Toyota Motor (TM) sales jumped 9%, with hybrid vehicles still powering its growth. But sales slumped 21% for Jeep and Chrysler parent Stellantis (STLA). In Q2, GM's EV sales jumped 40% to a record as Ultium-EV production woes finally wane. Ford's EV sales popped 61% to a distant No. 2 in the U.S., while hybrids also jumped. Both GM and Ford indicated they are taking EV share from Tesla, which remains dominant in the U.S.China EV Sales Pick UpTesla's Chinese rivals BYD (BYDDF), Nio (NIO) and Zeekr (ZK) achieved record quarterly deliveries. Li Auto (LI) and XPeng (XPEV) also reported higher second-quarter sales. China's EV market continues to rebound from a soft start to the year on the back of subsidies, discounts and incentives. This year, BYD has led a renewed price war in China while expanding further overseas, opening a Thai plant on July 4. In Q2, BYD sold nearly a million electric vehicles. It's selling more plug-in hybrid vehicles than purely battery electric vehicles in 2024 amid global shift toward hybrids as well as a more-advanced hybrid system with far better range. BYD BEV sales rose but lagged Tesla's.Rivian Leaps On Deliveries, VW BuzzRivian reported Q2 deliveries of 13,790 EVs, a week after predicting 13,000-13,330. It produced 9,612 EVs in Q2 and reaffirmed full-year production guidance of 57,000. Meanwhile, reports emerged that Volkswagen (VWAGY) and the EV startup are already discussing expanding their partnership from primarily software to also include hardware and joint production. VW's U.S. electric brand \"Scout\" could also be included in the partnership. Rivian stock jumped.Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk Fall On NewsPresident Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders, in a joint op-ed Tuesday called out the drug giants for the \"unconscionably high\" prices of their diabetes and weight-loss drugs. Later in the day, Eli Lilly (LLY) won Food and Drug Administration approval for its Alzheimer's treatment donanemab, now called Kisunla. On Wednesday, a study out of a Harvard teaching hospital tied a disorder that can cause blindness to the diabetes and weight-loss drugs. Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk (NVO) retreated, but LLY erased weekly losses while NVO pared losses to hold in a buy zone.Boeing To Buy Spirit AeroBoeing (BA) will buy supplier Spirit AeroSystems (SPR) for $37.25 a share, or $4.7 billion, in an all-stock deal. The Dow Jones giant aims to have more control over its supply chain amid recent safety lapses. Meanwhile, the Justice Department reportedly plans to charge the Dow Jones aerospace giant with fraud, urging Boeing to plead guilty to the criminal charge.In BriefEuropean regulators say Meta Platforms (META) is violating digital competition rules by only allowing users to opt-out of ad tracking by paying for a subscription product. Meta launched paid, ad-free versions of Facebook and Instagram in the EU late last year. Meta shrugged off the news, jumping into a buy zone.Sea Limited (SE) agreed to change parts of its Shopee e-commerce operations via a deal with Indonesian antitrust regulators, who accused the Southeast Asia internet services firm of unfairly favoring its own delivery services for customer orders on Shopee. 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That brought Tesla’s year-to-date gains to 1.2%, its first time in the green this year.</p><p>Within an hour after the opening bell, the stock was down as much as 1.6% and up as much as 2.5%.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/771805b83dc89a72f3613153be3496c7\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"488\"/></p><p>Friday&#39;s close notched an eighth straight daily gain for Tesla, its longest such streak since the 13-day stretch that ended June 13, 2023.</p><p>The stock has soared 38% during its current win streak, its best eight-day performance since it ran up 39.6% in the eight days through Nov. 1, 2021.</p><p>With about 3.2 billion shares outstanding, the company&#39;s current market capitalization is about $802 billion. That compares with its 2024 market-cap low of about $453 billion, which was seen when the stock closed at a 15-month low of $142.05 on April 22.</p><p>Meanwhile, Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives thinks Tesla&#39;s stock can still go a lot higher: He has a $300 target for Tesla shares, which implies 22% upside from current levels.</p><p>One reason Ives is so bullish is that he believes Tesla&#39;s robotaxi-focused event on Aug. 8 will be a &#34;key historical moment&#34; for the company, as it will highlight its full-self-driving ambitions.</p><p>Another reason for his bullishness is that artificial intelligence is a key part of Tesla&#39;s vision of an autonomous future, which he believes investors have yet to fully grasp.</p><p>&#34;The key for Tesla&#39;s stock looking ahead is [Wall] Street recognizing that Tesla is the most undervalued AI play in the market in our view, with a historical Robotaxi Day ahead for [Chief Executive Elon] Musk and Tesla on August 8 that will lay the yellow brick road to FSD and an autonomous future,&#34; Ives wrote in a note to clients.</p><p>Analysts at TPH said in a note Friday that they expect consensus estimates for Tesla&#39;s quarterly earnings to &#34;continue to rise&#34; on the higher deliveries and energy-storage estimates.</p><p>Tesla is set to report second-quarter results on July 23 after the bell.</p><p>Analysts polled by FactSet expect the EV maker to report adjusted earnings of 60 cents a share on sales of $24 billion. That would compare with adjusted EPS of 91 cents on sales of $24.9 billion in the second quarter of 2023.</p><p>The TPH analysts said they were modeling for earnings of 75 cents a share on the assumption that &#34;higher energy-storage volumes ... will meaningfully contribute to the company&#39;s bottom line.&#34;</p><p>Their expectations for 2024 deliveries, however, are below consensus, calling for 1.74 million vehicles versus broader market expectations of around 2 million.</p><p>&#34;Structurally, we continue to see little room for organic growth in the Model 3/Y given global penetration and stiff competition in areas like China, with the potential for tariff shifts to weigh on demand&#34; in the second half of the year, they wrote.</p><p>&#34;Our sequential growth in [third and fourth quarters] of 2024 is instead entirely driven by ramping Cybertruck volumes,&#34; the TPH analysts said.</p><p>&#34;Beyond earnings, all eyes will turn to Robotaxi Day on 8/8 where TSLA will likely need to produce a number of surprises beyond unveiling a Robotaxi prototype to keep the momentum going,&#34; 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That brought Tesla’s year-to-date gains to 1.2%, its first time in the green this year.</p><p>Within an hour after the opening bell, the stock was down as much as 1.6% and up as much as 2.5%.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/771805b83dc89a72f3613153be3496c7\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"488\"/></p><p>Friday&#39;s close notched an eighth straight daily gain for Tesla, its longest such streak since the 13-day stretch that ended June 13, 2023.</p><p>The stock has soared 38% during its current win streak, its best eight-day performance since it ran up 39.6% in the eight days through Nov. 1, 2021.</p><p>With about 3.2 billion shares outstanding, the company&#39;s current market capitalization is about $802 billion. That compares with its 2024 market-cap low of about $453 billion, which was seen when the stock closed at a 15-month low of $142.05 on April 22.</p><p>Meanwhile, Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives thinks Tesla&#39;s stock can still go a lot higher: He has a $300 target for Tesla shares, which implies 22% upside from current levels.</p><p>One reason Ives is so bullish is that he believes Tesla&#39;s robotaxi-focused event on Aug. 8 will be a &#34;key historical moment&#34; for the company, as it will highlight its full-self-driving ambitions.</p><p>Another reason for his bullishness is that artificial intelligence is a key part of Tesla&#39;s vision of an autonomous future, which he believes investors have yet to fully grasp.</p><p>&#34;The key for Tesla&#39;s stock looking ahead is [Wall] Street recognizing that Tesla is the most undervalued AI play in the market in our view, with a historical Robotaxi Day ahead for [Chief Executive Elon] Musk and Tesla on August 8 that will lay the yellow brick road to FSD and an autonomous future,&#34; Ives wrote in a note to clients.</p><p>Analysts at TPH said in a note Friday that they expect consensus estimates for Tesla&#39;s quarterly earnings to &#34;continue to rise&#34; on the higher deliveries and energy-storage estimates.</p><p>Tesla is set to report second-quarter results on July 23 after the bell.</p><p>Analysts polled by FactSet expect the EV maker to report adjusted earnings of 60 cents a share on sales of $24 billion. That would compare with adjusted EPS of 91 cents on sales of $24.9 billion in the second quarter of 2023.</p><p>The TPH analysts said they were modeling for earnings of 75 cents a share on the assumption that &#34;higher energy-storage volumes ... will meaningfully contribute to the company&#39;s bottom line.&#34;</p><p>Their expectations for 2024 deliveries, however, are below consensus, calling for 1.74 million vehicles versus broader market expectations of around 2 million.</p><p>&#34;Structurally, we continue to see little room for organic growth in the Model 3/Y given global penetration and stiff competition in areas like China, with the potential for tariff shifts to weigh on demand&#34; in the second half of the year, they wrote.</p><p>&#34;Our sequential growth in [third and fourth quarters] of 2024 is instead entirely driven by ramping Cybertruck volumes,&#34; the TPH analysts said.</p><p>&#34;Beyond earnings, all eyes will turn to Robotaxi Day on 8/8 where TSLA will likely need to produce a number of surprises beyond unveiling a Robotaxi prototype to keep the momentum going,&#34; they added.</p></body></html>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"LU0082616367.USD":"摩根大通美国科技A（dist）","LU0719512351.SGD":"JPMorgan Funds - US Technology A (acc) SGD","IE00B1XK9C88.USD":"PINEBRIDGE US LARGE CAP RESEARCH ENHANCED \"A\" (USD) ACC","BK4550":"红杉资本持仓","LU0056508442.USD":"贝莱德世界科技基金A2","LU0234570918.USD":"高盛全球核心股票组合Acc Close","BK4574":"无人驾驶","LU2357305700.SGD":"Allianz Global Artificial Intelligence ET H2-SGD","IE00BSNM7G36.USD":"NEUBERGER BERMAN SYSTEMATIC GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE VALUE \"A\" (USD) ACC","BK4551":"寇图资本持仓","LU0820562030.AUD":"ALLIANZ INCOME AND GROWTH \"AMH2\" (AUDHDG) H2 INC","LU2249611893.SGD":"BNP PARIBAS ENERGY TRANSITION \"CRH\" (SGD) ACC","LU2756315664.SGD":"ALLIANZ INCOME AND GROWTH \"AMI\" (SGDHDG) INC","SG9999015945.SGD":"LionGlobal Disruptive Innovation Fund A SGD","LU2063271972.USD":"富兰克林创新领域基金","BK4581":"高盛持仓","SG9999015986.USD":"LIONGLOBAL DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION \"I\" (USD) ACC","IE00BWXC8680.SGD":"PINEBRIDGE US LARGE CAP RESEARCH ENHANCED \"A5\" (SGD) ACC","LU0823414478.USD":"法巴经典能源转换基金","LU0466842654.USD":"HSBC ISLAMIC GLOBAL EQUITY INDEX \"A\" (USD) ACC","BK4099":"汽车制造商","BK4511":"特斯拉概念","LU0689472784.USD":"安联收益及增长基金Cl AM AT Acc","BK4548":"巴美列捷福持仓","LU1852331112.SGD":"Blackrock World Technology Fund A2 SGD-H","LU0820561818.USD":"安联收益及增长平衡基金Cl AM DIS","LU1720051017.SGD":"Allianz Global Artificial Intelligence AT Acc H2-SGD","LU0198837287.USD":"UBS (LUX) EQUITY SICAV - USA GROWTH \"P\" (USD) ACC","LU1861215975.USD":"贝莱德新一代科技基金 A2","LU2326559502.SGD":"Natixis Loomis Sayles US Growth Equity P/A SGD-H","LU1548497426.USD":"安联环球人工智能AT Acc","LU1861220033.SGD":"Blackrock Next Generation Technology A2 SGD-H","LU1551013425.SGD":"Allianz Income and Growth Cl AMg2 DIS H2-SGD","BK4592":"伊斯兰概念","SG9999015978.USD":"利安颠覆性创新基金A","LU2602419157.SGD":"HSBC ISLAMIC GLOBAL EQUITY INDEX \"AC\" (SGD) ACC","BK4585":"ETF&股票定投概念","BK4555":"新能源车","LU0943347566.SGD":"安联收益及增长平衡基金AM H2-SGD","LU1720051108.HKD":"ALLIANZ GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE \"AT\" (HKD) ACC","LU0234572021.USD":"高盛美国核心股票组合Acc","LU1914381329.SGD":"Allianz Best Styles Global Equity Cl ET Acc H2-SGD","LU1861559042.SGD":"日兴方舟颠覆性创新基金B SGD","LU1429558221.USD":"Natixis Loomis Sayles US Growth Equity RA USD","LU0823411888.USD":"法巴消费创新基金 Cap","LU1435385759.SGD":"Natixis Loomis Sayles US Growth Equity RA SGD-H","LU1551013342.USD":"Allianz Income and Growth Cl AMg2 DIS USD","BK4527":"明星科技股"},"source_url":"https://dowjonesnews.com/newdjn/logon.aspx?AL=N","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2449217260","content_text":"Shares of Tesla Inc. battled through a seesaw start to close higher Friday, extending their longest winning streak in more than a year and turning positive for 2024.The win streak kicked off on June 25 and the stock’s rally accelerated earlier this week after Tesla’s surprisingly strong second-quarter deliveries data.The stock $(TSLA)$ rose 2.1% Friday to $251.52, its highest close since Dec. 28, when it closed at $253.18. That brought Tesla’s year-to-date gains to 1.2%, its first time in the green this year.Within an hour after the opening bell, the stock was down as much as 1.6% and up as much as 2.5%.Friday's close notched an eighth straight daily gain for Tesla, its longest such streak since the 13-day stretch that ended June 13, 2023.The stock has soared 38% during its current win streak, its best eight-day performance since it ran up 39.6% in the eight days through Nov. 1, 2021.With about 3.2 billion shares outstanding, the company's current market capitalization is about $802 billion. That compares with its 2024 market-cap low of about $453 billion, which was seen when the stock closed at a 15-month low of $142.05 on April 22.Meanwhile, Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives thinks Tesla's stock can still go a lot higher: He has a $300 target for Tesla shares, which implies 22% upside from current levels.One reason Ives is so bullish is that he believes Tesla's robotaxi-focused event on Aug. 8 will be a \"key historical moment\" for the company, as it will highlight its full-self-driving ambitions.Another reason for his bullishness is that artificial intelligence is a key part of Tesla's vision of an autonomous future, which he believes investors have yet to fully grasp.\"The key for Tesla's stock looking ahead is [Wall] Street recognizing that Tesla is the most undervalued AI play in the market in our view, with a historical Robotaxi Day ahead for [Chief Executive Elon] Musk and Tesla on August 8 that will lay the yellow brick road to FSD and an autonomous future,\" Ives wrote in a note to clients.Analysts at TPH said in a note Friday that they expect consensus estimates for Tesla's quarterly earnings to \"continue to rise\" on the higher deliveries and energy-storage estimates.Tesla is set to report second-quarter results on July 23 after the bell.Analysts polled by FactSet expect the EV maker to report adjusted earnings of 60 cents a share on sales of $24 billion. That would compare with adjusted EPS of 91 cents on sales of $24.9 billion in the second quarter of 2023.The TPH analysts said they were modeling for earnings of 75 cents a share on the assumption that \"higher energy-storage volumes ... will meaningfully contribute to the company's bottom line.\"Their expectations for 2024 deliveries, however, are below consensus, calling for 1.74 million vehicles versus broader market expectations of around 2 million.\"Structurally, we continue to see little room for organic growth in the Model 3/Y given global penetration and stiff competition in areas like China, with the potential for tariff shifts to weigh on demand\" in the second half of the year, they wrote.\"Our sequential growth in [third and fourth quarters] of 2024 is instead entirely driven by ramping Cybertruck volumes,\" the TPH analysts said.\"Beyond earnings, all eyes will turn to Robotaxi Day on 8/8 where TSLA will likely need to produce a number of surprises beyond unveiling a Robotaxi prototype to keep the momentum going,\" they added.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":380,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0}],"hots":[{"id":324495086751888,"gmtCreate":1720251664024,"gmtModify":1720258195725,"author":{"id":"4182145888747262","authorId":"4182145888747262","name":"Yuvii","avatar":"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/d07d87eceafb79735e120d09d7cf4b90","crmLevel":1,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"authorIdStr":"4182145888747262","idStr":"4182145888747262"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Kim","listText":"Kim","text":"Kim","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":1,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/324495086751888","repostId":"2449897284","repostType":2,"repost":{"id":"2449897284","pubTimestamp":1720189040,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2449897284?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2024-07-05 22:17","market":"hk","language":"en","title":"Meta Platforms: Explaining The Growth Algorithm And Prospects","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2449897284","media":"seekingalpha","summary":"Meta's shares are up nearly 5x since their 2022 lows, due to efficiency focus, Reels success, and top-notch ad targeting post-ATT.Concerns arise as Reels monetization improvements plateaus, competitio","content":"<html><head></head><body><ul style=\"\"><li><p>Meta&#39;s shares are up nearly 5x since their 2022 lows, due to efficiency focus, Reels success, and top-notch ad targeting post-ATT.</p></li><li><p>Concerns arise as Reels monetization improvements plateaus, competition increases, and Zuckerberg shifts focus to AI, prompting questions about Meta&#39;s future.</p></li><li><p>Despite worries, Meta&#39;s growth algorithm, strong moat, and multiple growth drivers suggest a bright future with undervalued potential.</p></li></ul><p></p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/435c5cf0f26d1b869db357d7a68dc8ac\" tg-width=\"750\" tg-height=\"422\"/></p><p>Meta (NASDAQ:META) has seen its shares nearly 5x from their 2022 trough, driven by a relentless focus on efficiency, huge success in Reels, and achieving best-in-class ad targeting capabilities in a post-ATT world.</p><p>Today, as Reels monetization reaches neutrality, comps begin to get tougher, and Zuckerberg directs a lot of attention and resources toward AI, investors are once again questioning the company&#39;s future.</p><p>This is a good time to explain Meta&#39;s complex growth algorithm and show why it has a very bright future ahead.</p><h2 id=\"id_3739455855\">Introduction</h2><p>I&#39;ve been covering Meta on Seeking Alpha since July of last year. Across four articles, I discussed Meta&#39;s year of efficiency success, the burden of the Reality Labs segment, the significant remaining upside heading into 2024, and the potential implications of a TikTok ban.</p><p>I maintained a Buy rating throughout the period, which turned out to be correct:</p><p></p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/dfda402f40e604fce46d95988dc0109b\" tg-width=\"635\" tg-height=\"524\"/></p><p>Data by YCharts</p><p></p><p>With Meta hugely outperforming the rest of its big tech peers and the indices, it&#39;s reasonable to question the remaining upside.</p><p>To answer, we need to start by discussing Meta&#39;s moat.</p><h2 id=\"id_2554012150\">Meta&#39;s Moat Post-ATT</h2><p>In April 2021, Apple (AAPL) released an iOS update that included the App-Tracking-Transparency or &#39;ATT&#39; framework. Until then, platforms like Facebook were able to track users&#39; actions across apps, which enabled deterministic measurement of the return on ad spend. Simply put, Meta and its advertisers knew the exact conversion rates of ads shown on Meta&#39;s platforms.</p><p>Then came Apple, and under the excuse of privacy, it effectively killed thousands of applications whose business model relied on advertising, a form of monetization that was harder for Apple to collect fees from.</p><p>Meta was then forced to find a new way to measure the ROAS for its customers and turned to a probabilistic model. This required billions of dollars of investment, specifically on GPUs, as Meta had to build a machine-learning algorithm to gauge the conversion rates of its ads.</p><p>Aside from Alphabet&#39;s (GOOG) Google, there aren&#39;t too many companies in the world with enough resources to build a similar algorithm.</p><p>As a result, both Meta&#39;s and Google&#39;s moats significantly strengthened. Not only do they have the most eyeballs and time spent on their platforms, but they are now years ahead of any alternative in terms of measurement, and targeting.</p><p>This didn&#39;t only kill other ad-based applications, it also made thousands of small businesses go out of business, as it&#39;s harder to use probabilistic measures in their case.</p><p></p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/8b3c60b4a15087324d9c9bb499df0d65\" tg-width=\"635\" tg-height=\"490\"/></p><p>Data by YCharts</p><p></p><p>It took some time, but both Meta and Google are close to beating Apple since that ATT release (and they were way ahead until the recent WWDC surge), while smaller peers like Snapchat (SNAP) and Pinterest (PINS) couldn&#39;t deal with the ATT implications and are still very much below their April 2021 levels.</p><p>This gives us the relevant backdrop for the next section.</p><h2 id=\"id_1676986441\">Meta&#39;s Playbook &amp; Reels Monetization Worries</h2><p>Leveraging its best-in-class advertising offering, Meta is by far the industry leader in monetizing the most popular features of 2024. This includes Stories, and of course, Reels.</p><p>Ever since TikTok took the world by storm, investors were afraid that Meta would lose its dominance in the social media landscape. However, in a typical Meta way, Zuckerberg was quick enough to realize they needed to add short-form video, and engagement skyrocketed.</p><p>Then, as Reels was very successful in increasing engagement, investors were worried about its dilutive effect on monetization.</p><p>Every time Meta adds a new feature, it starts by making it the best possible experience and then begins incorporating ads over time.</p><p>As of 2024, Reels have reached monetization neutrality, meaning Meta is essentially complacent whether a user goes through the feed, looks at Stories, or scrolls Reels.</p><p>This takes us to today.</p><h2 id=\"id_2208540912\">Extraordinary Success Brings Along Worries About The Future</h2><p>All those struggles that Meta encountered, including building the post-ATT infrastructure, increased competition from TikTok, regaining profitability, and dealing with a tougher advertising market, are a story of the past.</p><p>Pretty much since the second quarter of 2023, Meta had quarter after quarter of revenue growth acceleration and margin expansion:</p><p></p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/16ed755e45924e3272dc26996bdf9696\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"316\"/></p><p>Meta Q1&#39;24 Presentation</p><p></p><p>As we can see, the upcoming second quarter will still enjoy easy comps, specifically on the margin front, but from that point on, Meta will start lapping much better quarters.</p><p>Furthermore, Reels monetization reached optimization in early 2024, so it will still be a big tailwind throughout the year, but it won&#39;t have this outsized impact from 2025 and beyond.</p><p>Once again, investors worry about Meta&#39;s future prospects, especially following the recent earnings call, as Meta raised both its expense and capex outlook.</p><h2 id=\"id_2440097505\">Meta&#39;s Increased Expense Guide &amp; AI Investments</h2><p>Let&#39;s start with the profitability outlook. So far, Meta raised its expense outlook primarily due to higher legal costs, and higher infrastructure costs. This does not reflect any meaningful change in the margin outlook for the company.</p><p>Investors are justifiably uncertain about Meta&#39;s path to monetize its AI efforts. However, there are several things that should be remembered.</p><p>First, when it comes to the development of the Llama model, Meta is playing defense against closed AI models in hopes that they won&#39;t use their AI capabilities to (1) take away engagement from its platforms and (2) diminish the leadership of its ad platform offerings.</p><p>You can easily understand that if you use closed generative AI models to generate content and/or ads, you might use Meta&#39;s platforms less. Making it open source makes sure the value remains in Meta&#39;s networks.</p><p>Second, so many times in the past Meta had success with the playbook we just discussed, I see no reason to doubt Zuckerberg&#39;s ability to succeed once again.</p><p>Zuckerberg is clearly happy with the &#39;Efficient Meta&#39;, and I can&#39;t envision him going back to the old days of reckless spending.</p><p>With that, let&#39;s turn to top-line growth.</p><h2 id=\"id_3456567224\">The Top-Line Growth Algorithm Going Forward</h2><p>Finally, we reach the key issue of this article. At this point, I think we established that margins will remain somewhat stable going forward and that Meta has a huge moat when it comes to time spent on its platforms, and monetizing it.</p><p>The main drivers of Meta&#39;s top-line growth are reflected in the following graph:</p><p></p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/fa3cb464335cc4fe06f48f2d4f659ac7\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"414\"/></p><p>Created by the author using data from Meta&#39;s reports.</p><p></p><p>As more people become more engaged with the platforms, Meta generates more ad impressions. As the return on those ads improves, Meta charges a higher price.</p><p>Importantly, another major factor that influences the price per ad is inventory. This means that if ad impressions grow it creates a downward pressure on price.</p><p>The optimal period for revenue generation is when ad impressions are growing but demand is so high that price is growing too.</p><p>Until now, ad impressions benefitted from Reels&#39; ad load increasing sharply. As we progress through the quarters, this will become a less meaningful tailwind.</p><p>So, what do Meta&#39;s growth prospects look like in the future?</p><p>First, user growth, which remains steady in the mid-to-high single-digit range (crazy to think about as Meta now has 3.24 billion daily users). This will lead to more ad impressions.</p><p>Second, ad load, as Meta continues to incorporate more ads into the platform even though most features are pretty loaded up already.</p><p>Three, price per ad, as Meta continues to offer a best-in-class advertising platform for advertisers, with a constantly improving Advtange+ suite.</p><p>Four, new products and features, such as Threads, which recently reached 175 million monthly actives, and Meta AI.</p><p>Five, higher digital advertising budgets, as more and more spending transitions to digital, and overall advertising spending continues to grow.</p><p>Six, WhatsApp Business, which continues to gain traction, as reflected by the 85% growth in non-advertising FoA revenues last quarter.</p><h2 id=\"id_1730323568\">Valuation &amp; Low Consensus Estimates</h2><p>Considering all of the above, I find consensus estimates for 12% revenue growth in 2025 extremely low. In addition, EPS estimates reflect essentially flat margins, despite the fact that this year&#39;s margins include several one-offs, primarily regarding legal costs.</p><p>With that in mind, let&#39;s take a look at Meta&#39;s current multiples:</p><p></p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/4549b38d584d33a1d5218f3a921aa121\" tg-width=\"635\" tg-height=\"456\"/></p><p>Data by YCharts</p><p></p><p>At 22 times CY25 earnings, Meta is slightly above Google as the cheapest among big tech:</p><p></p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/1bef0e444ec2c59b9574d2ff7c192367\" tg-width=\"635\" tg-height=\"490\"/></p><p>Data by YCharts</p><p></p><p>That puts Meta at a market average valuation and a convenient 1.8x PEG. In my view, considering all the growth avenues Meta has and its extremely wide moat, this valuation is too low.</p><p>In my view, a 2x PEG would be fair, getting us to a price target of $574 a share, which reflects 13% upside, and a 25x P/E on CY25 earnings.</p><p>In addition, I expect Meta will surpass EPS estimates by a very significant margin, but I&#39;ll leave that out of the calculation.</p><h2 id=\"id_736729349\">Conclusion</h2><p>Meta has multiple drivers for continued mid-teens growth while at least maintaining current profitability.</p><p>Consensus estimates materially underestimate the company&#39;s ability to sustain its efficiency gains, increase engagement, and continue to improve its advertising capabilities.</p><p>Furthermore, those estimates don&#39;t reflect potential success in Threads, direct AI monetization, and WhatsApp business.</p><p>Even if consensus estimates are correct, Meta is still undervalued, trading at a market-average low-twenties multiple.</p><p>If expenses go out of hand it might create a near-term selloff, similar to what we say post-earnings, but I find that unlikely and irrelevant from a long-term perspective.</p><p>I reiterate Meta at Buy.</p></body></html>","source":"seekingalpha","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Meta Platforms: Explaining The Growth Algorithm And Prospects</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nMeta Platforms: Explaining The Growth Algorithm And Prospects\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2024-07-05 22:17 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://seekingalpha.com/article/4702492-meta-platforms-explaining-growth-algorithm-and-prospects><strong>seekingalpha</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Meta's shares are up nearly 5x since their 2022 lows, due to efficiency focus, Reels success, and top-notch ad targeting post-ATT.Concerns arise as Reels monetization improvements plateaus, ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://seekingalpha.com/article/4702492-meta-platforms-explaining-growth-algorithm-and-prospects\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"LU1803068979.SGD":"FTIF - 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Across four articles, I discussed Meta's year of efficiency success, the burden of the Reality Labs segment, the significant remaining upside heading into 2024, and the potential implications of a TikTok ban.I maintained a Buy rating throughout the period, which turned out to be correct:Data by YChartsWith Meta hugely outperforming the rest of its big tech peers and the indices, it's reasonable to question the remaining upside.To answer, we need to start by discussing Meta's moat.Meta's Moat Post-ATTIn April 2021, Apple (AAPL) released an iOS update that included the App-Tracking-Transparency or 'ATT' framework. Until then, platforms like Facebook were able to track users' actions across apps, which enabled deterministic measurement of the return on ad spend. Simply put, Meta and its advertisers knew the exact conversion rates of ads shown on Meta's platforms.Then came Apple, and under the excuse of privacy, it effectively killed thousands of applications whose business model relied on advertising, a form of monetization that was harder for Apple to collect fees from.Meta was then forced to find a new way to measure the ROAS for its customers and turned to a probabilistic model. This required billions of dollars of investment, specifically on GPUs, as Meta had to build a machine-learning algorithm to gauge the conversion rates of its ads.Aside from Alphabet's (GOOG) Google, there aren't too many companies in the world with enough resources to build a similar algorithm.As a result, both Meta's and Google's moats significantly strengthened. Not only do they have the most eyeballs and time spent on their platforms, but they are now years ahead of any alternative in terms of measurement, and targeting.This didn't only kill other ad-based applications, it also made thousands of small businesses go out of business, as it's harder to use probabilistic measures in their case.Data by YChartsIt took some time, but both Meta and Google are close to beating Apple since that ATT release (and they were way ahead until the recent WWDC surge), while smaller peers like Snapchat (SNAP) and Pinterest (PINS) couldn't deal with the ATT implications and are still very much below their April 2021 levels.This gives us the relevant backdrop for the next section.Meta's Playbook & Reels Monetization WorriesLeveraging its best-in-class advertising offering, Meta is by far the industry leader in monetizing the most popular features of 2024. This includes Stories, and of course, Reels.Ever since TikTok took the world by storm, investors were afraid that Meta would lose its dominance in the social media landscape. However, in a typical Meta way, Zuckerberg was quick enough to realize they needed to add short-form video, and engagement skyrocketed.Then, as Reels was very successful in increasing engagement, investors were worried about its dilutive effect on monetization.Every time Meta adds a new feature, it starts by making it the best possible experience and then begins incorporating ads over time.As of 2024, Reels have reached monetization neutrality, meaning Meta is essentially complacent whether a user goes through the feed, looks at Stories, or scrolls Reels.This takes us to today.Extraordinary Success Brings Along Worries About The FutureAll those struggles that Meta encountered, including building the post-ATT infrastructure, increased competition from TikTok, regaining profitability, and dealing with a tougher advertising market, are a story of the past.Pretty much since the second quarter of 2023, Meta had quarter after quarter of revenue growth acceleration and margin expansion:Meta Q1'24 PresentationAs we can see, the upcoming second quarter will still enjoy easy comps, specifically on the margin front, but from that point on, Meta will start lapping much better quarters.Furthermore, Reels monetization reached optimization in early 2024, so it will still be a big tailwind throughout the year, but it won't have this outsized impact from 2025 and beyond.Once again, investors worry about Meta's future prospects, especially following the recent earnings call, as Meta raised both its expense and capex outlook.Meta's Increased Expense Guide & AI InvestmentsLet's start with the profitability outlook. So far, Meta raised its expense outlook primarily due to higher legal costs, and higher infrastructure costs. This does not reflect any meaningful change in the margin outlook for the company.Investors are justifiably uncertain about Meta's path to monetize its AI efforts. However, there are several things that should be remembered.First, when it comes to the development of the Llama model, Meta is playing defense against closed AI models in hopes that they won't use their AI capabilities to (1) take away engagement from its platforms and (2) diminish the leadership of its ad platform offerings.You can easily understand that if you use closed generative AI models to generate content and/or ads, you might use Meta's platforms less. Making it open source makes sure the value remains in Meta's networks.Second, so many times in the past Meta had success with the playbook we just discussed, I see no reason to doubt Zuckerberg's ability to succeed once again.Zuckerberg is clearly happy with the 'Efficient Meta', and I can't envision him going back to the old days of reckless spending.With that, let's turn to top-line growth.The Top-Line Growth Algorithm Going ForwardFinally, we reach the key issue of this article. At this point, I think we established that margins will remain somewhat stable going forward and that Meta has a huge moat when it comes to time spent on its platforms, and monetizing it.The main drivers of Meta's top-line growth are reflected in the following graph:Created by the author using data from Meta's reports.As more people become more engaged with the platforms, Meta generates more ad impressions. As the return on those ads improves, Meta charges a higher price.Importantly, another major factor that influences the price per ad is inventory. This means that if ad impressions grow it creates a downward pressure on price.The optimal period for revenue generation is when ad impressions are growing but demand is so high that price is growing too.Until now, ad impressions benefitted from Reels' ad load increasing sharply. As we progress through the quarters, this will become a less meaningful tailwind.So, what do Meta's growth prospects look like in the future?First, user growth, which remains steady in the mid-to-high single-digit range (crazy to think about as Meta now has 3.24 billion daily users). This will lead to more ad impressions.Second, ad load, as Meta continues to incorporate more ads into the platform even though most features are pretty loaded up already.Three, price per ad, as Meta continues to offer a best-in-class advertising platform for advertisers, with a constantly improving Advtange+ suite.Four, new products and features, such as Threads, which recently reached 175 million monthly actives, and Meta AI.Five, higher digital advertising budgets, as more and more spending transitions to digital, and overall advertising spending continues to grow.Six, WhatsApp Business, which continues to gain traction, as reflected by the 85% growth in non-advertising FoA revenues last quarter.Valuation & Low Consensus EstimatesConsidering all of the above, I find consensus estimates for 12% revenue growth in 2025 extremely low. In addition, EPS estimates reflect essentially flat margins, despite the fact that this year's margins include several one-offs, primarily regarding legal costs.With that in mind, let's take a look at Meta's current multiples:Data by YChartsAt 22 times CY25 earnings, Meta is slightly above Google as the cheapest among big tech:Data by YChartsThat puts Meta at a market average valuation and a convenient 1.8x PEG. In my view, considering all the growth avenues Meta has and its extremely wide moat, this valuation is too low.In my view, a 2x PEG would be fair, getting us to a price target of $574 a share, which reflects 13% upside, and a 25x P/E on CY25 earnings.In addition, I expect Meta will surpass EPS estimates by a very significant margin, but I'll leave that out of the calculation.ConclusionMeta has multiple drivers for continued mid-teens growth while at least maintaining current profitability.Consensus estimates materially underestimate the company's ability to sustain its efficiency gains, increase engagement, and continue to improve its advertising capabilities.Furthermore, those estimates don't reflect potential success in Threads, direct AI monetization, and WhatsApp business.Even if consensus estimates are correct, Meta is still undervalued, trading at a market-average low-twenties multiple.If expenses go out of hand it might create a near-term selloff, similar to what we say post-earnings, but I find that unlikely and irrelevant from a long-term perspective.I reiterate Meta at Buy.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":96,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":324494940950632,"gmtCreate":1720251483574,"gmtModify":1720258193665,"author":{"id":"4182145888747262","authorId":"4182145888747262","name":"Yuvii","avatar":"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/d07d87eceafb79735e120d09d7cf4b90","crmLevel":1,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"authorIdStr":"4182145888747262","idStr":"4182145888747262"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"S&amp;P is always fun","listText":"S&amp;P is always fun","text":"S&P is always fun","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":3,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/324494940950632","repostId":"1154110057","repostType":2,"repost":{"id":"1154110057","pubTimestamp":1720228645,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/1154110057?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2024-07-06 09:17","market":"us","language":"en","title":"US Weekly Review: S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit Highs As Tesla Soars, Rate-Cut Hopes Rise","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1154110057","media":"Investor’s Business Daily","summary":"The stock market saw fresh record highs on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq during the holiday-shortened week, though small caps fell slightly.Tesla (TSLA) skyrocketed, helped by beating lowered delivery foreca","content":"<html><head></head><body><p>The stock market saw fresh record highs on the S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq during the holiday-shortened week, though small caps fell slightly. <strong>Tesla</strong> (<strong>TSLA</strong>) skyrocketed, helped by beating lowered delivery forecasts. U.S. auto sales were tame, though <strong>General Motors</strong> (<strong>GM</strong>) and <strong>Ford</strong> (<strong>F</strong>) reported strong EV sales growth. China EV makers reported record or at least rising sales.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\"><strong>Eli Lilly</strong> (<strong>LLY</strong>) and <strong>Novo Nordisk</strong> (<strong>NVO</strong>) faced some negative headlines, though Lilly won FDA approval for its Alzheimer&#39;s treatment donanemab. The jobs report and other economic data signaled slowing growth and perhaps easing inflation pressures.</p><h2 id=\"id_2629942849\" style=\"text-align: start;\">S&amp;P 500, Nasdaq Hit New Highs</h2><p style=\"text-align: start;\">The S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq punched above key levels, with the latter looking a little extended. <strong>Tesla</strong> (<strong>TSLA</strong>) fueled gains in those indexes, along with chips and software. Economic data bolstered rate-cut hopes. Treasury yields, which spiked early in the week, erased those gains. Copper futures spiked.</p><h2 id=\"id_3371278696\" style=\"text-align: start;\">Jobs Report Confirms Slowdown</h2><p style=\"text-align: start;\">Friday&#39;s June jobs report finally caught up to the run of more sluggish economic data points that have been piling up. The U.S. added 206,000 jobs in June, slightly above views. But the private sector added just 136,000 jobs, well below views. Annual wage growth matched a three-year low of 3.9%. Meanwhile, the four-week average for initial jobless claims hit a nine-month high. The ISM service-sector index tumbled to 48.8 from 53.8, back below the neutral 50 level. Everything appears to be falling into place for a near-term Federal Reserve pivot to rate cuts. Fed chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the past two months of inflation data show &#34;we&#39;re getting back on a disinflationary path.&#34;</p><h2 id=\"id_3502573321\" style=\"text-align: start;\">Tesla Surges On Deliveries, Storage</h2><p style=\"text-align: start;\"><strong>Tesla</strong> (<strong>TSLA</strong>) skyrocketed, continuing a powerful run as second-quarter deliveries dropped 4% compared to a year ago but came in well above analysts&#39; lowered expectations. Q2 deliveries of 443,956 did jump 15% vs. Q1, with the Model 3 and Y accounting for 422,405. Other vehicles, including the Model S, Model X and Cybertruck, sold 21,551. Production came in at 410,831, letting Tesla reduce inventories. Tesla also said it deployed 9.4 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of energy storage products, more than doubling Q1&#39;s record 4.053 GWh.</p><h2 id=\"id_2377383463\" style=\"text-align: start;\">U.S. Auto Sales</h2><p style=\"text-align: start;\">New vehicle sales in the U.S. nudged up just 0.1% in the second quarter vs. a year ago, industry data showed. Steep interest rates and high prices continue to curb demand, experts say. <strong>General Motors</strong> (<strong>GM</strong>) and <strong>Ford</strong> (<strong>F</strong>) U.S. sales grew less than 1% each. <strong>Toyota Motor</strong> (<strong>TM</strong>) sales jumped 9%, with hybrid vehicles still powering its growth. But sales slumped 21% for Jeep and Chrysler parent <strong>Stellantis</strong> (<strong>STLA</strong>). In Q2, GM&#39;s EV sales jumped 40% to a record as Ultium-EV production woes finally wane. Ford&#39;s EV sales popped 61% to a distant No. 2 in the U.S., while hybrids also jumped. Both GM and Ford indicated they are taking EV share from Tesla, which remains dominant in the U.S.</p><h2 id=\"id_428509426\" style=\"text-align: start;\">China EV Sales Pick Up</h2><p style=\"text-align: start;\">Tesla&#39;s Chinese rivals <strong>BYD</strong> (<strong>BYDDF</strong>), <strong>Nio</strong> (<strong>NIO</strong>) and <strong>Zeekr</strong> (<strong>ZK</strong>) achieved record quarterly deliveries. <strong>Li Auto</strong> (<strong>LI</strong>) and <strong>XPeng</strong> (<strong>XPEV</strong>) also reported higher second-quarter sales. China&#39;s EV market continues to rebound from a soft start to the year on the back of subsidies, discounts and incentives. This year, BYD has led a renewed price war in China while expanding further overseas, opening a Thai plant on July 4. In Q2, BYD sold nearly a million electric vehicles. It&#39;s selling more plug-in hybrid vehicles than purely battery electric vehicles in 2024 amid global shift toward hybrids as well as a more-advanced hybrid system with far better range. BYD BEV sales rose but lagged Tesla&#39;s.</p><h2 id=\"id_415859481\" style=\"text-align: start;\">Rivian Leaps On Deliveries, VW Buzz</h2><p style=\"text-align: start;\">Rivian reported Q2 deliveries of 13,790 EVs, a week after predicting 13,000-13,330. It produced 9,612 EVs in Q2 and reaffirmed full-year production guidance of 57,000. Meanwhile, reports emerged that <strong>Volkswagen</strong> (<strong>VWAGY</strong>) and the EV startup are already discussing expanding their partnership from primarily software to also include hardware and joint production. VW&#39;s U.S. electric brand &#34;Scout&#34; could also be included in the partnership. Rivian stock jumped.</p><h2 id=\"id_1630835392\" style=\"text-align: start;\">Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk Fall On News</h2><p style=\"text-align: start;\">President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders, in a joint op-ed Tuesday called out the drug giants for the &#34;unconscionably high&#34; prices of their diabetes and weight-loss drugs. Later in the day, <strong>Eli Lilly</strong> (<strong>LLY</strong>) won Food and Drug Administration approval for its Alzheimer&#39;s treatment donanemab, now called Kisunla. On Wednesday, a study out of a Harvard teaching hospital tied a disorder that can cause blindness to the diabetes and weight-loss drugs. Eli Lilly and <strong>Novo Nordisk</strong> (<strong>NVO</strong>) retreated, but LLY erased weekly losses while NVO pared losses to hold in a buy zone.</p><h2 id=\"id_443864774\" style=\"text-align: start;\">Boeing To Buy Spirit Aero</h2><p style=\"text-align: start;\"><strong>Boeing</strong> (<strong>BA</strong>) will buy supplier <strong>Spirit AeroSystems</strong> (<strong>SPR</strong>) for $37.25 a share, or $4.7 billion, in an all-stock deal. The Dow Jones giant aims to have more control over its supply chain amid recent safety lapses. Meanwhile, the Justice Department reportedly plans to charge the Dow Jones aerospace giant with fraud, urging Boeing to plead guilty to the criminal charge.</p><h2 id=\"id_3598690649\" style=\"text-align: start;\">In Brief</h2><p style=\"text-align: start;\">European regulators say <strong>Meta Platforms</strong> (<strong>META</strong>) is violating digital competition rules by only allowing users to opt-out of ad tracking by paying for a subscription product. Meta launched paid, ad-free versions of Facebook and Instagram in the EU late last year. Meta shrugged off the news, jumping into a buy zone.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\"><strong>Sea Limited</strong> (<strong>SE</strong>) agreed to change parts of its Shopee e-commerce operations via a deal with Indonesian antitrust regulators, who accused the Southeast Asia internet services firm of unfairly favoring its own delivery services for customer orders on Shopee. 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U.S. auto sales were tame, though General Motors (GM) and Ford (F) reported strong EV sales growth. China EV makers reported record or at least rising sales.Eli Lilly (LLY) and Novo Nordisk (NVO) faced some negative headlines, though Lilly won FDA approval for its Alzheimer's treatment donanemab. The jobs report and other economic data signaled slowing growth and perhaps easing inflation pressures.S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit New HighsThe S&P 500 and Nasdaq punched above key levels, with the latter looking a little extended. Tesla (TSLA) fueled gains in those indexes, along with chips and software. Economic data bolstered rate-cut hopes. Treasury yields, which spiked early in the week, erased those gains. Copper futures spiked.Jobs Report Confirms SlowdownFriday's June jobs report finally caught up to the run of more sluggish economic data points that have been piling up. The U.S. added 206,000 jobs in June, slightly above views. But the private sector added just 136,000 jobs, well below views. Annual wage growth matched a three-year low of 3.9%. Meanwhile, the four-week average for initial jobless claims hit a nine-month high. The ISM service-sector index tumbled to 48.8 from 53.8, back below the neutral 50 level. Everything appears to be falling into place for a near-term Federal Reserve pivot to rate cuts. Fed chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the past two months of inflation data show \"we're getting back on a disinflationary path.\"Tesla Surges On Deliveries, StorageTesla (TSLA) skyrocketed, continuing a powerful run as second-quarter deliveries dropped 4% compared to a year ago but came in well above analysts' lowered expectations. Q2 deliveries of 443,956 did jump 15% vs. Q1, with the Model 3 and Y accounting for 422,405. Other vehicles, including the Model S, Model X and Cybertruck, sold 21,551. Production came in at 410,831, letting Tesla reduce inventories. Tesla also said it deployed 9.4 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of energy storage products, more than doubling Q1's record 4.053 GWh.U.S. Auto SalesNew vehicle sales in the U.S. nudged up just 0.1% in the second quarter vs. a year ago, industry data showed. Steep interest rates and high prices continue to curb demand, experts say. General Motors (GM) and Ford (F) U.S. sales grew less than 1% each. Toyota Motor (TM) sales jumped 9%, with hybrid vehicles still powering its growth. But sales slumped 21% for Jeep and Chrysler parent Stellantis (STLA). In Q2, GM's EV sales jumped 40% to a record as Ultium-EV production woes finally wane. Ford's EV sales popped 61% to a distant No. 2 in the U.S., while hybrids also jumped. Both GM and Ford indicated they are taking EV share from Tesla, which remains dominant in the U.S.China EV Sales Pick UpTesla's Chinese rivals BYD (BYDDF), Nio (NIO) and Zeekr (ZK) achieved record quarterly deliveries. Li Auto (LI) and XPeng (XPEV) also reported higher second-quarter sales. China's EV market continues to rebound from a soft start to the year on the back of subsidies, discounts and incentives. This year, BYD has led a renewed price war in China while expanding further overseas, opening a Thai plant on July 4. In Q2, BYD sold nearly a million electric vehicles. It's selling more plug-in hybrid vehicles than purely battery electric vehicles in 2024 amid global shift toward hybrids as well as a more-advanced hybrid system with far better range. BYD BEV sales rose but lagged Tesla's.Rivian Leaps On Deliveries, VW BuzzRivian reported Q2 deliveries of 13,790 EVs, a week after predicting 13,000-13,330. It produced 9,612 EVs in Q2 and reaffirmed full-year production guidance of 57,000. Meanwhile, reports emerged that Volkswagen (VWAGY) and the EV startup are already discussing expanding their partnership from primarily software to also include hardware and joint production. VW's U.S. electric brand \"Scout\" could also be included in the partnership. Rivian stock jumped.Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk Fall On NewsPresident Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders, in a joint op-ed Tuesday called out the drug giants for the \"unconscionably high\" prices of their diabetes and weight-loss drugs. Later in the day, Eli Lilly (LLY) won Food and Drug Administration approval for its Alzheimer's treatment donanemab, now called Kisunla. On Wednesday, a study out of a Harvard teaching hospital tied a disorder that can cause blindness to the diabetes and weight-loss drugs. Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk (NVO) retreated, but LLY erased weekly losses while NVO pared losses to hold in a buy zone.Boeing To Buy Spirit AeroBoeing (BA) will buy supplier Spirit AeroSystems (SPR) for $37.25 a share, or $4.7 billion, in an all-stock deal. The Dow Jones giant aims to have more control over its supply chain amid recent safety lapses. Meanwhile, the Justice Department reportedly plans to charge the Dow Jones aerospace giant with fraud, urging Boeing to plead guilty to the criminal charge.In BriefEuropean regulators say Meta Platforms (META) is violating digital competition rules by only allowing users to opt-out of ad tracking by paying for a subscription product. Meta launched paid, ad-free versions of Facebook and Instagram in the EU late last year. Meta shrugged off the news, jumping into a buy zone.Sea Limited (SE) agreed to change parts of its Shopee e-commerce operations via a deal with Indonesian antitrust regulators, who accused the Southeast Asia internet services firm of unfairly favoring its own delivery services for customer orders on Shopee. 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That brought Tesla’s year-to-date gains to 1.2%, its first time in the green this year.</p><p>Within an hour after the opening bell, the stock was down as much as 1.6% and up as much as 2.5%.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/771805b83dc89a72f3613153be3496c7\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"488\"/></p><p>Friday&#39;s close notched an eighth straight daily gain for Tesla, its longest such streak since the 13-day stretch that ended June 13, 2023.</p><p>The stock has soared 38% during its current win streak, its best eight-day performance since it ran up 39.6% in the eight days through Nov. 1, 2021.</p><p>With about 3.2 billion shares outstanding, the company&#39;s current market capitalization is about $802 billion. That compares with its 2024 market-cap low of about $453 billion, which was seen when the stock closed at a 15-month low of $142.05 on April 22.</p><p>Meanwhile, Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives thinks Tesla&#39;s stock can still go a lot higher: He has a $300 target for Tesla shares, which implies 22% upside from current levels.</p><p>One reason Ives is so bullish is that he believes Tesla&#39;s robotaxi-focused event on Aug. 8 will be a &#34;key historical moment&#34; for the company, as it will highlight its full-self-driving ambitions.</p><p>Another reason for his bullishness is that artificial intelligence is a key part of Tesla&#39;s vision of an autonomous future, which he believes investors have yet to fully grasp.</p><p>&#34;The key for Tesla&#39;s stock looking ahead is [Wall] Street recognizing that Tesla is the most undervalued AI play in the market in our view, with a historical Robotaxi Day ahead for [Chief Executive Elon] Musk and Tesla on August 8 that will lay the yellow brick road to FSD and an autonomous future,&#34; Ives wrote in a note to clients.</p><p>Analysts at TPH said in a note Friday that they expect consensus estimates for Tesla&#39;s quarterly earnings to &#34;continue to rise&#34; on the higher deliveries and energy-storage estimates.</p><p>Tesla is set to report second-quarter results on July 23 after the bell.</p><p>Analysts polled by FactSet expect the EV maker to report adjusted earnings of 60 cents a share on sales of $24 billion. That would compare with adjusted EPS of 91 cents on sales of $24.9 billion in the second quarter of 2023.</p><p>The TPH analysts said they were modeling for earnings of 75 cents a share on the assumption that &#34;higher energy-storage volumes ... will meaningfully contribute to the company&#39;s bottom line.&#34;</p><p>Their expectations for 2024 deliveries, however, are below consensus, calling for 1.74 million vehicles versus broader market expectations of around 2 million.</p><p>&#34;Structurally, we continue to see little room for organic growth in the Model 3/Y given global penetration and stiff competition in areas like China, with the potential for tariff shifts to weigh on demand&#34; in the second half of the year, they wrote.</p><p>&#34;Our sequential growth in [third and fourth quarters] of 2024 is instead entirely driven by ramping Cybertruck volumes,&#34; the TPH analysts said.</p><p>&#34;Beyond earnings, all eyes will turn to Robotaxi Day on 8/8 where TSLA will likely need to produce a number of surprises beyond unveiling a Robotaxi prototype to keep the momentum going,&#34; 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That brought Tesla’s year-to-date gains to 1.2%, its first time in the green this year.</p><p>Within an hour after the opening bell, the stock was down as much as 1.6% and up as much as 2.5%.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/771805b83dc89a72f3613153be3496c7\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"488\"/></p><p>Friday&#39;s close notched an eighth straight daily gain for Tesla, its longest such streak since the 13-day stretch that ended June 13, 2023.</p><p>The stock has soared 38% during its current win streak, its best eight-day performance since it ran up 39.6% in the eight days through Nov. 1, 2021.</p><p>With about 3.2 billion shares outstanding, the company&#39;s current market capitalization is about $802 billion. That compares with its 2024 market-cap low of about $453 billion, which was seen when the stock closed at a 15-month low of $142.05 on April 22.</p><p>Meanwhile, Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives thinks Tesla&#39;s stock can still go a lot higher: He has a $300 target for Tesla shares, which implies 22% upside from current levels.</p><p>One reason Ives is so bullish is that he believes Tesla&#39;s robotaxi-focused event on Aug. 8 will be a &#34;key historical moment&#34; for the company, as it will highlight its full-self-driving ambitions.</p><p>Another reason for his bullishness is that artificial intelligence is a key part of Tesla&#39;s vision of an autonomous future, which he believes investors have yet to fully grasp.</p><p>&#34;The key for Tesla&#39;s stock looking ahead is [Wall] Street recognizing that Tesla is the most undervalued AI play in the market in our view, with a historical Robotaxi Day ahead for [Chief Executive Elon] Musk and Tesla on August 8 that will lay the yellow brick road to FSD and an autonomous future,&#34; Ives wrote in a note to clients.</p><p>Analysts at TPH said in a note Friday that they expect consensus estimates for Tesla&#39;s quarterly earnings to &#34;continue to rise&#34; on the higher deliveries and energy-storage estimates.</p><p>Tesla is set to report second-quarter results on July 23 after the bell.</p><p>Analysts polled by FactSet expect the EV maker to report adjusted earnings of 60 cents a share on sales of $24 billion. That would compare with adjusted EPS of 91 cents on sales of $24.9 billion in the second quarter of 2023.</p><p>The TPH analysts said they were modeling for earnings of 75 cents a share on the assumption that &#34;higher energy-storage volumes ... will meaningfully contribute to the company&#39;s bottom line.&#34;</p><p>Their expectations for 2024 deliveries, however, are below consensus, calling for 1.74 million vehicles versus broader market expectations of around 2 million.</p><p>&#34;Structurally, we continue to see little room for organic growth in the Model 3/Y given global penetration and stiff competition in areas like China, with the potential for tariff shifts to weigh on demand&#34; in the second half of the year, they wrote.</p><p>&#34;Our sequential growth in [third and fourth quarters] of 2024 is instead entirely driven by ramping Cybertruck volumes,&#34; the TPH analysts said.</p><p>&#34;Beyond earnings, all eyes will turn to Robotaxi Day on 8/8 where TSLA will likely need to produce a number of surprises beyond unveiling a Robotaxi prototype to keep the momentum going,&#34; they added.</p></body></html>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"LU0082616367.USD":"摩根大通美国科技A（dist）","LU0719512351.SGD":"JPMorgan Funds - US Technology A (acc) SGD","IE00B1XK9C88.USD":"PINEBRIDGE US LARGE CAP RESEARCH ENHANCED \"A\" (USD) ACC","BK4550":"红杉资本持仓","LU0056508442.USD":"贝莱德世界科技基金A2","LU0234570918.USD":"高盛全球核心股票组合Acc Close","BK4574":"无人驾驶","LU2357305700.SGD":"Allianz Global Artificial Intelligence ET H2-SGD","IE00BSNM7G36.USD":"NEUBERGER BERMAN SYSTEMATIC GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE VALUE \"A\" (USD) ACC","BK4551":"寇图资本持仓","LU0820562030.AUD":"ALLIANZ INCOME AND GROWTH \"AMH2\" (AUDHDG) H2 INC","LU2249611893.SGD":"BNP PARIBAS ENERGY TRANSITION \"CRH\" (SGD) ACC","LU2756315664.SGD":"ALLIANZ INCOME AND GROWTH \"AMI\" (SGDHDG) INC","SG9999015945.SGD":"LionGlobal Disruptive Innovation Fund A SGD","LU2063271972.USD":"富兰克林创新领域基金","BK4581":"高盛持仓","SG9999015986.USD":"LIONGLOBAL DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION \"I\" (USD) ACC","IE00BWXC8680.SGD":"PINEBRIDGE US LARGE CAP RESEARCH ENHANCED \"A5\" (SGD) ACC","LU0823414478.USD":"法巴经典能源转换基金","LU0466842654.USD":"HSBC ISLAMIC GLOBAL EQUITY INDEX \"A\" (USD) ACC","BK4099":"汽车制造商","BK4511":"特斯拉概念","LU0689472784.USD":"安联收益及增长基金Cl AM AT Acc","BK4548":"巴美列捷福持仓","LU1852331112.SGD":"Blackrock World Technology Fund A2 SGD-H","LU0820561818.USD":"安联收益及增长平衡基金Cl AM DIS","LU1720051017.SGD":"Allianz Global Artificial Intelligence AT Acc H2-SGD","LU0198837287.USD":"UBS (LUX) EQUITY SICAV - USA GROWTH \"P\" (USD) ACC","LU1861215975.USD":"贝莱德新一代科技基金 A2","LU2326559502.SGD":"Natixis Loomis Sayles US Growth Equity P/A SGD-H","LU1548497426.USD":"安联环球人工智能AT Acc","LU1861220033.SGD":"Blackrock Next Generation Technology A2 SGD-H","LU1551013425.SGD":"Allianz Income and Growth Cl AMg2 DIS H2-SGD","BK4592":"伊斯兰概念","SG9999015978.USD":"利安颠覆性创新基金A","LU2602419157.SGD":"HSBC ISLAMIC GLOBAL EQUITY INDEX \"AC\" (SGD) ACC","BK4585":"ETF&股票定投概念","BK4555":"新能源车","LU0943347566.SGD":"安联收益及增长平衡基金AM H2-SGD","LU1720051108.HKD":"ALLIANZ GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE \"AT\" (HKD) ACC","LU0234572021.USD":"高盛美国核心股票组合Acc","LU1914381329.SGD":"Allianz Best Styles Global Equity Cl ET Acc H2-SGD","LU1861559042.SGD":"日兴方舟颠覆性创新基金B SGD","LU1429558221.USD":"Natixis Loomis Sayles US Growth Equity RA USD","LU0823411888.USD":"法巴消费创新基金 Cap","LU1435385759.SGD":"Natixis Loomis Sayles US Growth Equity RA SGD-H","LU1551013342.USD":"Allianz Income and Growth Cl AMg2 DIS USD","BK4527":"明星科技股"},"source_url":"https://dowjonesnews.com/newdjn/logon.aspx?AL=N","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2449217260","content_text":"Shares of Tesla Inc. battled through a seesaw start to close higher Friday, extending their longest winning streak in more than a year and turning positive for 2024.The win streak kicked off on June 25 and the stock’s rally accelerated earlier this week after Tesla’s surprisingly strong second-quarter deliveries data.The stock $(TSLA)$ rose 2.1% Friday to $251.52, its highest close since Dec. 28, when it closed at $253.18. That brought Tesla’s year-to-date gains to 1.2%, its first time in the green this year.Within an hour after the opening bell, the stock was down as much as 1.6% and up as much as 2.5%.Friday's close notched an eighth straight daily gain for Tesla, its longest such streak since the 13-day stretch that ended June 13, 2023.The stock has soared 38% during its current win streak, its best eight-day performance since it ran up 39.6% in the eight days through Nov. 1, 2021.With about 3.2 billion shares outstanding, the company's current market capitalization is about $802 billion. That compares with its 2024 market-cap low of about $453 billion, which was seen when the stock closed at a 15-month low of $142.05 on April 22.Meanwhile, Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives thinks Tesla's stock can still go a lot higher: He has a $300 target for Tesla shares, which implies 22% upside from current levels.One reason Ives is so bullish is that he believes Tesla's robotaxi-focused event on Aug. 8 will be a \"key historical moment\" for the company, as it will highlight its full-self-driving ambitions.Another reason for his bullishness is that artificial intelligence is a key part of Tesla's vision of an autonomous future, which he believes investors have yet to fully grasp.\"The key for Tesla's stock looking ahead is [Wall] Street recognizing that Tesla is the most undervalued AI play in the market in our view, with a historical Robotaxi Day ahead for [Chief Executive Elon] Musk and Tesla on August 8 that will lay the yellow brick road to FSD and an autonomous future,\" Ives wrote in a note to clients.Analysts at TPH said in a note Friday that they expect consensus estimates for Tesla's quarterly earnings to \"continue to rise\" on the higher deliveries and energy-storage estimates.Tesla is set to report second-quarter results on July 23 after the bell.Analysts polled by FactSet expect the EV maker to report adjusted earnings of 60 cents a share on sales of $24 billion. 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