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Top 3 Reasons NOT to Buy Tesla Stock

Tesla stock is on fire in 2023, but the business tells us a different story.

By Travis Hoium – Dec 18, 2023 at 9:13AM EST

Tesla's (TSLA 0.96%) stock is up 135% in 2023, but the company's performance doesn't match the stock. Margins are down, FSD continues to be a year away, and billions are being bet on products that will take years to be proven out.

In this video, Travis Hoium covers the reasons not to buy Tesla's stock.

*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of Dec. 15, 2023. The video was published on Dec. 17, 2023.

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Travis Hoium
Travis Hoium is a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst covering solar energy, technology, and growth stocks. Before The Motley Fool, Travis was a mechanical engineer at 3M and founded a virtual reality company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Minnesota.
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Stocks Mentioned

Tesla Stock Quote
Tesla
NASDAQ: TSLA
$391.54
(-0.88%)-$3.47
Ford Motor Company Stock Quote
Ford Motor Company
NYSE: F
$11.68
(-3.03%)-$0.37
General Motors Stock Quote
General Motors
NYSE: GM
$72.30
(-1.57%)-$1.15

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