Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, electric vehicle operator Tesla Motors (TSLA +0.69%) has received a distressing two-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Tesla and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Tesla facts
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Headquarters |
Palo Alto, Calif. (2003) |
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Market Cap |
$6.3 billion |
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Industry |
Automobile manufacturers |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$413.3 million |
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Management |
Co-Founder/Chairman/CEO Elon Musk CFO Deepak Ahuja |
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Return on Capital (average, past 3 years) |
(45.9%) |
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Cash/Debt |
$201.9 million / $466.7 million |
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Competitors |
General Motors Pininfarina Toyota Motor |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 34% of the 1,304 members who have rated Tesla believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, TMFrank, touched on Tesla's seemingly unsustainable valuation:
Just plain expensive. This company might have some big growth ahead -- but not this much. There are still enormous questions about the feasibility of the electric vehicles. Don't get me wrong, it could work out, but there's still a high probability of failure that the price doesn't reflect.
