Well-Known Investor Buys TSLA Stock

Prominent investor Bill Baruch yesterday told CNBC that he had increased his stake in Tesla (TSLA).

Baruch, the founder and president of Blue Line Futures, predicted that the performance of TSLA stock would improve in the second half of this year.

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Baruch decided to buy more TSLA stock because his exposure to it was relatively low, compared to the other names in his portfolio. Additionally, the investor was attracted to TSLA because he thinks that it is creating “a little bit of a base.”

He also believes that the shares can climb going forward because other large EV makers, such as China-based BYD (BYDDY), have managed to rise significantly in recent weeks.

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Analysts, on average, expect the EV maker’s earnings per share to fall to $1.91 in 2025, versus the $2.42 of EPS that it generated in 2024. However, the mean estimate calls for its EPS to climb to $2.91 in 2026.

In the last month, the shares have added 1%, while they have sunk 27% in the last three months.

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Disclosure: The author owns shares of BYDDY but has no intention of trading them in the next 48 hours. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey