Unlike the rest of the group, Tesla is a richly valued, highly volatile stock that trades on hopes for the future rather than dominance in the present. Here’s how to value it.

"As a traditional investor, it doesn't fit any valuation system that makes any sense compared to any other stock," Ross Gerber said of Tesla.

One reason Tesla investors should sell into the stock’s recent bounce is because of all the “political noise” surrounding Chief Executive Elon Musk, one analyst says.

Kimbal Musk, the brother of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has been offloading shares of Tesla in recent months just as the stock has made a massive retreat from all-time highs. The electric vehicle maker, however briefly, had been among the select group of trillion-dollar companies following the stock’s post-U.S. presidential election surge.

After a slight rebound earlier this week, Tesla's TSLA stock is back to falling, keeping with its recent performance. Even U.S. President Donald Trump's purchase of one hasn’t done much to spark real momentum for the electric vehicle (EV) leader.

Tesla stock closed down 3% at $240.68, while the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.4% and 1.3%, respectively. Tesla stock rose 7.6% on Wednesday after gaining 3.8% o

Shares of electric carmaker Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) traded nearly 5% lower as of 11:24 a.m. ET today after analysts at JPMorgan Chase lowered their price target on the stock and maintained their sell rating.