Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) has lost its ‘Buy’ rating from Bank of America on growing risks around product execution ahead.
Bank of America bumped Elon Musk’s electric vehicle giant to a ‘hold’ rating in a note, suggesting catalysts around future growth had now been fully realized.
Though the bank lifted Tesla share price target from US$400 to US$490, analysts added the stock was already trading at a level reflecting potential around future products.
This included opportunities within its core auto, Robotaxi, Optimus humanoid robot and energy generation and storage businesses.
Instead, “execution risks” had emerged, such as issues within Tesla’s robotaxi wing initially after its planned launch this year.
“The roll-out will likely be slow at first and per mile costs will be elevated,” Bank of America said, before “sizable” advantages through not using drivers appeared.
Tesla’s full-self driving technology was also only in the early stages of being monetized, with an estimated 23 million vehicles expected to have the feature by 2030, before 75 million in 2040.
Execution threatened to hamper catalysts ahead as a result, Bank of America added, which also included the likes of new low-cost Tesla model releases this year.
Shares fell 3.5% to US$396.62 on Tuesday.