Analysts at Deutsche Bank boosted their price target on shares of Tesla,saying the world’s shift to electric vehicles could help “extend Tesla’s EV lead considerably.”
The stock price target was raised to $1,200 from $1,000. For comparison, Wedbush and Jefferies analysts have price targets on Tesla of $1,400, while Piper Sandler’s target is $1,300.
Tesla (ticker: TSLA) shares rose 0.6% in premarket trading Friday to $1,076.73. The stock has risen 52% in 2021.
In a note dated Friday, Deutsche Bank, which reiterated its Buy rating on the stock, said it continues to believe “Tesla’s trajectory for its battery technology, capacity and especially cost could help accelerate the world’s shift to electric vehicles and extend Tesla’s EV lead considerably.”
The analysts said 2022 could be a “pivotal year for Tesla’s future growth and profitability,” citing the ramp-up of two new assembly plants, one in Berlin and the other in Austin, Texas, among other catalysts.
Deutsche Bank raised its estimate on Tesla’s fourth-quarter deliveries to 282,000 units from 268,000, reflecting stronger Model 3 and Model Y deliveries in China. The analysts boosted their fourth-quarter revenue estimate at the EV giant to $16.1 billion from $15.4 billion based on higher volumes. Per-share earnings were lifted to $2.46 a share from $2.22.
Analysts at FactSet forecast fourth-quarter revenue of $15.5 billion and earnings of $1.92 a share.
Wall Street is calling for 267,000 vehicle deliveries in the fourth quarter, according to FactSet. That would be a record and up from the 241,300 delivered in the third quarter of 2020.
Tesla needs to deliver 272,650 vehicles to hit 900,000 for all of 2021, writes Al Root of Barron’s. He noted that Tesla delivered about 500,000 vehicles in 2020.
Deutsche Bank is modeling 1.47 million units in deliveries for all of 2022, “and with further upside potential depending on chip availability,” the analysts wrote.
Wall Street is currently projecting deliveries of about 1.42 million vehicles, including 296,000 in the first quarter.