Friday, February 28, 2020

"Ron Baron Believes Tesla Could Be Worth $1.5 Trillion In 2030" (TSLA)

We've bemusedly visited Mr. Baron a few times on this topic, links after the jump.
From OilPrice:
Billionaire investor Ron Baron believes that Tesla could be worth as much as US$1.5 trillion by 2030, because the recent stock rally and revenue rise is “only the beginning,” Baron, whose funds hold Tesla shares, told Barron’s in an interview published on Friday.

Baron, whose funds hold 1.62 million Tesla shares, thinks that Tesla’s recent stock rally is just the beginning as Elon Musk’s EV manufacturer is set to grow its revenues and operating profits exponentially over the next ten years.

Baron is a long-term investor and his funds bought almost all Tesla shares that they currently hold between 2014 and 2016, at a total cost of US$355 million. Baron doesn’t plan to divest any Tesla stock anytime soon because he believes the company has a lot more potential and is racing ahead of the competition on the EV market.

“We’re going to make 10 times our money from here,” Baron told Barron’s, referring to his funds’ holdings of Tesla stock.

According to the investor, Tesla—which increased annual revenues from US$2.5 billion in 2013 to US$25 billion in 2019—could book revenues of US$33 billion this year. In 2024, Tesla’s revenue could jump to US$100 billion-US$125 billion, and the company could be worth US$300 billion-US$400 billion, compared to US$150 billion currently....
....MUCH MORE

Tesla is down $29.00 at $650.00 on a generally down day (DJIA off 990.50 etc.)
Previously:
February 4
 Ron Baron Sees Tesla at $1 Trillion Revenues, Stock Crosses $900 Pre-Market (TSLA) 
I giggled, just a little, typing that headline.
It was a manly giggle. 
February 4 
CORRECTED—"Tesla investor Ron Baron sees $1 trillion in revenue in 10 years — and that won’t be the end" (TSLA)
June 2017
More on Ron Baron's "Tesla to $1000" Call (TSLA)
June 2017
Tesla to $1000; "Bitcoin May Hit $1,000,000"; Act Now Before It's Too Late! (and potcoin)