Tesla Inc.’s shares are on a tear this year, pushing its market value closer to that of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. — the fifth most-valuable US company.
(Bloomberg) — Tesla Inc.’s shares are on a tear this year, pushing its market value closer to that of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. — the fifth most-valuable US company.
After more than doubling since a Jan. 6 intraday low, the electric-car maker’s stock rose 1.6% in US premarket trading on Tuesday. The shares have been boosted by returning appetite for riskier growth stocks amid signs of economic strength and as the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate increases are better priced in.
As of Monday’s close, Tesla was valued at about $657 billion, closing in on Berkshire Hathaway’s $669 billion.
The rally has made Tesla the sixth most valuable public company in the United States, up from 14th about two months earlier. It has also helped Elon Musk regain his spot as the world’s richest person, after briefly losing the title to France’s Bernard Arnault.
The next likely catalyst for the stock is on March 1, when Tesla is slated to host its much-anticipated investor day.
–With assistance from Esha Dey.
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