Alexander Potter

Analysts are out with their reactions to Tesla Inc's (NASDAQ: TSLA)highly anticipated Battery Day.  The Tesla Analysts: Piper Sandler analyst Alexander Potter has an Overweight rating on Tesla with a $515 price target. Needham analyst Rajvindra Gill has an Underperform rating.  Credit...

Tesla Inc's (NASDAQ: TSLA) energy segment and CEO Elon Musk's 2018 compensation plan are two poorly understood facets of the electric vehicle manufacturer's business, according to Piper Sandler.  The Tesla Analyst: Alexander Potter maintained an Overweight rating on...

Ride-hailing company Lyft Inc (NASDAQ: LYFT) reported second-quarter results that immediately sent shares trading higher. But the stock reversed course and dipped into negative territory as the company acknowledged it may need to pause its operations in California. The Analysts CFRA analyst...

Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Nio Inc – ADR (NYSE: NIO) reported Tuesday with forecast-beating second-quarter results and issued a strong third-quarter outlook.  The Nio Analysts: Piper Sandler analyst Alexander Potter reiterated a Neutral rating on Nio and ...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) can generate operating margins in the mid-20s due to its full self-driving software, according to Piper Sandler. The Tesla Analyst: Alexander Potter maintained an Overweight rating for Tesla and raised the price target from $939 to $2,322. The Tesla Thesis: Tesla...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares gained 13.5% on Friday morning after the company reported first-quarter vehicle delivery numbers that weren’t as bad as many investors had feared. Tesla delivered 88,400 vehicles in the first quarter of 2020, up 40.3% from a year ago and well ahead of consensus...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock will go higher because of the electric car maker's ability to provide customers with the ability to generate and store the power to run its vehicles, according to a Piper Sandler analyst. The Tesla Analyst Piper Sandler's Alexander Potter raised the price...

The list of high-profile executive departures from Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) grew even larger with perhaps the most notable name to date: co-founder and Chief Technology Officer J.B. Straubel. What Happened Straubel was part of Tesla's founding team, and as CTO he oversaw new...

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) lost an advocate Tuesday as a two-year bull confessed few upside catalysts. The Rating Piper Jaffray analysts Alexander Potter and Winnie Dong downgraded Ford to Neutral and decreased their price target from $14 to $12. The Thesis While Ford’s experience in...

Foreign automakers have long been disincentivized to sell in China, where imports see a 25-percent tax and locally produced cars must be sold through 50/50 joint ventures with domestic entities. But the Chinese government, prioritizing a shift from fossil-fuel to electric vehicles, is reportedly...

Citing hands-on experience driving a Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) vehicle for seven months and the investor meetings conducted with the company, Piper Jaffray upgraded its shares to Overweight and lifted its price target. Captivating Experience Analyst Alexander Potter views Tesla as conjuring up...

Navistar International Corp(NYSE: NAV) is mostly out of the woods, but the macro environment won't cooperate. Piper Jaffray's Alexander Potter downgraded the company to Neutral and cut his price target from $14.00 to $11.50. Navistar has meandered through a tough period that would have driven many...

Piper Jaffray's Alexander Potter initiated Autoliv Inc. (NYSE: ALV) at Neutral with a price target of $123.00. Autoliv "exhibits an above-average growth profile," said Potter. The analyst attributed the company's strength partly due to the trend toward self-driving vehicles, "which supports secular...

Piper Jaffray started Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) with an Overweight rating and $17 price target on "fair outlook, big balance sheet and 4.5 percent dividend yield." "While the U.S. auto cycle is undeniably 'long in the tooth,' this doesn't necessarily imply an impending drop in vehicle sales....