Ben Kallo

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) investors weren’t thrilled Wednesday evening when CFO Deepak Ahuja announced his second retirement in two years. The stock immediately suffered a 4-percent pullback in after-hours trading. The announcement was made as the company's earnings call concluded. Ahuja...

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) was off to a horrible start to 2019 on Wednesday after the company reported a fourth-quarter deliveries miss that sent the stock tumbling. Tesla shares were down again Thursday, and several additional Wall Street analysts have weighed in on what Tesla’s...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) plunged more than 6 percent Friday on the announced departures of its chief accounting officer and head of human resources. Despite anticipated overhang from the firm’s high rate of executive turnover, one analyst regards the phenomenon positively. The Analyst ...

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) shares have made a steep, 22-percent slide since the start of the month as negative policy plays out in China. Multiple analysts have jumped ship, but Baird Equity Research intends to ride it out.  The Rating Analyst Ben Kallo maintained an Outperform on...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) bolstered Baird’s bullishness during a Tuesday shareholder meeting by affirming its pace to meet Model 3 production milestones this quarter and become cash-flow and GAAP net income positive in the back half of the year. The Rating Baird Equity Research analysts Ben...

Cabot Corp (NYSE: CBT) is likely to benefit from favorable market conditions, according to Baird.  The Analyst Analyst Ben Kallo upgraded Cabot from Neutral to Outperform and increased the price target from $67 to $72. The Thesis The recent tailwinds in the carbon black market —...

​Despite missing Street delivery estimates and exceeding production expectations, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) reiterated annual guidance on Model S and X deliveries and a second-quarter production target of 5,000 Model 3s per week. Not only that, but Tesla said it could achieve its goals without a...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) peaked 7.2 percent higher Tuesday after posting first-quarter figures in Model 3 deliveries, production and production rate. Here is early analysis of the report. The Miss Wasn’t That Bad The firm closed the quarter producing 2,020 Model 3s per week against guidance...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) is down 15.6 percent month-over-month as investors brace for poor Model 3 rollout rates. But some analysts expect a trouncing of low expectations. The Rating Baird Equity Research analysts Ben Kallo and David Katter maintained an Outperform rating on Tesla with a $411...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) posted marginal top- and bottom-line beats in its Wednesday earnings report, and traders retreated Thursday with a 5-percent pullback. Analysts reflected on the quarter with similar ambivalence. The Cash Situation Nomura analyst Romit Shah considered the report decidedly...

The market’s historic sell-off on Monday certainly got the attention of investors. It also got the attention of market experts and analysts, many of whom took the opportunity to weigh in on what the sell-off means and how traders should react. Here’s a rundown of what Wall Street had to...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) skeptics have long anticipated the defection of CEO Elon Musk to the peripheral ventures of SpaceX and The Boring Company. Musk’s departure, they’ve said, would derail Tesla's leader-centric story. But the auto and electric power company challenged the bear...

A Baird analyst said he's a buyer of Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) at current levels, with several impending catalysts offering a reason to look at the chemical manufacturer.  The Analyst Baird analyst Ben Kallo upgraded Albemarle from Neutral to Outperform and increased the...

Premised on a continued improvement in sentiment, Baird upgraded shares of SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR) The Analyst Baird analyst Ben Kallo upgrades shares of SunPower from Neutral to Outperform and upped his price target from $7 to $10. The Thesis Sentiment toward SunPower stock should...

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) has won a top-notch rating from Baird.  The Analyst Baird analyst Ben Kallo upgraded shares of First Solar from Neutral to Outperform and increased the price target from $69 to $82. The Thesis Analyst Kallo said  First Solar is his favorite solar name...