A recent research note from Morgan Stanley dubbed Tesla the "world's most important auto maker", on account of its innovation in the area of electric vehicles, autonomous cars and connectivity. Could there be another reason for such enthusiasm?
Observers will remember that earlier this year, Morgan Stanley raised its share price for Tesla to $320 per share, amid talk of Tesla disrupting the energy sector with is new battery-producing gigafactory. One day after that, Tesla announced a $1.6 billion debt offering underwritten by…Morgan Stanley.
In the case of the $320 share price target, analyst Adam Jonas was wildly optimistic about Tesla, even suggesting that the company could help bring about a "utopian society" by 2026. Jonas is also the same analyst labeling Tesla as the most important car maker…in the wuurrlld.
Coincdence? A massive breach of the Chinese Wall? Or a symptom of a press corp that is near-universal in its reluctance to "disrupt" Tesla's brilliant PR narrative (hip, successful entrepeneur from Silcion Valley looking to topple one of Industrial America's most sclerotic, antiquated industries)? Likely a combination of all three. Or, tell me why I'm wrong in the comments.
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