Investment Rating - The report maintains a Neutral rating on Tesla Inc (TSLA) with a 12-month price target of 250,representinga17213.65 [1][24] Core Views - Tesla is well-positioned for long-term growth due to its leadership in EVs, technical capabilities in AI, software, and hardware, and its ability to benefit from a full set of solutions including charging and storage [24] - Key debates include Tesla's ability to meet FSD performance and vehicle delivery growth targets for 2025, and the sustainability of margins [1][30] - The ramp in FSD is expected to take longer than Tesla's current targets, and auto fundamentals could remain volatile in the near-term with lower pricing/incentives as a headwind [24] Financial Performance - Tesla reported Q3 2024 revenue of 25.2billion,10.72, 0.13abovetheStreetestimate[1]−Automotivenon−GAAPgrossmargin(includingSBCandexcludingregulatorycredits)was17.120.016 billion, up 1% QoQ and 2% YoY, with regulatory credit sales of 739million[23]−EnergyGenerationandStoragerevenuewas2.376 billion, down 21% QoQ but up 52% YoY, with a record gross margin of over 30% [23] - Service and Other revenue was 2.790billion,up7250 is based on 65X applied to Q5-Q8E EPS including SBC [36] - 2024/2025/2026 EPS estimates including SBC were raised to 2.03/3.00/4.25from1.80/2.95/4.20, driven primarily by higher gross margins and regulatory credit revenue [35]