Could Buying Tesla Stock Today Be the Smartest Decision You Make This Year?

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is one of the best-performing stocks of the last 10 years, up close to 2,000% for shareholders and crushing the broad market averages. The last three years have been more painful. Still up 40%, Tesla has trailed the Nasdaq 100 Index's 88% cumulative return in the last three years, with struggles hitting the leader in electric vehicles (EVs) because of market share losses, shrinking margins, and recent product flops.Down around 14% this year, investors are beginning to doubt Elon Musk and Tesla stock again. This should have contrarian investors perked up at a potential buying opportunity as most shy away from the once winning stock. Would buying Tesla stock be the smartest decision you make this year to bet against these doubters? Let's dig into the numbers and investigate further.The bulk of Tesla's past stock performance has come from the growth of its EV division. Pioneering the industry, Tesla dominated new EV sales for a few years with its Model 3 and Y concepts, leading revenue to come close to $100 billion and operating income to soar past $10 billion. Now, these figures are all moving in the wrong direction.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool