Tesla ( NASDAQ:TSLA) is up 103% in the past year, and the vast majority of those gains — about 70% — have been since Trump won the 2024 election. Investors now see Elon Musk as a heavyweight in policy decisions and many now even call him the co-president. TSLA stock now trades at $424 with a $1.33 trillion valuation.

Tesla Inc.’s stock shed early gains Tuesday that came on expectations that Chief Executive Elon Musk’s close relationship with the new administration will help the electric-vehicle maker, with sentiment further buoyed by a bullish note from Piper Sandler.

Piper Sandler analyst Alexander Potter on Monday raised his price target on Tesla stock to $500 from $315, citing his belief that Tesla will shift away from launching new EVs and instead focus on "popularizing" its autonomous driving software called Full Self-Driving (FSD).