Elon Musk Under Fire as Tesla Battles Image Crisis and Market Setbacks

May 18, 2025

Leadership Challenges Trigger International Boycotts and Sharp Sales Drop

Ex-Executive Speaks Out: Recently terminated Tesla official Matthew LaBrot has publicly criticized Elon Musk, blaming the CEO's divisive behavior and controversial persona for hindering the company's growth and harming its sales performance.

Tesla Takedown' Gathers Steam: An emerging global activist campaign, known as 'Tesla Takedown', is orchestrating protests at Tesla retail locations across several countries, calling on consumers to cut ties with the brand and questioning Musk's political positions.

European Market Recoil: Consumer trust in key European nations such as Germany and France is declining, leading to substantial drops in Tesla's regional sales amid backlash tied to Musk's polarizing public image.

Spikes in Hostile Acts: An uptick in targeted vandalism and arson incidents involving Tesla facilities and vehicles has been reported across North America and Europe, illustrating the intensifying public unrest toward the company's leadership.

Market Performance Falters: Amid rising criticism and shrinking demand, Tesla's stock has taken a considerable hit, sparking concerns among shareholders and weakening its financial standing on global markets.

https://www.thestreet.com/technology/elon-musk-gets-devastating-news-as-the-anti-tesla-catches-on

Over the current book year the company from Austin's total revenue could be around 97.4 billion USD (consensus estimates). This is slightly lower than 2025's revenue of 97.69 billion USD.

Historical revenues and results Tesla plus estimates 2025

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The analysts expect for 2025 a net profit of 6.97 billion USD. The majority of the analysts expects for this year a profit per share of 1.98 USD. The PE-ratio therefore is a significant 176.76.

For this year analysts don't expect the company to pay a dividend. The average dividend yield of the automobile producers equals an attractive4.58 percent.

Based on the current number of outstanding shares Tesla's market capitalization is 1114.69 billion USD.

Historical stock prices Tesla

On Friday, the stock closed at 349.98 USD.

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