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With the newly identified omicron variant driving stock market volatility, meme stocks Tesla, Inc. (TSLA – Get Rating), AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (AMC – Get Rating), and GameStop Corp. (GME – Get Rating) are best avoided now. Wall Street analysts expect these stocks to continue to retreat in the near term.
Tesla, Inc. (TSLA – Get Rating)
This EV manufacturing behemoth does not need any introduction. Palo Alto-Calif.-based TSLA sells EVs, electric generation systems, and storage systems globally. The company operates through the segments Automotive, and Energy Generation and Storage.
In September, Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, encouraged shareholders of TSLA to join a class-action lawsuit regarding the formal investigation underway about the company’s Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS). The investigation was formally announced on August 16 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), following collisions with parked emergency vehicles. The company is also under investigation by several other law firms, including Pomerantz LLP, the Schall Law Firm, and Glancy Prongay, and Murray LLP.
For the fiscal third quarter ended September 30, TSLA’s total cost of revenues increased 50.5% year-over-year to $10.10 billion. Its total operating expenses rose 32.1% from the prior-year quarter to $1.66 billion. And for the nine months ended September 30, the company’s net cash provided by financing activities decreased 154.2% from the same period last year to a negative $3.95 billion.
The Street’s $8.17 EPS estimate for the next year (fiscal 2022) indicates an increase of 34.8% from the current year.
The stock has declined 16.9% in price over the past month and 10.7% over the past five days to close Friday’s trading session at $1,014.97.
Of the 25 Wall Street analysts rating TSLA, seven have rated it Sell, 12 rated it Buy, and six rated it Hold. The 12-month median price target of $938.52 indicates a 7.5% potential downside. The price targets range from a high of $1,485 to a low of $215.00.
This bleak outlook is reflected in TSLA’s POWR Ratings. The stock has a Value grade of F and a Stability grade of D. In the 64-stock Auto & Vehicle Manufacturers industry, it is ranked #29. The industry is rated F. The POWR Ratings are calculated by considering 118 distinct factors, with each factor weighted to an optimal degree.
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AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (AMC – Get Rating)
Leawood, Kans.-based AMC operates in the theatrical exhibition business. The company owns, operates, or has interests in theaters. It functions across several theaters and screens in the United States and globally.
On November 15, law firm Miller Shah LLP issued a notice stating a class action lawsuit settlement, with a February 10, 2022, hearing date given. According to the settlement, AMC, on behalf of all defendants, is expected to pay $18 million in exchange for the dismissal of the suit without any lingering prejudice.
AMC’s operating costs and expenses increased…
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