Even CEO Elon Musk bought roughly $1 billion of Tesla stock in September at share prices ranging from $372 to $396. The timing of all these buys is telling, as Tesla hits important milestones in ramping up its robotaxi service.<\/p>\n
Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now, when you join Stock Advisor. See the stocks \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n Image source: Tesla.<\/p>\n Big money is betting on Tesla’s AI<\/p>\n Tesla has been operating a small fleet of robotaxis in Austin and San Francisco since the middle of last year. Until recently, these rides included a human safety monitor in the vehicle to take over if the car made a wrong move. But Tesla apparently has accumulated enough data to feel confident that its self-driving cars are safe, as it has just started offering unsupervised rides in Austin.<\/p>\n In fact, Tesla’s robotaxis might already be safer than human drivers. Digital insurer Lemonade recently announced it would lower insurance rates for Tesla owners, citing data that Tesla’s full self-driving (FSD) feature reduces accident rates. These developments could clear the way for Tesla to obtain regulatory clearance to expand its fleet in 2026.<\/p>\n Wall Street pros also might like Tesla’s transition to a recurring revenue model. Starting Feb. 14, it will only offer the FSD add-on for its electric cars via a monthly subscription. The company plans to increase subscription fees over time as FSD improves, signaling its focus on high-margin services to drive growth.<\/p>\n Recurring revenue and higher margins from ride fees are expected to significantly boost Tesla<\/a>‘s profitability. The consensus analyst estimate calls for Tesla’s earnings per share to nearly double over the next two years. This explains why these big institutional investors (and Elon Musk<\/a>) were buying shares in the third quarter.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t miss this second chance at a potentially lucrative opportunity<\/p>\n Ever feel like you missed the boat in buying the most successful stocks? Then you\u2019ll want to hear this.<\/p>\n On rare occasions, our expert team of analysts issues a \u201cDouble Down\u201d stock<\/a> recommendation for companies that they think are about to pop. If you\u2019re worried you\u2019ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it\u2019s too late. And the numbers speak for themselves:<\/p>\n Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, you\u2019d have $483,652!* Right now, we\u2019re issuing \u201cDouble Down\u201d alerts for three incredible companies, available when you join Stock Advisor, and there may not be another chance like this anytime soon.<\/p>\n See the 3 stocks \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n *Stock Advisor returns as of January 27, 2026. <\/p>\n John Ballard<\/a> has positions in Tesla. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Lemonade and Tesla. The Motley Fool recommends BlackRock. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Key Points Wall Street’s big money clearly views Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) as much more than a car company.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":221028,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[365,363,364,111,139,69,145],"class_list":{"0":"post-255303","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-artificial-intelligence","8":"tag-ai","9":"tag-artificial-intelligence","10":"tag-artificialintelligence","11":"tag-new-zealand","12":"tag-newzealand","13":"tag-nz","14":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255303"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255303\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/221028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=255303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=255303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Two](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769575213_782_.jpeg\"\/)
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