Tesla Stock Is Down 28%. Time to Buy the Dip?

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been one of 2025's worst-performing megacap stocks, with shares down by a whopping 28% year to date, compared to the S&P 500's decline of 7% over the same period. The electric automaker is facing a combination of rising competition and political pressure that is calling its persistently high valuation into question. However, while the short-term picture looks grim, Tesla remains a hugely innovative company that wants to use its legacy automotive business as a springboard to transition to next-generation technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), self-driving, and robotics. Let's dig deeper to see if this sell-off is a buying opportunity or a signal of more trouble ahead.A few years ago, Tesla was one of the hottest growth stocks on the market, driven by the successful launches of its Model 3 and Model Y, which are some of the most popular vehicles in the world. However, those days are long gone. Competition from traditional automakers and low-cost Chinese rivals makes Tesla look like another car company.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool