Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock has been on a wild ride in 2025, with shares gyrating between $220 and $430 since the year began. And while many investors believe those shares are overvalued right now, the electric vehicle (EV) company's growth story remains compelling. In fact, there are two encouraging reasons to buy more shares before its next earnings call, which is scheduled to take place in late July. Profitably investing in electric car stocks has proven difficult over the decades. Over the last 10 years alone, at least 30 EV makers have gone under. The most common reason for those failures hasn't been a lack of good ideas or viable products. Instead, most of them simply ran out of money before they could turn the corner to profitability. The amount of capital and time necessary to bring an electric vehicle to market is far greater than most consumers realize. Rivian and Lucid Motors, for example, took roughly a decade to go from the idea stages to actually producing and selling their first models. Tesla was launched in 2003, but its first model, the Roadster, didn't reach customers until 2008 -- and that was a fairly rapid evolution compared to its competitors. Still, the long delays that plagued its Cybertruck prove that even a mature company can have difficulties getting a new model to market on time.Continue reading

Nobody said investing in equities was easy, and that observation certainly holds when examining the investment proposition at Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) right now. There is a robust case for buying shares of the heavy machinery maker today, but there's one key thing investors will want to see before buying the stock.Despite a 10% year-over-year decrease in sales in the first quarter and a whopping 27% decline in operating profit, there's still a robust case for buying Caterpillar. It's based on three interconnected factors.Before supporting these points in detail, it's worth noting that Caterpillar generates the overwhelming majority of its sales through independent dealers to end users. The dealers manage their inventory of equipment, and the sales data in the chart below reflects their sales to end users.Continue reading

General Motors (NYSE: GM) may be an afterthought when it comes to investments for many, but it may also be the best automotive stock for investors to get their hands on today. Not only does the company thrive with sales of full-size trucks and SUVs, but it's making strong progress with electric vehicles (EVs) and returning value to shareholders at an impressive clip.Here are three reasons GM might be the next stock you want to buy.There are two primary ways for companies to return value to shareholders: through a dividend or through share repurchases. In the case of share repurchases, as the company buys back shares and retires them, the earnings per share increases, which drives the value up.Continue reading

Flying taxis are poised to revolutionize urban travel, and Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) is at the forefront. Archer develops cutting-edge electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (eVTOLs), or flying taxis, and plans to launch its service in the United Arab Emirates as early as this year.Archer is working toward certification in the U.S. and ramping up its manufacturing capabilities. It's also forming partnerships with cities and airlines to ensure that its flying taxi service takes flight. The technology is still in its early stages, and the next few years are crucial for its success. Here's what the next three years could have in store for Archer Aviation.Image source: Archer Aviation.Continue reading

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Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) investors have been very happy over the past month. The valuation of this electric car stock has surged by roughly 40%. Looking under the hood, however, it's easy to project significantly more growth to come. There are three major reasons investors should consider buying Rivian shares before the company's next earnings call, which is expected to occur sometime around Aug. 5. Rivian has been experiencing a period of sluggish sales growth in recent years. Its R1T model was released back in 2021, with the R1S variant launched the following year. Sales grew significantly after their launch, but with price tags that can approach $100,000 depending on options, the total addressable market for these vehicles was always rather small. Rivian's flatlining sales growth in recent years suggests the company has reached a level of market saturation with the only two vehicles in its lineup.Continue reading

A deal agreed in a far-off country was the spark that ignited chemical analysis device maker 908 Devices (NASDAQ: MASS) this week. The company's stock burned hot, finishing the period over 18% higher in price, according to data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence.Before market open on Wednesday, 908 Devices announced -- no doubt happily -- that the Romanian Customs Authority has deployed 27 of the company's MX908 devices throughout its organization. Image source: Getty Images.Continue reading

Dividend King Nordson (NASDAQ: NDSN) was looking impressively regal on the stock market over the past few days, thanks largely to quarterly results that satisfied investors. With that tailwind at its back, according to data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence, the diversified industrial conglomerate's shares finished the week almost 10% higher in price. Nordson's second quarter of fiscal 2025 earnings release, published following market close on Wednesday, showed that the company's total sales for the period were $683 million, an improvement over the $651 million it booked in the same quarter of fiscal 2024. They also topped the analyst consensus estimate of slightly under $673 million. Image source: Getty Images.Continue reading

Shares of Joby Aviation (NYSE: JOBY) soared as much as 26.8% this week, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The air taxi start-up is currently up 17.6% this week as of 3:47 p.m. ET on Friday, May 30. This increase is due to an announced investment from Toyota Motor into the company for a combined manufacturing partnership. The stock shot up on the announcement but has since given back some of its gains.Here's more about why Joby Aviation stock was soaring this week.On May 27, Joby Aviation announced a new investment of $250 million from Toyota Motor, which was part of a previously announced $500 million commitment from the automotive manufacturing giant. Joby Aviation is building an electric air taxi, and this money -- along with Toyota's expertise -- will help the company move through certification and try to get its manufacturing to scale.Continue reading

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