When isn’t Tesla’s stock a lightning rod for sharp opinions from both bulls and bears!? Now is one of those moments where views from each passionate camp are coming in hot and heavy. On the one side, you have a Tesla retail investor like Alexandra Merz saying on the Opening Bid podcast that Tesla’s stock is severely undervalued. “I’m very convinced this [stock] goes to $5,000 or $10,000 [long-term] once people understand what Tesla is all about,” Merz said. On the other side of the coin there are those less enthusiastic about the stock as Elon Musk voices continued support for former President Donald Trump. The company is also dealing with more sluggish sales of EVs as hybrids return to the forefront. So who is right and who is wrong on Tesla’s wild stock? Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi goes in-depth with Gerber Kawasaki Co-Founder, CEO and CIO Ross Gerber. Gerber is a Tesla investor, but has had no problems calling out the company’s problems…and Musk.

Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid, brings you a high-octane take on the freshest analyst calls, wildest stock moves and shrewdest commentary in the business world. Executive Editor Brian Sozzi puts Wall Street's finest through their paces in this essential conversation for every investor - before the stock market opens.

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00:00-Ross Gerber joins Opening Bid

00:15-Market Minute

03:00-Tesla evaluation on X is just wrong

08:30-How do we know the robots won't kill us?

12:00-EV loving liberals trumped by magas and Trump

16:40-Sensitive innovators

20:00-The Nvidia guy

Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid is hosted by Brian Sozzi, and produced by Alexander Frangeskides and Rachael Lewis-Krisky.

As the co-founder, president, and CEO of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth and Investment Management, Ross Gerber and his team oversee $2.2 billion in investments. He is also a regular media contributor, and his company is very popular on social media.

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