Tesla shares rose early Tuesday after gaining on Monday, but gains didn’t last as the car maker tries to come out of its post-earnings dip. Shares of the electric-vehicle maker traded as high as $326.

Tesla faces declining sales, contracting margins, and brand damage, with increased competition eroding its market share in Europe and California.

Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) climbed higher on Monday. The electric vehicle (EV) maker's stock gained 3% as of market close, but had jumped as much as 4.6% earlier in the day. The spike comes as the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) was flat and the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) rose 0.3%.

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Tesla shares plunged as much as 10% in early trading Thursday as investors digested another dismal quarter of car sales – and CEO Elon Musk’s admission that slump may not end anytime soon.

Tesla's valuation gains today follow a bigger sell-off in yesterday's trading that was spurred by disappointing second-quarter results and comments from management suggesting that performance headwinds could continue in the near term. The company's share price has seen some big swings in 2025, and is down roughly 21% year to date with today's pop.

President Donald Trump took a break from his bitter public feud with Elon Musk by offering support to Tesla in an early morning post on Truth Social.

Tesla shares tumbled in extended trading Wednesday after the EV maker's quarterly results fell short of Wall Street’s expectations and CEO Elon Musk warned of a "few rough quarters" ahead. Monitor these key chart levels.

Tesla has normally been a good investment. While it hasn't always outperformed the market, the automotive stock has generated returns of around 1,700% over the past decade, while the S&P is up around 200% over that time frame. Tesla's good years have more than outweighed the bad ones during that stretch.

Elon Musk's electric-vehicle maker reported a 12% drop in quarterly revenue, and a steeper decline in net income. + Musk highlighted plans to release a lower-priced Model Y electric vehicle, spoke about his hopes for a new pay package and talked up plans to roll out Tesla robotaxis more widely.

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Tesla also faces challenges with its robotaxi offering, but it's well positioned, provided it can demonstrate safety and efficacy. Funnily enough, it could be argued that Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) isn't really a pure EV company either.