Earlier this week, Tesla Inc. (Nasdaq: TSLA) reported strong fourth-quarter earnings.

You may feel tempted to buy shares now. But I would advise against it.

That’s because Tesla faces tough competition from automakers such as Ford and General Motors.

In today’s video, Steve Fernandez and I discuss how other companies could steal some of Tesla’s market share.

(If you’d prefer to read a transcript, click here.)

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Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBY), the retail chain operator, is up 13% as part of a rebound from Thursday. The initial drop was due to Moody’s cutting its corporate credit rating to B1 from Ba3 following a Q3 report of widening losses.

 

ChargePoint Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CHPT) provides electric vehicle charging networks and charging solutions in the U.S. The stock is up 9% after JPMorgan Chase upgraded its rating on the stock, citing increased confidence in the electric-vehicle charging industry.