Tesla Surges 10% Friday, On Track For 2025's Best Week As Robotaxi Hype Builds

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock surged 10% to $285.50 Friday afternoon, heading to its best weekly performance of 2025 with a 24% gain, even as broader markets paused a three-day rally amid renewed U.S.-China trade uncertainty.

What To Know: Investor enthusiasm around Tesla this week was fueled by a mix of policy support and strategic company moves. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a new regulatory framework aimed at easing development hurdles for autonomous vehicles, seen as a win for Tesla's robotaxi ambitions.

Meanwhile, Tesla rolled out aggressive new promotions to revive sluggish domestic sales, including free Full Self-Driving transfers and 0% APR financing on select models. These incentives arrive as Tesla battles falling demand and a 71% plunge in first-quarter profits.

The company also introduced a lower-cost Cybertruck and reaffirmed plans to release affordable models in 2025. Despite the weak quarter, analyst firms like Piper Sandler and Wedbush remain bullish, maintaining targets of $400 and $350 respectively, citing Tesla's potential in autonomy and new product launches.

However, some investors, like Gary Black, voiced skepticism about the robotaxi rollout's near-term valuation impact, calling the upcoming limited launch in Austin a "non-event."

Tesla is also contending with rising insurance costs, vandalism and protests, which it formally acknowledged as risks in a new SEC filing.

Nonetheless, optimism persisted with 2025’s best week for Tesla shares as the company plans a broader rollout of its supervised ride-hailing service and a focus on production ramp-ups for its next-generation vehicles.

With the regulatory environment evolving and Tesla shifting its marketing approach, the coming months could prove pivotal for the EV giant's trajectory.

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How To Buy TSLA Stock

Besides going to a brokerage platform to purchase a share – or fractional share – of stock, you can also gain access to shares either by buying an exchange traded fund (ETF) that holds the stock itself, or by allocating yourself to a strategy in your 401(k) that would seek to acquire shares in a mutual fund or other instrument.

For example, in Tesla's case, it is in the Consumer Discretionary sector. An ETF will likely hold shares in many liquid and large companies that help track that sector, allowing an investor to gain exposure to the trends within that segment.

According to data from Benzinga Pro, TSLA has a 52-week high of $488.54 and a 52-week low of $166.37.

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