Tesla stock jumps to another high as Mizuho more than doubles price target to $515

Tesla stock (TSLA) pushed higher on Tuesday, hitting another record and adding to monster end-of-year gains as another Wall Street analyst says there’s more room to run.

Tesla shares jumped 3.6%, closing over $479 per share. The stock is up nearly 20% in the past five days, reflecting positive news reports regarding Tesla’s — and CEO Elon Musk’s — connection to President-elect Donald Trump.

Tesla stock is now up over 85% since Election Day.

The latest analyst to weigh in is Vijay Rakesh of Mizuho Securities, who upgraded Tesla to Outperform from Neutral and more than doubled his price target to $515 from $230.

Citing “idiosyncratic tailwinds,” Rakesh like other analysts, believes loosening autonomous driving rules from the…

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