(Updated to include Wedbush commentary)
Wedbush on Friday raised price target on Tesla (TSLA) to $500 from $350, saying the June launch will start the next era of growth for the company and Musk.
The brokerage said it foresees a "massive stage of valuation creation" based on a successful autonomous vision coming from the new Austin launch.
According to analysts Daniel Ives and Sam Brandeis, "We estimate the AI and autonomous opportunity is worth at least $1 trillion alone for Tesla", saying the company "could reach a $2 trillion market cap by the end of 2026 in a bull case scenario."
The brokerage kept its outperform rating on the company's stock.
Tesla has an average rating of overweight and mean price target of $311.62, according to analysts polled by FactSet.
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