Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA): Lakewood Capital Still Losing Big On Short

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Michelle deBoer-Jones
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Lakewood Capital’s short position in Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) was one of its two biggest losing positions in 2013. However, the fund’s fourth quarter letter, which was obtained by ValueWalk, shows that it remains convinced that it’s right about Tesla. Lakewood sees “considerable downside” to Tesla In the letter, Lakewood said it lost 286 basis points on Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA). The firm said because of its “fully-diluted market capitalization back to a remarkable $25 billion,” they see “considerable downside” in the automaker’s stock. Interestingly enough, another Elon Musk stock—SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY)—was the firm’s other big losing position in 2013….

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Michelle deBoer-Jones is editor-in-chief of Hedge Fund Alpha. She also writes comparative analyses of stocks for TipRanks and runs Providence Writing Services. Previously, she was a television news producer for eight years, producing the morning news programs for NBC affiliates in Evansville, Indiana and Huntsville, Alabama and spending a short time at the CBS affiliate in Huntsville.

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