investors expect Tesla to earn more than expected when it reports its fourth-quarter results after the close of trading Wednesday because that is what typically happens. Predicting what will happen to the stock afterward is much more difficult.
Wall Street projects Tesla (ticker: TSLA) will earn about $2.36 a share for the fourth quarter of 2021. Estimates have been creeping up since the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter delivery numbers on Jan. 3.
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