Michael Burry attends the New York premiere of “The Large Quick” on the Ziegfeld Theater in New York Metropolis on Nov. 23, 2015.
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Famend investor Michael Burry on Wednesday denied shorting Tesla‘s shares after calling the electrical automobile maker “ridiculously overvalued.”
In a social media publish on X, the Scion Asset Administration founder responded to a consumer asking if he would guess in opposition to Tesla, saying, “I’m not quick.”
Burry, who earned his fame by efficiently predicting the collapse of the U.S. housing market that led to the 2008 international monetary disaster, clarified his place after describing Tesla as “ridiculously overvalued” in a separate publish.
“The Large Quick” investor made the identical evaluation of Tesla’s inventory valuation to subscribers to his new paid Substack e-newsletter earlier within the month.
Burry not too long ago made headlines with a tech quick guess. He stated a few of America’s largest firms had been utilizing aggressive accounting to inflate their supposed income from the substitute intelligence growth.
Burry’s newest feedback on Tesla come shortly after the corporate took the bizarre step of publishing supply estimates that seem to point a lower-than-expected outlook.
Deliveries are the closest approximation of car gross sales reported by Tesla however usually are not exactly outlined within the firm’s shareholder communications.
Tesla on Monday compiled a median estimate for 1.6 million automobile deliveries in 2025, down roughly 8% from 2024 and placing the corporate on observe for its second straight annual drop.
Tesla has endured a roller-coaster experience this yr. The corporate, whose inventory not too long ago notched an all-time closing excessive of $489.88, noticed shares collapse within the first quarter amid stiff competitors, significantly from Chinese language EV producers, and reputational fallout from Musk’s incendiary political rhetoric.
Shares of Tesla had been down barely in morning buying and selling Wednesday. The corporate’s inventory has gained greater than 12.5% in 2025.
— CNBC’s Yun Li contributed to this report.
Correction: An earlier model of this story used deliveries and gross sales interchangeably. It has been up to date to mirror the distinction.
