Did BYD Just Say "Checkmate" to Tesla?

Electric car maker Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been under all sorts of pressure in 2025. The stock is trading down nearly 33% so far this year (as of March 26), and several analysts seem torn on the company. Some think the sell-off is overblown and that Tesla has numerous catalysts ahead. Others are very concerned about first-quarter deliveries and how CEO Elon Musk's involvement in government affairs is affecting the company.Meanwhile, Chinese electric car maker BYD Company (OTC: BYDDY) just reported a huge quarter. Did BYD just say "checkmate" in the electric vehicle (EV) chess match they are playing with Tesla?Tesla has become a battleground stock, with 14 analysts issuing a buy rating over the last three months and 11 saying to sell the stock, according to TipRanks. Several data points have led some analysts to believe that Tesla could report one of its worst quarters of deliveries in over three years. Earlier this month, JPMorgan Chase analyst Ryan Brinkman cut his first-quarter delivery forecast from 444,000 units to 355,000, which would represent an 8% decline year over year.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool