{"id":432182,"date":"2022-04-15T16:40:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T13:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/elon-musk-cant-run-tesla-effectively-if-he-buys-twitter-analysts\/"},"modified":"2022-04-15T16:40:35","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T13:40:35","slug":"elon-musk-cant-run-tesla-effectively-if-he-buys-twitter-analysts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/elon-musk-cant-run-tesla-effectively-if-he-buys-twitter-analysts\/","title":{"rendered":"#Elon Musk can&#8217;t run Tesla effectively if he buys Twitter: analysts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a279afb31dae\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a279afb31dae\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/elon-musk-cant-run-tesla-effectively-if-he-buys-twitter-analysts\/#%E2%80%9CElon_Musk_cant_run_Tesla_effectively_if_he_buys_Twitter_analysts%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Elon Musk can&#8217;t run Tesla effectively if he buys Twitter: analysts&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CElon_Musk_cant_run_Tesla_effectively_if_he_buys_Twitter_analysts%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Elon Musk can&#8217;t run Tesla effectively if he buys Twitter: analysts&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Wall Street analysts are doubtful that Tesla CEO Elon Musk will be able to devote enough energy to running his electric car-making company as well as SpaceX if he takes over <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Shares of Tesla fell 3.6% in trading on Thursday \u2014 just hours after it was revealed that Musk mounted a $41 billion all-cash hostile takeover bid for the social media company.<\/p>\n<p>Musk said he wants to buy all of Twitter\u2019s remaining shares and take the firm private in order to restore its \u201cfree speech\u201d mission.<\/p>\n<p>Private equity giant Thoma Bravo is working on a possible bid for Twitter, a source close to the situation told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>The idea of Musk working to close that deal, possibly by selling even more of his Tesla stake, and then overseeing yet another company has Tesla observers worried.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElon is distracted. He\u2019s got a lot of things going on. He\u2019s involved in a lot of different endeavors,\u201d Gene Munster, managing partner at venture capital firm Loup Ventures, which owns shares in Tesla, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/musks-twitter-play-sparks-concerns-about-distraction-stock-sales-tesla-2022-04-15\/\">told Reuters<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a one- to three-months headwind to Tesla\u2019s stock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shares of Tesla, the world\u2019s most valuable automaker, fell more than 9% since Musk disclosed his more than 9% stake in Twitter last Monday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/tesla-factory-fremont.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Shares of Musk's electric car maker Tesla fell by more than 3.5% on Thursday after news of his Twitter bid became public.\" class=\"wp-image-21914529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/tesla-factory-fremont.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/tesla-factory-fremont.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/tesla-factory-fremont.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Shares of Musk\u2019s electric car maker Tesla fell by more than 3.5% on Thursday after <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> of his Twitter bid became public.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Musk has talked about potential changes he would like to see Twitter make, Tesla faces its own challenges \u2014 the need to boost production at new assembly plants in Berlin and Texas, analysts said. Meanwhile, Tesla\u2019s Shanghai factory \u2014 its largest \u2014 has been idled by the COVID-19 crackdown in China.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMusk is Tesla, and investors don\u2019t want to see Tesla lose that leadership edge,\u201d Roth Capital Partners analyst Craig Irwin said.<\/p>\n<p>And investors base their fears on Musk\u2019s own words prior to this foray. <\/p>\n<p>Last year, he said he worked seven days a week \u2014 \u201ccrazy hours\u201d \u2014 splitting time between Tesla and SpaceX. <\/p>\n<p>He also leads brain-chip startup Neuralink and tunneling venture the Boring Company.<\/p>\n<p>Another worry is how Musk will finance a potential deal for Twitter, which would include stock sales and massive loans, analysts said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-tesla-gigafactory.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Tesla recently opened new factories in Austin, Texas, and Berlin.\" class=\"wp-image-21914555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-tesla-gigafactory.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-tesla-gigafactory.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/elon-musk-tesla-gigafactory.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tesla recently opened new factories in Austin, Texas, and Berlin.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wells Fargo analyst Colin Langan said Musk, who holds over a 9% stake in Twitter, would need $39 billion to complete the deal and the sale of more Tesla shares could pressure the stock further.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla executives may pledge their company stock as collateral for loans, but the maximum loan does not exceed 25% of the total value of the pledged stock, according to company policy.<\/p>\n<p>This means that he could borrow $42.5 billion by pledging all of his shares worth $170 billion. <\/p>\n<p>But he already pledged over half of his Tesla shares as collateral to secure certain personal indebtedness, according to a Tesla filing last year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/twitter-headquarters-logo.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Musk wants to buy all of Tesla's outstanding shares for $41 billion.\" class=\"wp-image-21914556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/twitter-headquarters-logo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/twitter-headquarters-logo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/twitter-headquarters-logo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Musk wants to buy all of Tesla\u2019s outstanding shares for $41 billion.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Musk said Thursday he has the assets to buy Twitter, but has not provided details.<\/p>\n<p>The fortunes of the world\u2019s richest person consists largely of stock at Tesla, and Space X. <\/p>\n<p>He sold over $16 billion in Tesla shares late last year, $11 billion of which he said would be paid in taxes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is potentially setting himself up for a huge liability down the road,\u201d said Howard Fischer, a partner at law firm Moses &amp; Singer and former senior trial counsel at the Securities and Exchange Commission.<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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