Is it really a minus if Musk is upset? If he’s upset enough to leave, that seems like a potentially beneficial outcome.
There’s got to be some measurable number of people who are turned off from buying a Tesla because of his association, especially now that alternatives are available.
This assumes he cant sell and leave. It would be costly to him, but not impossible. Both sides have leverage in a situation of mutual assured destruction. I dont think it is accurate to only consider the leverage in one direction.
If I’m a shareholder, I don’t want an overly inflated stock price. I want a high stock price due to solid fundamentals. Tesla was temporarily extremely overvalued, but has since lost 60% of its market cap. It’s likely still overvalued compared with peers. It’s a car company, not a b2b SaaS company.
Put another way, which company is more likely to exist in 10 years: Microsoft or Tesla?
Not sure why you are down-voted. If you are an investor, you want a fair price when you buy. Think of going to a store, when there is a sale and prices are below value of a product, it's smart to buy. Same goes with stocks.
There’s got to be some measurable number of people who are turned off from buying a Tesla because of his association, especially now that alternatives are available.