Tesla hits $1 trillion market value, Musk's net worth soars
Tesla shares have gained 44% this year.
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Tesla is now worth over $1 trillion in market value.
The electric vehicle maker crossed the milestone early Monday afternoon as investors drove the stock to $1,024.86 per share. The company is the first to reach this level in just two trading days.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSLA | TESLA INC. | 149.90 | -5.55 | -3.57% |
Shares have advanced 44% so far this year, ballooning the net worth of CEO Elon Musk, the world's richest person, to over $252 billion, as tracked by Forbes.
FILE PHOTO: Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils the Roadster 2 during a presentation in Hawthorne, California, U.S., November 16, 2017. Tesla/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo (Reuters)
Tesla is now the 6th U.S. company to close above the $1 trillion milestone, joining Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Facebook as tracked by Dow Jones Market Data Group.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | APPLE INC. | 167.04 | -0.96 | -0.57% |
| MSFT | MICROSOFT CORP. | 404.33 | -7.51 | -1.82% |
| GOOGL | ALPHABET INC. | 155.97 | +0.50 | +0.32% |
| AMZN | AMAZON.COM INC. | 179.17 | -2.11 | -1.16% |
| FB | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Earlier in the session, rental car company Hertz announced it placed an order for 100,000 Tesla Model 3 sedans to add to its global fleet and that it has tapped NFL quarterback Tom Brady to help advertise the EV push.
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Last week, Tesla reported record quarterly results with revenue jumping 57% year-over-year, hitting a new high of $13.76 billion for the quarter. Tesla also reported $1.62 billion in GAAP net income, up from the $331 million it posted in Q3 of last year.
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The quarter resulted in the best-ever net income, gross profit, vehicle production and deliveries for the company.
FOX Business' Breck Dumas contributed to this story.