This week, Zacks Chief Equity Strategist and Economist John Blank, PhD discusses:

• A quarterly analysis of the S&P 500’s performance and outlook, plus a focus on prospects for Tesla Inc (TSLA). When discussing the S&P 500, this is highly relevant, since Tesla is one of the “Magnificent 7” companies that have had an outsize influence on the direction of the index, especially in the last few years.

• John’s analysis of the S&P 500 includes many of the same elements as he uses in his stock analyses, including PEG Ratio, Enterprise Value/Cash Flow, P/E F12M and other metrics. In addition he looks at macro indicators that affect the index, such as Consumer Confidence, Disposable Income, Inflation, and ISM Manufacturing Production Index (PMI).

• Finally, John takes a look at what’s ahead for Tesla, a company that has been in the news for reasons other than its cars. John goes through earnings fundamentals and other technicals, the Zacks analysis of Tesla, including Reasons to Buy and Risks—and he even consults with AI on Tesla’s future. Don’t miss this highly relevant discussion of our country’s most famous stock index and one of its most controversial companies.

The views of John Blank, PhD are not necessarily the views of Zacks Investment Research.

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