Is Tesla Really Worth the Risk?

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Today, fool.com analysts Austin Smith and Blake Bos look at one of the auto industry's most interesting companies: Tesla Motors. Blake points out that the company is priced for perfection and suffers from a chicken-and-egg problem of building out a sufficient network of charging stations before it has a shot at becoming a truly viable automobile manufacturer.

While its visionary CEO, Elon Musk, isn't someone you want to bet against, with Tesla he may very well have bitten off more than he can chew.

If you're looking at a far less speculative auto manufacturer, take a look at Ford. The company has been performing incredibly well lately -- it's making good vehicles, is consistently profitable, recently reinstated its dividend, and has done a remarkable job paying down its debt. But Ford's stock seems stuck in neutral. Does this create an incredible buying opportunity, or are there hidden risks with the stock that investors need to know about? To answer that, one of our top equity analysts has compiled a premium research report with in-depth analysis on whether Ford is a buy right now, and why. Simply click here to get instant access to this premium report.

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