Investing.com’s stocks of the week

Investing.com -- The uncertainty has once again continued this week, and of course, there was no shortage of big moves.  

Here are Investing.com’s stocks of the week.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)

Tesla stock rallied at the beginning of the week, before pulling back somewhat. However, at the time of writing, it looks set to end higher. 

Monday’s 10% jump was reportedly due to rumors that the Trump administration was going to exclude a set of sector-specific tariffs while applying reciprocal levies on April 2. 

Yet, the recently announced auto tariffs have not seen Tesla come away unscathed, according to Elon Musk. He wrote on his X platform: "Important to note that Tesla is NOT unscathed here. The tariff impact on Tesla is still significant."

Even so, analysts at Bernstein said the immediate tariff impact is expected to hit Detroit’s automakers the hardest while giving Tesla a significant edge. “Tesla is the clear structural winner: localized, strong market share, better insulated from trade risk,” analysts led by Daniel Roeska said.

Nio (NYSE:NIO)

Another electric vehicle name makes this list in the form of Chinese firm Nio, which is down over 16% in the last 7 days of trading. 

The company’s shares declined over 5% on Thursday after it announced a proposed offering of approximately 118.8 million shares, representing 5.4% of its total outstanding shares.

The shares were priced at HK$29.46 each, which reflected a 9.5% discount from the last closing price of HK$32.55 in Hong Kong, according to deal terms reviewed by Bloomberg.

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The company stated that proceeds from the offering will be used “for research and development of smart electric vehicle technologies and new products, further strengthening balance sheet as well as general corporate purposes.”

Reacting to the news, Macquarie analysts maintained a Neutral rating on the stock. 

“While this latest cash injection helps NIO to tide over its finances in the near-term, we remain concerned over the need for further external financing in the future and expect FCF to remain negative in FY25E,” said the firm. 

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR)

Dollar Tree also makes this week’s list after a strong 11% rise on Thursday. While the stock is down around 5% on Friday (at the time of writing), it looks set to end the week higher. 

The stock price surge was partly a result of the company’s latest quarterly results, which saw it top earnings expectations. However, it was primarily due to the announcement of a deal to sell its flagging Family Dollar business to two private equity firms, Brigade Capital Management and Macellum Capital Management, for $1 billion.

Following the news, UBS reiterated a Buy rating on the stock, telling investors that the company “finally removed its biggest hurdle to create shareholder value by selling the Family Dollar business.”

“We think this alone will make the investment case on the stock compelling, despite various uncertainties like the impact of tariffs,” wrote the bank in a note. “This will allow DLTR to generate higher returns on capital, cash flow, and earnings. We think this potential for improvement is still not priced into the stock.”

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