Tesla shares sink to their lowest value in over two years

Austin, Texas - Shares in major US electric carmaker Tesla Inc. have fallen to their lowest level in well over two years.

CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk speaks at the Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing "Cyber Rodeo" grand opening party on April 7, 2022, in Austin, Texas.
CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk speaks at the Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing "Cyber Rodeo" grand opening party on April 7, 2022, in Austin, Texas.  © SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP

Shares in Tesla are at a 28-month low as investors continue to sell stock of the luxury electric carmaker after its chief executive Elon Musk acquired social-media company Twitter Inc. in April.

The performance of Tesla has been on a downward track since the Twitter deal, with Musk seemingly focusing more on Twitter as its CEO. The Tesla stock hit an all-time high of $407.36 in November 2021 and has since lost more than 70% as of date.

The stock has traded in the range of $121.02 to $402.67 in the past 52 weeks. The stock is trading in Tuesday's pre-market session at $115.65, down $7.31 or 5.94%.

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The stock has been steadily declining after it hit a recent high of $381.82 on April 4, when Musk revealed a 9.2% stake in Twitter.

Musk finally completed the acquisition of Twitter in a deal valued at $44 billion in October.

Musk has also sold more than $39 billion worth of Tesla stock since the company's market capitalization peaked.

Cover photo: SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP

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