Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock had a banner year in 2024. Shares of the electric vehicle (EV) leader soared by over 62%. Many investors surmised that CEO Elon Musk's position as a Donald Trump advisor will benefit both the company and its shareholders.

A soft finish to 2024 still left stocks with a second straight stellar year. The S&P 500 logged a 23.3% gain, which follows a 24% rise in 2023. The combined gains of more than 53% was the largest two-year percentage jump for the index since year-end 1998,

U.S. stock indexes slipped on Thursday as Wall Street’s weak end to last year carried into 2025. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% to extend the four-day losing streak that dimmed the close of its stellar 2024. The index pinballed through the day between an early gain of 0.

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Doing a little analysis in the wake of these events, it looks like Wall Street is still too bearish on Netflix — even with the stock up 86% year to date. Perhaps this group thinks Netflix is that young streaming company from years ago, burning money and raising debt to fund content investments.

The shares dropped more than 6% to start a new year of trading after the company reported weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter deliveries.

Before market open on Monday, H.C. Wainwright's Scott Buck raised his fair value assessment of BigBear.ai shares to $7 apiece. The new level is more than double the previous $3 price target. Not surprisingly, Buck retained his buy recommendation on the ambitious AI company.