Billionaire investor Ron Baron believes Tesla, whose shares have surged more than 400% this year, will be a $2 trillion company.
Baron, a longstanding Tesla shareholder, said Wednesday morning on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that he believes Tesla’s vehicle sales will grow 50% annually in the coming years. Tesla’s current market cap is $416.2 billion.
“We’re very excited about that,” he said.
His investment firm Baron Capital, with $39.9 billion in assets under management, held more than 7.3 million Tesla shares as of Sept. 30. They were purchased at an average cost per share of $43.07, according to the firm. It has made about 10 times its money in investing in the electric auto maker.
