Rivian Automotive (RIVN) stock is sinking in Friday's session after the electric vehicle (EV) maker came up short of delivery expectations for its third quarter and lowered its production outlook for 2024.
RIVN delivered 10,018 vehicles in the third quarter, a decrease of 35.6% from the year-ago period. As a result of supply shortages, the company lowered its full-year production outlook to a range of 47,000 to 49,000 vehicles after previously guiding for 57,000 vehicles.
"Rivian is experiencing a production disruption due to a shortage of a shared component on the R1 and RCV platforms," the company said. "This supply shortage impact began in Q3 of this year, has become more acute in recent weeks and continues."
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Despite the production issues, Rivian reaffirmed its annual delivery outlook of 50,500 to 52,000 vehicles, which represents low single-digit growth compared to 2023.
The third-quarter deliveries came in below analysts' expectations. Wall Street was anticipating deliveries of 13,000, according to CNBC.
Is Rivian stock a buy, sell or hold?
It's been a rough stretch for the consumer discretionary stock, which is down more than 53% for the year to date. Still, Wall Street is bullish toward Rivian.
According to S&P Global Market Intelligence, the average analyst target price for RIVN stock is $17.53, representing implied upside of nearly 75% to current levels. Additionally, the consensus recommendation is Buy. However, these ratings and estimates may change following the recent news.
And some on Wall Street have already turned negative on the EV stock. Financial services firm CFRA Research, for instance, reiterated its Sell rating this morning and lowered its price target on Rivian to $5 from $8 following the production cut.
"We have been skeptical of RIVN's ability to achieve its 2024 guidance from the start and think the announcement is likely to raise red flags among investors," says CFRA Research analyst Garrett Nelson. "In our view, the list of concerns related to the RIVN story is lengthy: slowing EV growth, a lack of visibility related to its reservation count, a troublesome cash burn rate, and the high capital expenditures requirements of building a new factory in Georgia."
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