Lucid Group Inc. is an electric vehicle company headquartered in Newark, California. The Lucid Group is also developing battery technology used in Formula E cars.
The company was founded in 2007 by Peter Rawlinson, a former Tesla engineer. He was the chief designer of the Model S car. In 2013, Rawlinson left Elon Musk's company and started his production.
In 2018, the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund invested $1 billion in Lucid Motors. The Fund now owns 62% of the company's shares. The money was spent on developing Lucid's first car, the Air sedan. In May 2020, Lucid Motors announced its factory's completion, where the Lucid Air production began in 2021.
The company went public in July 2021 through a merger with SPAC company Churchill Capital Corp IV, without an IPO. The new company was named Lucid Group. Its shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker #LCID. Through the listing, the company managed to earn about 4.5 billion dollars, even though, at that time, the Lucid Group had not produced a single car. The market capitalization of the Lucid Group in 2022 was over $37 billion. Following the listing, the company received 11,000 bids to purchase Lucid Air.
The company does not pay dividends, directing all the money to its development. #LCID share price is quite low but volatile, so traditional investing can be risky. By trading stock CFDs, traders can profit from the exchange rate difference.
To predict the future price, traders need to follow the internal developments of the company. Since Lucid Group has only been on the market since 2021, any event related to the company attracts the attention of investors. In 2022, the company recalled over 1,200 vehicles due to a possible wiring malfunction. Such incidents negatively affect the company's reputation and investor confidence. As a result, the share price fell by 5%.
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In 2021 and 2022, Lucid Group's financial performance was poor. Since its listing on the stock exchange, the company has been operating at a loss. According to experts, Lucid Group will start making a profit in 2024-2025. This is confirmed by many pre-orders and increasing production capacity every year. The projected revenue by 2032 is $76 billion.
In 2022, the Lucid Group signed an agreement that the Saudi authorities would purchase 100,000 Lucid Air vehicles by 2030. It is planned that from 2023 to 2025, the company will supply 1-2 thousand cars to the country and then increase their number to 4-7 thousand. The news of such a large pre-order fueled investor interest and pushed the #LCID rate up 5%.
At the same time, reports of lawsuits may negatively impact the price. After the US Securities and Exchange Commission launched an investigation into Lucid Group, the company's shares fell even before any decision was made. The regulator is looking for violations related to the placement of #LCID assets on the stock exchange through a SPAC company.
In 2021, the Lucid Air was named MotorTrend Car of the Year 2022. For the first time in the award's history, the top prize went to a car from a new company. Recognition from reputable publications and organizations positively affects the company's image, contributing to the share price growth.
When trading CFDs on securities, a trader needs to analyze competitors' performance. First of all, these are electric car manufacturers, Tesla, Rivian Automotive, ChargePoint Holdings, and Regal Rexnord. However, some analysts believe that large automakers such as Mercedes, BMW, and Audi pose a greater danger to the Lucid Group, as demand for gasoline-powered S-Class cars is still higher than for electric vehicles.