{"id":22906,"date":"2025-12-08T11:37:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T15:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.red94.net\/news\/rivian-stock-plunges-after-morgan-stanleys-brutal-12-call-but-the-r2-launchs-true-challenge-is-far-worse-than-the-price-target-reveals\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T11:37:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T15:37:50","slug":"38248-rivian-stock-slumps-as-morgan-stanley-downgrades-to-underweight-citing-r2-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.red94.net\/news\/38248-rivian-stock-slumps-as-morgan-stanley-downgrades-to-underweight-citing-r2-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Rivian stock plunges after Morgan Stanley&#8217;s brutal $12 call, but the R2 launch&#8217;s true challenge is far worse than the price target reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style='font-size:1.1em;font-weight:500;line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:20px'><b>Rivian stock<\/b> took a beating on December 8, 2025, after <b>Morgan Stanley<\/b> downgraded the EV maker from Equal Weight to Underweight. The downgrade reflects serious concerns about <b>Rivian&#8217;s<\/b> upcoming R2 launch and the company&#8217;s ability to compete amid a challenging EV market.<\/p>\n<div style='background:#f9f9f9;padding:20px;border-left:4px solid #e74c3c;margin:25px 0'>\n<h3 style='margin-top:0'>\ud83d\udd25 Quick Facts<\/h3>\n<ul style='margin:10px 0;padding-left:20px'>\n<li><b>Morgan Stanley analyst Andrew Percoco<\/b> downgraded <b>Rivian<\/b> to Underweight with a $12 price target, representing 33% downside from current levels<\/li>\n<li>The downgrade follows the expiration of the <b>$7,500 federal EV tax credit<\/b> and a sharp slowdown in electric vehicle adoption<\/li>\n<li><b>Rivian faces outsized risk<\/b> as it prepares to launch its affordable <b>R2 SUV in early 2026<\/b> into a weakened market<\/li>\n<li><b>Morgan Stanley forecasts Rivian<\/b> will post a $2.9 billion adjusted EBIT loss in 2026 and burn through $4.2 billion in free cash flow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Morgan Stanley&#8217;s Harsh View on R2 Launch Timing<\/h2>\n<p><b>Andrew Percoco<\/b>, <b>Morgan Stanley&#8217;s<\/b> new automotive analyst, believes <b>Rivian&#8217;s<\/b> lower-priced <b>R2<\/b> launch arrives at the worst possible time. The <b>SUV<\/b> was originally positioned as a breakthrough product that could challenge Tesla&#8217;s Model Y and drive mainstream EV adoption.<\/p>\n<p>However, <b>Percoco<\/b> argues that launching into a market plagued by what analysts call an EV &#8220;hangover&#8221; creates unprecedented challenges. The loss of the federal <b>$7,500 tax credit<\/b> removed a key incentive for cost-conscious buyers, and consumer interest in EVs has visibly cooled since the tax credit expired.<\/p>\n<h2>The EV Market&#8217;s Perfect Storm for Rivian<\/h2>\n<p>The broader EV market environment remains deeply challenged. <b>Battery-electric vehicle sales<\/b> in November 2025 were forecast to drop to <b>5.3% market share<\/b>, attributed to the &#8220;hangover effect&#8221; and dwindling inventory, according to <b>S&amp;P Global Mobility<\/b>. October saw <b>EV sales collapse<\/b> by over <b>57%<\/b> compared to September&#8217;s gold rush of buyers rushing to take advantage of the last tax credit before it expired.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rivian<\/b> also faces persistent headwinds from <b>slowing adoption<\/b>, loss of tax credits, and <b>high monthly financing costs<\/b> for consumers. The company&#8217;s luxury flagship vehicles can&#8217;t sustain growth alone, making the <b>R2<\/b> critical\u2014but launching it now feels too risky to <b>Morgan Stanley.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>Rivian&#8217;s Financial Outlook Deteriorates<\/h2>\n<table style='width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:20px 0'>\n<tr style='background:#f4f4f4'>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd;font-weight:bold'>Financial Metric<\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd;font-weight:bold'>Forecast (2026)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'>Adjusted EBIT Loss<\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'>$2.9 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style='background:#f9f9f9'>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'>Free Cash Flow Burn<\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'>$4.2 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'>Morgan Stanley Price Target<\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'>$12.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style='background:#f9f9f9'>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'>Downside Potential<\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'>33% from current levels<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>Morgan Stanley&#8217;s<\/b> financial projections suggest <b>Rivian<\/b> will need significant cash reserves to weather the capital-intensive R2 launch. The combination of massive losses and substantial free cash flow burn puts pressure on <b>Rivian&#8217;s<\/b> balance sheet and raises questions about long-term viability without additional funding.<\/p>\n<h2>Broader Auto Industry Reshuffling at Morgan Stanley<\/h2>\n<p><b>Percoco<\/b> didn&#8217;t stop with <b>Rivian.<\/b> He downgraded <b>Lucid Automotive<\/b> to Sell, citing similar risks, and cut <b>Tesla<\/b> to Equal Weight from Overweight on valuation concerns. Meanwhile, <b>Morgan Stanley<\/b> upgraded <b>General Motors<\/b> to Buy, reflecting <b>Percoco&#8217;s<\/b> view that traditional automakers with hybrid strategies are better positioned for the choppy market ahead.<\/p>\n<p><b>Percoco<\/b> forecasts <b>fewer than 16 million new cars<\/b> will be sold in the U.S. next year, down roughly 1% from 2025 levels. This cautious outlook suggests the broader auto market has entered a normalization phase after years of strong demand.<\/p>\n<h2>What This Means for Rivian Stock Investors and the EV Industry?<\/h2>\n<p>The <b>Morgan Stanley<\/b> downgrade signals deepening concerns about <b>Rivian&#8217;s<\/b> ability to achieve profitable scale. While the company has momentum with its <b>R1T<\/b> and <b>R1S<\/b> luxury vehicles, they don&#8217;t generate the unit volumes needed to reach profitability. The <b>R2<\/b> was always the critical make-or-break moment\u2014but <b>Percoco<\/b> believes <b>Rivian<\/b> is launching into headwinds, not tailwinds.<\/p>\n<p>Investors should watch whether <b>Rivian<\/b> can prove skeptics wrong by finding strong demand for the <b>R2<\/b> despite the challenged EV market. The <b>$45,000 starting price<\/b> is aggressive, but execution in 2026 will be paramount. For now, <b>Morgan Stanley<\/b> sees more downside risk than upside potential.<\/p>\n<h3>Sources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Investing.com<\/b> &#8211; Morgan Stanley downgrade coverage<\/li>\n<li><b>Barron&#8217;s<\/b> &#8211; Automotive analyst coverage and ratings<\/li>\n<li><b>InsideEVs<\/b> &#8211; EV market slowdown analysis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":22905,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"schema_org_data":"{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Place\",\"name\":\"United States\",\"description\":\"country\"}]}","_extracted_celebrities":"","_extracted_movies":"","_extracted_places":null,"_extracted_videos":"","_last_enrichment_date":"2025-12-08 11:38:04","footnotes":""},"categories":[391],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-finance","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rivian stock plunges after Morgan Stanley&#039;s brutal $12 call, but the R2 launch&#039;s true challenge is far worse than the price target reveals<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.red94.net\/news\/38248-rivian-stock-slumps-as-morgan-stanley-downgrades-to-underweight-citing-r2-launch\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rivian stock plunges after Morgan Stanley&#039;s brutal $12 call, but the R2 launch&#039;s true challenge is far worse than the price target reveals\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.red94.net\/news\/38248-rivian-stock-slumps-as-morgan-stanley-downgrades-to-underweight-citing-r2-launch\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Red94\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-08T15:37:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-08T15:37:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Patrick Graham\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Patrick Graham\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.red94.net\/news\/38248-rivian-stock-slumps-as-morgan-stanley-downgrades-to-underweight-citing-r2-launch\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.red94.net\/news\/38248-rivian-stock-slumps-as-morgan-stanley-downgrades-to-underweight-citing-r2-launch\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Patrick Graham\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.red94.net\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/a87cd0001445db88250833ec7b7ce9a9\"},\"headline\":\"Rivian stock plunges after Morgan Stanley&#8217;s brutal $12 call, but the R2 launch&#8217;s true challenge is far worse than the price target reveals\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-08T15:37:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-08T15:37:50+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.red94.net\/news\/38248-rivian-stock-slumps-as-morgan-stanley-downgrades-to-underweight-citing-r2-launch\/\"},\"wordCount\":656,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.red94.net\/news\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.red94.net\/news\/38248-rivian-stock-slumps-as-morgan-stanley-downgrades-to-underweight-citing-r2-launch\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.red94.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/16156-rivian-stock-slumps-as-morgan-stanley-downgrades-to-underweight-citing-r2-launch.jpg.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Business &amp; 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