Amid the chaos that is Wall Street stands exceptionally popular and widely held electric-vehicle manufacturer Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA).

Since Tesla became a publicly traded company on June 29, 2010, the benchmark S&P 500 has managed a nearly 300% gain. Not too shabby considering the broader market averages closer to a 10% annual average total return, including dividends. But for Tesla and its faithful shareholders, a 300% gain would be mere peanuts. Shares of the promising EV maker have catapulted higher by almost 19,000% since its initial public offering a little over 12 years ago.

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