UBS upgraded Rivian to Buy and kept its $17 price target, calling the 19% decline over the past month an opportunity ahead of the R2 ramp. The R2 became Rivian's best-selling vehicle in the third quarter, and management still expects it to reach positive gross margin by year-end, while Uber and its fleet partners are set to buy 10,000 units for robotaxis. However, Rivian's free cash flow was -$1.12 billion in the third quarter and its share count has risen 18% since the end of 2025, while its up-to-$4.5 billion Department of Energy loan requires positive gross margin before its first draw. The ramp also matters for Tesla and Lucid, with Rivian's revenue expected to nearly triple from $5.4 billion in 2025 by 2028.
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