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The sharp rally in Tesla Inc. shares over the past couple of months has helped the electric-car maker’s stock score its biggest ever gain over Wall Street analysts’ average price target.

Tesla shares reached a record $429.99 on Thursday, after a big boost from Wedbush, while the average analyst’s price target is about $297.

As the chart below shows, the spread between analysts’ average price target and Tesla’s share price is now the widest since the company’s initial public offering in 2010.

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Tesla shares have rallied sharply after it posted a surprise third-quarter profit in late October, further helped by news of strong demand in China and growing confidence among some Wall Street analysts.

The company’s current market value is more than $77 billion, implying that for CEO Elon Musk to be able to collect the first tranche of his compensation award, the stock would still need to rise another 30% and touch the $100 billion mark. The company has already fulfilled the operational milestones of at least $20 billion in revenue and $1.5 billion in adjusted Ebitda this year that were also part of Musk’s compensation plan.