Tesla is slated to release third-quarter results after the stock market's closing bell Wednesday, and most analysts are split between cautious and optimistic toward Elon Musk 's flagship business. Earlier this month, the electric vehicle maker reported a 7% year-over-year jump in quarterly vehicle deliveries . Customers rushed to buy cars ahead of the expiration of a key federal tax credit, which ended on Sept. 30 as part of a spending bill President Donald Trump passed in July. Heading into its third-quarter print, analysts surveyed by FactSet expect that Tesla will see earnings rise 22% from a year ago, to 56 cents per share, on $26.54 billion in revenue, or 5.4% higher than the year-earlier period. These expectations are optimistic, given that Tesla's second-quarter results missed Wall

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