EV start-up Rivian reports results Thursday after the bell. Here’s what investors should know

EV start-up Rivian reports results Thursday after the bell. Here’s what investors should know

Wall Street analysts have set a high bar for EV start-up following its blockbuster IPO last month, comparing CEO RJ Scaringe to Superman and saying the company's capable of challenging Tesla. Whether Rivian and Scaringe, who does resemble Clark Kent, can live up to the hype will begin Thursday after the markets close when the automaker reports its first quarterly financial results as a public company. While Rivian has given some earnings and production guidance , investors will concentrate on any updates or changes to its plans. Specifically, vehicle production, consumer deliveries and pre-orders of its first electric vehicles. The company's revenue and financial results are less relevant at this point, as it attempts to ramp-up production of three products simultaneously at its plant in Normal, Ill. Its first EVs are the R1T pickup and R1S SUV for consumers and a commercial delivery van for . Overall, Wall Street analysts are cautioning investors to expect some growing pains for Rivian, but they predict the company will successfully navigate such challenges and establish itself as a worthy competitor against and others in the EV industry. "Auto investors who missed Tesla have struggled to make the case for legacy OEMs and a