Key Points SLT Holdings LLC increased its stake in Tesla, Inc. by 35.6%, owning a total of 8,586 shares valued at approximately $2.73 million as of its recent SEC filing. Several other hedge funds also significantly increased their holdings in Tesla during the first quarter, contributing to institutional investors owning 66.20% of the company's stock. Tesla reported a net margin of 6.54% and quarterly revenue of $22.50 billion, which fell short of analyst expectations, highlighting a decline of 11.8% compared to the same quarter last year. MarketBeat Week in Review – 09/29 - 10/03 Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.43 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $22.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $23.18 billion. Tesla had a net margin of 6.54% and a return on equity of 7.98%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 11.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.52 EPS. Analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current year. Insiders Place Their Bets In other Tesla news, SVP Xiaotong Zhu sold 20,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $363.75, for a total transaction of $7,275,000.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 47,600 shares in the company, valued at $17,314,500. This represents a 29.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $352.38, for a total transaction of $918,302.28. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 9,856 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,473,057.28. The trade was a 20.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 202,606 shares of company stock worth $75,588,902 over the last three months. Company insiders own 19.90% of the company's stock. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth