Key Points Tesla's share price increased by 4.3% following an upgrade from New Street Research, raising the price target from $465 to $520. Recent analyst reports have varied widely, with ratings ranging from a "Strong Buy" to an "underperform" with a low target of $307. In the last quarter, company insiders sold a total of 202,606 shares valued at approximately $75.6 million, indicating significant insider selling activity. How Much Risk Is Too Much? Here Come 5X Leveraged ETFs In other Tesla news, SVP Xiaotong Zhu sold 20,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 47,600 shares of the company's stock, valued at $17,314,500. The trade was a 29.59% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director James R. Murdoch sold 120,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $350.29, for a total transaction of $42,034,800.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 697,031 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $244,162,988.99. This represents a 14.69% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 202,606 shares of company stock valued at $75,588,902 in the last quarter. Insiders own 19.90% of the company's stock. Institutional Inflows and Outflows A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in TSLA. Chapman Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Tesla in the second quarter worth about $26,000. Arcadia Investment Management Corp MI bought a new stake in Tesla during the first quarter worth about $27,000. Chelsea Counsel Co. grew its stake in Tesla by 59.7% during the first quarter. Chelsea Counsel Co. now owns 107 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Centennial Bank AR grew its stake in Tesla by 833.3% during the first quarter. Centennial Bank AR now owns 112 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LGT Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Tesla during the second quarter worth about $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.20% of the company's stock. Tesla Price Performance