Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points Empowered Funds LLC raised its Tesla stake by 18.6%, purchasing 17,823 shares to own 113,592 shares worth about $36.08 million per its latest 13F filing. Corporate insiders have been net sellers recently — 202,606 shares were sold in the last 90 days (about $75.6 million), while insiders still hold 19.90% and institutional investors own 66.20% of the stock. Analyst coverage is mixed: the consensus rating is an average "Hold" with an average price target of $394.31, though individual price targets and ratings range widely from downgrades to strong-buy upgrades. Rivian’s Chart Says Go, But Some Analysts Still Say No Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.02. Tesla had a net margin of 5.51% and a return on equity of 6.61%. The business had revenue of $28.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $24.98 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.72 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 11.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts expect that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current fiscal year. Insider Activity at Tesla In other news, SVP Xiaotong Zhu sold 20,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 11th. The stock was 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 directly owned 47,600 shares in the company, valued at $17,314,500. This trade represents a 29.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director James R. Murdoch sold 120,000 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $350.29, for a total value of $42,034,800.00. Following the completion of 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 202,606 shares of company stock valued at $75,588,902 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 19.90% of the company's stock. Tesla Profile