Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points One Charles Private Wealth Services LLC purchased a new position of 675 shares in Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) during Q2, worth approximately $214,000. Large institutions raised stakes: Vanguard now owns 251,390,681 shares (~$79.86B) and Goldman Sachs boosted its stake by 322.1% to 26,590,525 shares; institutional investors collectively own 66.20% of the company. Analysts have an average rating of "Hold" with a consensus price target of $394.31, while Tesla recently beat quarterly EPS estimates ($0.50 vs. $0.48) and reported $28.10B in revenue; insiders have been net sellers (82,606 shares sold over the past three months). Is Tesla Setting Up for a Year-End Rebound—or a Collapse? Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 period in the previous year, the company posted $0.72 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts forecast that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current year. Insider Buying and Selling at Tesla In related news, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $422.68, for a total transaction of $25,360,800.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 637,031 shares of the company's stock, valued at $269,260,263.08. This trade represents a 8.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Xiaotong Zhu sold 20,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $363.75, for a total value of $7,275,000.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 47,600 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $17,314,500. This represents a 29.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 82,606 shares of company stock worth $33,554,102. 19.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders. Tesla Company Profile