Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points West Family Investments increased its Tesla stake by 54.3% in Q2, adding 4,834 shares to hold 13,730 shares worth about $4.36 million, making TSLA 1.1% of its portfolio and its 17th largest holding. Analysts’ consensus is an average rating of “Hold” with an average price target of $394.03, based on 1 Strong Buy, 21 Buy, 12 Hold and 10 Sell ratings. Insiders have been net sellers (82,606 shares worth ~$33.55M sold in the last 90 days, including James R. Murdoch’s 60,000-share sale) while institutions own 66.20% of Tesla; the company reported a revenue beat ($28.1B vs. $24.98B) and a market cap of about $1.43 trillion. Peter Thiel Dumps NVIDIA and Slashes Tesla Stake—Is the AI Bubble About to Pop? Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) 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 company had revenue of $28.10 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.98 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.72 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 11.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts anticipate that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current year. Insider Activity In other news, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $422.68, for a total value of $25,360,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 637,031 shares in the company, valued at $269,260,263.08. This represents a 8.61% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction on Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $352.38, for a total value of $918,302.28. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 9,856 shares in the company, valued at $3,473,057.28. This trade represents a 20.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 82,606 shares of company stock valued at $33,554,102 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 19.90% of the company's stock. Tesla Profile