Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points Gamco Investors increased its stake in Tesla by 10.2% in Q2, bringing its holding to 25,130 shares valued at about $7.98 million at quarter end. Tesla recently beat quarterly estimates (EPS $0.50 vs. $0.48; revenue $28.10B vs. $24.98B), and the stock trades around $439.58 with a 12‑month range of $214.25–$488.54 and a market cap near $1.46 trillion. Analysts show a consensus Hold rating with an average target of $399.33, institutional investors own 66.2% of the shares, and insiders have recently sold stock (notable sales by Xiaotong Zhu and James R. Murdoch) while insiders still hold about 19.9%. 3 Signs Tesla Is Starting December on the Front Foot Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.02. Tesla had a return on equity of 6.61% and a net margin of 5.51%.The company had revenue of $28.10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.98 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.72 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts expect that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current fiscal year. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth TSLA has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Melius assumed coverage on shares of Tesla in a research note on Monday, October 13th. They set a "buy" rating and a $520.00 price target on the stock. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on Tesla from $235.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Glj Research restated a "sell" rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Bank of America lifted their price objective on Tesla from $341.00 to $471.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Tesla from $483.00 to $508.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, November 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and nine have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $399.33.