Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points Ieq Capital LLC increased its stake in Tesla by 15.5%, buying 61,317 shares to hold 457,802 shares worth about $145.43 million, representing roughly 0.9% of Ieq's portfolio and its 19th-largest position. The quarter saw heavy institutional activity — Norges Bank opened a new position (~$11.84B) and Vanguard now holds 251.39M shares (~$79.86B), leaving institutions with 66.2% ownership — while insiders sold 119,457 shares (≈$52.14M) in the last quarter. Market Momentum: 3 Stocks Poised for Major Breakouts Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last released 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 return on equity of 6.61% and a net margin of 5.51%.The firm 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 firm posted $0.72 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts forecast that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current year. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades Several brokerages recently weighed in on TSLA. TD Cowen boosted their price target on shares of Tesla from $374.00 to $509.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on shares of Tesla from $235.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c-)" rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Tesla from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, October 25th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a "hold" rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and nine have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $399.33.