Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points Shares rose about 1.6% after Deutsche Bank upgraded Tesla to a Buy and lifted its price target to $500, with the stock trading as high as $498.83 and midday volume about 13% below average. Analyst coverage remains mixed: MarketBeat shows a consensus rating of Hold with an average target of $404.14 (roughly 20 Buys, 14 Holds, 9 Sells among recent analysts), signalling divergent views on upside. Insiders have been selling (CFO Vaibhav Taneja and director Kimbal Musk reduced positions) even as bullish catalysts — the Delaware Supreme Court restoring Elon Musk’s 2018 pay package and progress on robotaxi/autonomy — compete with risks from BYD competition and potential EV sales headwinds. MarketBeat Week in Review – 12/8 - 12/12 Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. bought a new stake in Tesla during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Tesla during the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. Texas Capital Bancshares Inc TX purchased a new stake in Tesla during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Westend Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Tesla during the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Chapman Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Tesla in the 2nd quarter valued at about $26,000. 66.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors. Tesla Trading Up 1.6% The company's 50 day moving average price is $439.98 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $381.14. The firm has a market cap of $1.63 trillion, a PE ratio of 325.82, a P/E/G ratio of 12.03 and a beta of 1.87. The company has a quick ratio of 1.67, a current ratio of 2.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.98 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.72 EPS. Tesla's quarterly revenue was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current year. Tesla Company Profile