Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points Secure Asset Management LLC trimmed its stake in Tesla by 5.5% in Q3 to 19,405 shares worth about $8.92 million, representing roughly 1.5% of the firm's holdings and its 13th-largest position. Notable insider selling has occurred recently: CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,637 shares (~$1.17M) and director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares (~$25.6M), with corporate insiders now owning about 19.9% of Tesla. Analyst sentiment is mixed but leaning bullish lately—several firms raised targets (e.g., Mizuho to $530, Deutsche Bank to $500) while the consensus rating remains "Hold" with an average target near $404. MarketBeat Week in Review – 12/8 - 12/12 Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share 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 firm 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 earned $0.72 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts expect that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current year. Analysts Set New Price Targets Several analysts have recently commented on the company. Mizuho increased their price objective on Tesla from $475.00 to $530.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $510.00 price target on Tesla and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Glj Research reaffirmed a "sell" rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. William Blair reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Finally, HSBC restated a "reduce" rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Monday, November 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and nine have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $404.14.