Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points Ethic Inc. boosted its Tesla stake by 1.2% to 158,705 shares (about $70.6M), making TSLA its ninth-largest holding and contributing to the fact that roughly 66.2% of Tesla is owned by institutional investors. Analyst coverage is mixed: the MarketBeat consensus is a "Hold" with a $414.50 price target, while individual firms' targets range widely (from $300 to $548) and ratings span Strong Buy to Underperform. Tesla faces near-term risks as it unusually previewed Q4 deliveries down ~15% year‑over‑year, with media reports and supplier write-downs (and notable insider share sales) adding to investor concern about short‑term demand and revenue. MarketBeat Week in Review – 12/22 - 12/26 Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $28.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $24.98 billion. Tesla had a net margin of 5.51% and a return on equity of 6.61%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.72 earnings per share. Analysts anticipate that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current fiscal year. Insider Activity In other news, Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $450.66, for a total transaction of $25,606,501.20. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 1,391,615 shares in the company, valued at approximately $627,145,215.90. This trade represents a 3.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,637 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $443.93, for a total value of $1,170,643.41. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 13,757 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,107,145.01. The trade was a 16.09% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 19.90% of the company's stock. More Tesla News