Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points Pure Financial Advisors LLC increased its Tesla stake by 5.1% in Q3, buying 1,497 shares to hold 30,978 shares worth about $13.78 million per its latest 13F filing. Insider selling has been notable: CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,637 shares (~$1.17M) and director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares (~$25.6M), leaving insiders with roughly 19.90% ownership. Operational and market snapshot: Tesla beat Q3 EPS estimates ($0.50 vs. $0.48) with $28.1B revenue (up 11.6% YoY), trades near a $1.5 trillion market cap with a P/E around 300, and carries a consensus analyst rating of "Hold" with a $414.50 target. After Four Red Days in a Row, Is Tesla’s Rally in Trouble? Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly 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 return on equity of 6.61% and a net margin of 5.51%.The firm 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 company earned $0.72 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 11.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast 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 research reports. Piper Sandler reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $500.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. Melius initiated coverage on Tesla in a research note on Monday, October 13th. They set a "buy" rating and a $520.00 price objective for the company. New Street Research increased their target price on Tesla from $465.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Barclays restated a "neutral" rating and set a $350.00 target price on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Glj Research reiterated a "sell" rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. 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 issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Tesla currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $414.50.