Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points Commonwealth Equity Services LLC cut its Tesla stake by 7.4% in Q3, selling 71,332 shares and leaving 887,720 shares valued at about $394.8 million (roughly 0.5% of the firm's holdings and its 24th largest position). Insider selling has been notable: directors Kimbal Musk and James R. Murdoch sold 56,820 and 60,000 shares respectively (≈$25.6M and $26.7M), and insiders disposed of 119,457 shares worth $53.5M in the past 90 days while retaining 19.9% ownership. Tesla trading down ~4.1% (opened $432.96) with a $1.44T market cap; analysts are mixed (MarketBeat consensus: "Hold", average target $408.36) as Tesla faces delivery declines and rising competition from rivals like Nvidia and BYD. MarketBeat Week in Review – 12/29 - 01/02 In other news, Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $450.66, for a total transaction of $25,606,501.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 1,391,615 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $627,145,215.90. The trade was a 3.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $445.40, for a total transaction of $26,724,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 577,031 shares in the company, valued at approximately $257,009,607.40. This trade represents a 9.42% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 119,457 shares of company stock worth $53,501,145 in the last 90 days. 19.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders. Wall Street Analyst Weigh In A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Melius assumed coverage on Tesla in a report on Monday, October 13th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $520.00 price target for the company. China Renaissance lifted their price target on shares of Tesla from $349.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Barclays reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $350.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Baird R W raised shares of Tesla from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 19th. Finally, Mizuho upped their target price on shares of Tesla from $475.00 to $530.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and nine have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $408.36.