Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points Gradient Capital Advisors trimmed its stake in Tesla by 9.2% in Q3, selling 1,627 shares to finish with 16,120 shares worth $7.17 million, about 1.9% of the firm's holdings and its 15th largest position. Notable insider selling occurred recently: James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares and Kimbal Musk sold 56,820, with insiders offloading 119,457 shares (~$53.5M) over 90 days while still owning 19.90% of the company. Market context: institutional investors own 66.2% of Tesla, analysts are mixed (consensus "Hold", $410.20 target), and the stock faces near‑term earnings and execution risks despite strong revenue growth and a $1.46 trillion market cap. America’s New Favorite EV Isn’t Tesla—and the Stock May Surprise In other Tesla news, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $445.40, for a total value of $26,724,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 577,031 shares in the company, valued at $257,009,607.40. The trade was a 9.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $450.66, for a total value of $25,606,501.20. Following the sale, the director directly owned 1,391,615 shares of the company's stock, valued at $627,145,215.90. This trade represents a 3.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 119,457 shares of company stock valued at $53,501,145. Insiders own 19.90% of the company's stock. Wall Street Analyst Weigh In A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on TSLA. BNP Paribas boosted their target price on Tesla from $307.00 to $313.00 in a research report on Monday, December 1st. UBS Group restated a "sell" rating and set a $307.00 price objective (up previously from $247.00) on shares of Tesla in a report on Wednesday. Melius Research set a $520.00 target price on shares of Tesla and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, October 13th. 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, HSBC restated a "reduce" rating on shares of Tesla in a research 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 given a Hold rating and nine have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Tesla presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $410.20.