Insider Buying and Selling In related news, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $445.40, for a total transaction of $26,724,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 577,031 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $257,009,607.40. The trade was a 9.42% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 directly 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 119,457 shares of company stock valued at $53,501,145 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 19.90% of the company’s stock. Wall Street Analyst Weigh In TSLA has been the subject of several research reports. Mizuho boosted their price objective 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. Barclays reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Friday, January 23rd. William Blair restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Friday, January 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “buy” rating and issued a $500.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a report on Friday, January 2nd. Finally, HSBC reiterated a “reduce” rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Monday, November 17th. Eighteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and eight have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Tesla has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $410.77.