Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) by 5.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 4,890,338 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock after purchasing an additional 256,859 shares during the period. Tesla makes up 0.5% of Dimensional Fund Advisors LP's holdings, making the stock its 18th biggest holding. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned approximately 0.15% of Tesla worth $2,174,772,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Get Tesla alerts: 5 Stocks Racing Ahead as AI Supercharges Robotics Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $24.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $24.75 billion. Tesla had a return on equity of 4.86% and a net margin of 4.00%.The business's revenue was down 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.73 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current year. Insider Transactions at Tesla In other news, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the sale, the director directly owned 577,031 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $257,009,607.40. This represents a 9.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 25,731 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $415.56, for a total transaction of $10,692,774.36. Following the transaction, the director owned 19,669 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,173,649.64. This trade represents a 56.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 145,188 shares of company stock worth $64,193,919 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 19.90% of the company's stock. Trending Headlines about Tesla