Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Kepler Cheuvreux Suisse SA bought a new position in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund bought 15,562 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock, valued at approximately $6,921,000. Get Tesla alerts: 3 ETFs That Could Benefit as Consumers Tighten Their Budgets In other Tesla news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,264 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $397.03, for a total value of $898,875.92. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 18,106 shares in the company, valued at $7,188,625.18. This trade represents a 11.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the director directly owned 577,031 shares in the company, valued at $257,009,607.40. This represents a 9.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 87,995 shares of company stock valued at $38,315,650 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 19.90% of the company's stock. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth TSLA has been the subject of several research reports. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Mizuho set a $540.00 price target on Tesla and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective on shares of Tesla from $500.00 to $480.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 30th. China Renaissance increased their target price on shares of Tesla from $380.00 to $382.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $508.00 target price on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Nineteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and nine have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Tesla currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $406.84.