Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points Caerus Investment Advisors bought a new stake in Tesla, acquiring 2,880 shares worth about $1.28 million, roughly 0.5% of its portfolio and its 27th largest holding. Major institutions also added to positions—Vanguard added ~4.5M shares, Holocene ~3.5M, and Norges Bank opened a new position valued at about $11.84 billion—leaving institutional investors with roughly 66.2% ownership of Tesla. Tesla narrowly beat quarterly EPS estimates ($0.50 vs. $0.45) despite revenue falling 3.1% YoY, carries a market cap near $1.5 trillion with an average analyst rating of "Hold" (consensus target $406.84), and faces mixed catalysts including a $4.3 billion LG battery deal and imminent "Terafab" AI‑chip plans. Tesla’s Big China Sales Spike Didn’t Excite Investors—Here’s Why Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.05. Tesla had a net margin of 4.00% and a return on equity of 4.86%. The business had revenue of $24.90 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.75 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.73 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current year. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth TSLA has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. William Blair reaffirmed a "market perform" rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Friday, January 2nd. President Capital dropped their target price on Tesla from $517.00 to $500.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 30th. CICC Research increased their price target on Tesla from $450.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $405.00 price target on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, New Street Research upped their price objective on Tesla from $520.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Nineteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and nine have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $406.84.