Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points Tesla shares fell 1.8% to $355.28 on Monday on heavier-than-average volume (~66.4M shares), trading well below its 50‑ and 200‑day moving averages and valuing the company at about $1.33 trillion with a P/E near 329. Newsflow is mixed: positives include Tesla saying the Semi battery is "designed to last a million miles" and Wedbush reiterating an Outperform, while negatives include margin risks from incentives/channel stuffing, ARK and other managers trimming exposure, and an NHTSA probe into autonomy. Analyst and ownership signals are conflicted — the consensus rating is a Hold with a $406.84 average price target amid wide analyst dispersion, insiders have sold ~88k shares in the last 90 days, and institutional investors own roughly 66% of the stock. As Tech Earnings Grow, This ETF Still Hasn't Caught Up Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share (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 analyst estimates of $24.75 billion. Tesla had a net margin of 4.00% and a return on equity of 4.86%. Tesla's revenue was down 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.73 earnings per share. Equities research analysts anticipate that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current fiscal year. Insider Transactions at Tesla In related news, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the director directly owned 577,031 shares of the company's stock, valued at $257,009,607.40. This trade represents a 9.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,264 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $397.03, for a total value of $898,875.92. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 18,106 shares in the company, valued at $7,188,625.18. This represents a 11.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 87,995 shares of company stock worth $38,315,650. 19.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders. Institutional Trading of Tesla A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Tesla by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 258,925,024 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $116,443,762,000 after buying an additional 6,538,720 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Tesla by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 114,842,934 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $51,647,164,000 after purchasing an additional 1,080,085 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Tesla by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 65,700,975 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $29,426,070,000 after purchasing an additional 375,946 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors raised its position in Tesla by 5.8% in the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 44,035,949 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $19,583,547,000 after purchasing an additional 2,403,019 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in Tesla in the fourth quarter worth $17,128,100,000. 66.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors. About Tesla