Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points Consensus "Hold": Forty‑two brokerages rate Tesla a consensus "Hold" (19 buy, 13 hold, 10 sell) with an average 12‑month price target of about $400.44. Q1 delivery shortfall and inventory pressure: Tesla reported Q1 deliveries of 358,023 (vs. ~366k expected) and softer energy deployments, which, along with rising unsold inventory, spurred analyst cuts and selling pressure. Notable insider selling: Insiders sold 53,804 shares (~$20.9M) over the last quarter — including a 25,809‑share sale by director Kathleen Wilson‑Thompson and a 2,264‑share sale by CFO Vaibhav Taneja — while insiders still own 19.90% of the company. Spring Cleaning Your Portfolio: 4 Stocks With Rising Risks Heading Into Q2 In other news, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 25,809 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $359.33, for a total value of $9,273,947.97. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 33,860 shares in the company, valued at $12,166,913.80. This represents a 43.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,264 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $397.03, for a total transaction of $898,875.92. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 18,106 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,188,625.18. This trade represents a 11.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 53,804 shares of company stock valued at $20,865,598 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 19.90% of the company's stock. Institutional Investors Weigh In On Tesla A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of TSLA. Narwhal Capital Management grew its holdings in shares of Tesla by 32.8% in the third quarter. Narwhal Capital Management now owns 9,516 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $4,232,000 after purchasing an additional 2,350 shares in the last quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL grew its holdings in shares of Tesla by 29.6% in the third quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 32,576 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $14,487,000 after purchasing an additional 7,446 shares in the last quarter. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Tesla by 8.8% in the third quarter. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 48,504 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $21,571,000 after purchasing an additional 3,935 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Tesla by 26.0% in the third quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 18,032 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $8,019,000 after purchasing an additional 3,724 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV grew its holdings in shares of Tesla by 20.0% in the third quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 16,565 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $7,367,000 after purchasing an additional 2,765 shares in the last quarter. 66.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. More Tesla News