Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points Forum Financial Management LP boosted its Tesla stake by 6.8% in Q4 to 20,892 shares (adding 1,328 shares) worth $9.396 million, and institutional investors now own about 66.20% of the company. Corporate insiders have been net sellers — CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,264 shares and director Kathleen Wilson‑Thompson sold 25,809 shares, with insiders disposing of 53,804 shares worth roughly $20.87 million in the past 90 days, leaving insiders with 19.90% ownership. Tesla shares are up about 3% (opened at $400.62) with a market cap near $1.5 trillion as AI chip progress and pre‑earnings positioning lift sentiment, but analysts' consensus is a Hold with an average price target of $398.61. Fabs Over Figures: The Market Wakes Up to Intel’s Renaissance Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.05. Tesla had a return on equity of 4.86% and a net margin of 4.00%.The business had revenue of $24.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.75 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.73 earnings per share. The company's revenue was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current year. Analyst Ratings Changes A number of analysts have issued reports on TSLA shares. Wedbush reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $600.00 target price on shares of Tesla in a research report on Friday, March 27th. China Renaissance boosted their target price on Tesla from $380.00 to $382.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Stifel Nicolaus set a $508.00 target price on Tesla in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Phillip Securities cut their target price on Tesla from $220.00 to $215.00 and set a "sell" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, William Blair reissued a "market perform" rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Friday, January 2nd. Nineteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have given a Hold rating and nine have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $398.61.