Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points MarketBeat Week in Review – 04/13 - 04/17 In related news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,264 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The stock was 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. The trade was a 11.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 25,809 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $359.33, for a total transaction of $9,273,947.97. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 33,860 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $12,166,913.80. This trade represents a 43.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 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. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Morgan Stanley set a $415.00 price target on shares of Tesla and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Wedbush reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $600.00 target price on shares of Tesla in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Benchmark reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded Tesla from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday. Finally, HSBC began coverage on Tesla in a research report on Monday. They issued a "buy" rating on the stock. Nineteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Tesla currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $398.42.