Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points Clearbridge Investments LLC cut its Tesla stake by 16.9% in the fourth quarter, selling 458,855 shares and leaving it with 2,260,324 shares valued at about $1.02 billion. Institutional ownership remains heavy, with hedge funds and asset managers holding about 66.2% of Tesla’s shares; several large firms including Vanguard, State Street, Geode, and Norges Bank either added to or initiated positions. Wall Street sentiment is mixed: Tesla currently carries an average “Hold” rating with a $404.37 price target, even as some analysts have recently upgraded or downgraded the stock amid debates over AI, robotics, and valuation. MarketBeat Week in Review – 05/18 - 05/22 TSLA opened at $391.00 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.62, a current ratio of 2.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. Tesla, Inc. has a 52-week low of $281.85 and a 52-week high of $498.83. The company has a 50 day moving average of $395.33 and a two-hundred day moving average of $416.06. The company has a market cap of $1.47 trillion, a P/E ratio of 358.72, a P/E/G ratio of 15.44 and a beta of 1.80. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $22.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.96 billion. Tesla had a net margin of 3.95% and a return on equity of 4.89%. Tesla's revenue for the quarter was up 15.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.27 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect that Tesla, Inc. will post 1.2 earnings per share for the current year. Insider Buying and Selling at Tesla In other news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 3,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $450.00, for a total value of $1,350,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 18,106 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,147,700. This represents a 14.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 26,409 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $378.11, for a total transaction of $9,985,506.99. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 48,399 shares of the company's stock, valued at $18,300,145.89. This trade represents a 35.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 55,218 shares of company stock valued at $20,609,455 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 19.90% of the company's stock. Tesla Profile