Key Points Generali Investments reduced its stake in Tesla by 9.8%, owning 11,100 shares worth approximately $3.53 million, making it the firm's 17th largest holding. Several institutional investors have recently increased their stakes in Tesla, with notable increases in holdings by Chelsea Counsel Co. (59.7%) and Compass Wealth Management LLC (360.0%). Wall Street analysts have mixed opinions on Tesla, with target prices ranging from $280.00 to $510.00 and a consensus rating of "Hold" with an average target price of $380.97. Tesla: Some Analysts Are Calling for A 30% Drop—Time to Panic? Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $28.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $24.98 billion. Tesla had a net margin of 5.51% and a return on equity of 6.72%. Tesla's revenue for the quarter was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.72 earnings per share. Equities analysts expect that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current year. Insider Transactions at Tesla In other news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $352.38, for a total transaction of $918,302.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 9,856 shares in the company, valued at $3,473,057.28. The trade was a 20.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Xiaotong Zhu sold 20,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $363.75, for a total transaction of $7,275,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 47,600 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,314,500. The trade was a 29.59% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 202,606 shares of company stock worth $75,588,902. Company insiders own 19.90% of the company's stock. Tesla Company Profile