Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points IFG Advisory LLC increased its holdings in Tesla by 11.5% during the second quarter, acquiring an additional 1,804 shares, bringing its total holdings to $5.55 million. Wall Street analysts have mixed views on Tesla, with price targets ranging from $235 to $509, and an average rating of "Hold" and price target of $388.51. Tesla reported earnings of $0.50 per share, surpassing analyst expectations, while total revenue reached $28.10 billion, a year-over-year increase of 11.6%. How Much Risk Is Too Much? Here Come 5X Leveraged ETFs Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.02. Tesla had a return on equity of 6.61% and a net margin of 5.51%.The firm had revenue of $28.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $24.98 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.72 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 11.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current year. Insiders Place Their Bets In other news, Director James R. Murdoch sold 120,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $350.29, for a total transaction of $42,034,800.00. Following the sale, the director owned 697,031 shares of the company's stock, valued at $244,162,988.99. This trade represents a 14.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Xiaotong Zhu sold 20,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $363.75, for a total value of $7,275,000.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 47,600 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,314,500. This represents a 29.59% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 202,606 shares of company stock worth $75,588,902. Insiders own 19.90% of the company's stock. Tesla Profile