Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points PNC Financial Services Group raised its Tesla stake by 11.3% in Q2, buying 59,349 shares to hold 583,941 shares valued at about $185.5 million. Other institutional moves were notable — KBC Group NV increased its position 53.2% to 1,335,216 shares (~$424.1 million) and institutions/hedge funds now own roughly 66.2% of Tesla. Insiders sold a total of 202,606 shares (~$75.6 million) last quarter (including James R. Murdoch), while Tesla reported quarterly EPS of $0.50 (beat) and carries a market cap of about $1.43 trillion. Rivian’s Chart Says Go, But Some Analysts Still Say No Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $28.10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.98 billion. Tesla had a net margin of 5.51% and a return on equity of 6.61%. Tesla's revenue for the quarter was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.72 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current year. Insider Buying and Selling In related news, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $422.68, for a total transaction of $25,360,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 637,031 shares of the company's stock, valued at $269,260,263.08. This trade represents a 8.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Xiaotong Zhu sold 20,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 11th. The shares were 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 directly owned 47,600 shares of the company's stock, valued at $17,314,500. The trade was a 29.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 202,606 shares of company stock valued at $75,588,902 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 19.90% of the company's stock. Wall Street Analyst Weigh In