Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points J. L. Bainbridge & Co. Inc. increased its Tesla stake by 72.1% in Q2, buying 1,817 shares to hold 4,336 shares valued at $1.377 million per its latest 13F filing. Institutions own 66.20% of Tesla, with Vanguard holding 251,390,681 shares (~$79.86B) and other large position increases reported by Goldman, Nuveen and Kingstone in recent quarters. Tesla has a $1.30 trillion market cap and recently beat quarterly EPS estimates; analysts' consensus is a "Hold" with an average target of $394.31, while insiders sold 202,606 shares (~$75.6M) in the last 90 days. Is Tesla Setting Up for a Year-End Rebound—or a Collapse? Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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. Tesla had a net margin of 5.51% and a return on equity of 6.61%. The business had revenue of $28.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.98 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.72 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current year. Insider Activity at Tesla In other news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 shares of the 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 sale, the chief financial officer owned 9,856 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,473,057.28. This represents a 20.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 in the company, valued at $269,260,263.08. This represents a 8.61% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 202,606 shares of company stock worth $75,588,902 in the last ninety days. 19.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders. Tesla Profile