Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points Cooper Financial Group raised its Tesla stake by 5.2% in Q3, adding 1,726 shares to hold 35,187 shares valued at about $15.65 million, roughly 1.7% of its portfolio and its 14th largest holding. Insider selling accelerated in December—CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,637 shares and director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares—while institutional investors hold 66.20% of Tesla and insiders own 19.90%. Recent results and valuation: Tesla beat EPS estimates ($0.50 vs. $0.48) and reported $28.1B revenue (+11.6% y/y); the stock trades at a $1.61 trillion market cap with a P/E of 322.25. MarketBeat Week in Review – 12/8 - 12/12 Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.98 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.72 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Insider Activity at Tesla In related news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,637 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $443.93, for a total transaction of $1,170,643.41. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 13,757 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,107,145.01. This trade represents a 16.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $450.66, for a total transaction of $25,606,501.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 1,391,615 shares in the company, valued at approximately $627,145,215.90. This represents a 3.92% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 19.90% of the company's stock. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth