Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points Carr Financial Group Corp increased its position in Tesla (TSLA) by 65.7% in Q3, buying 1,651 shares to hold 4,165 shares valued at about $1.85 million. Institutional investors own 66.2% of Tesla, with large moves from Vanguard, Norges Bank, Amundi and others, while analysts' consensus rating is Hold with a $402.25 consensus price target. Company insiders recently sold stock (CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,637 shares; director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares) even as Tesla posted a quarterly revenue and EPS beat and trades at a $1.61 trillion market cap with a P/E of 322.25. Tesla Bulls See $500 Ahead—But Bears Warn of a Painful Reversal Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $28.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.98 billion. Tesla had a net margin of 5.51% and a return on equity of 6.61%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 11.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.72 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Insiders Place Their Bets In other news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,637 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 8th. The stock was 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 of the company's stock, valued at $6,107,145.01. This trade represents a 16.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $450.66, for a total value of $25,606,501.20. Following the sale, the director owned 1,391,615 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $627,145,215.90. This represents a 3.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 19.90% of the company's stock. Tesla Profile