Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC raised its Tesla stake by 2.1% in Q3 to 90,247 shares (about $40.14 million), making TSLA its 12th-largest holding and ~1.2% of the fund's portfolio. Several firms have upgraded Tesla and pushed target prices higher (Baird to $548, Mizuho $530, Deutsche Bank $500), but the consensus rating remains Hold with an average target of $404.14 while the stock trades near $481 and Tesla's market cap is about $1.6 trillion. Insiders have been selling recently — Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares and CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,637 shares — as institutional ownership sits around 66.2% and insiders own about 19.9% of the stock. MarketBeat Week in Review – 12/8 - 12/12 Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.98 billion. Tesla had a return on equity of 6.61% and a net margin of 5.51%.The company's revenue was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.72 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Insider Transactions at Tesla In related news, Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares of the firm'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 sale, the director owned 1,391,615 shares of the company's stock, valued at $627,145,215.90. This trade represents a 3.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,637 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the chief financial officer owned 13,757 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,107,145.01. The trade was a 16.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 19.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders. Tesla News Roundup