Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points Blalock Williams LLC bought a new stake of 2,185 Tesla shares in Q3 valued at about $972,000, representing roughly 0.9% of its portfolio and its 28th largest holding. Company insiders sold a total of 119,457 shares worth $53.5 million over the last quarter (notable sales by CFO Vaibhav Taneja and director Kimbal Musk); insiders still own 19.90% of the stock. Institutional investors own 66.20% of Tesla; the analyst consensus is a Hold with an average price target of $410.20, and analysts remain split ahead of Tesla’s late‑January earnings, leaving limited margin for error. Tesla’s Earnings Loom With Almost No Room for Error In other news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,637 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, December 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $443.93, for a total value of $1,170,643.41. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 13,757 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,107,145.01. This trade represents a 16.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the director directly owned 1,391,615 shares in the company, valued at $627,145,215.90. The trade was a 3.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 119,457 shares of company stock valued at $53,501,145 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 19.90% of the company's stock. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth Several brokerages have recently issued reports on TSLA. CICC Research lifted their price target on Tesla from $450.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their target price on Tesla from $482.00 to $551.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, December 23rd. UBS Group reiterated a "sell" rating and issued a $307.00 price target (up from $247.00) on shares of Tesla in a research report on Wednesday. Cowen restated a "buy" rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday, November 17th. Finally, President Capital dropped their target price on shares of Tesla from $529.00 to $517.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and nine have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $410.20.