Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points Vectors Research Management LLC initiated a new Q3 stake in Tesla, buying 3,650 shares worth approximately $1.623 million. Significant insider selling occurred last quarter—CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,637 shares and director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares—with insiders offloading 119,457 shares (~$53.5M) overall, though insiders still own about 19.90% of the company. Institutional ownership is high (~66.2%) and analysts are mixed: the consensus rating is "Hold" with a $410.20 price target, leaving limited room for upside ahead of Tesla’s upcoming earnings amid regulatory and competitive headwinds. America’s New Favorite EV Isn’t Tesla—and the Stock May Surprise In related news, 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 transaction, the chief financial officer directly 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $445.40, for a total transaction of $26,724,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 577,031 shares of the company's stock, valued at $257,009,607.40. This trade represents a 9.42% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 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. Tesla Price Performance Tesla stock opened at $437.50 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $443.51 and a 200-day moving average of $400.02. Tesla, Inc. has a 52-week low of $214.25 and a 52-week high of $498.83. The company has a quick ratio of 1.67, a current ratio of 2.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.46 trillion, a P/E ratio of 291.67, a PEG ratio of 7.27 and a beta of 1.83. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last posted its 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. Tesla had a net margin of 5.51% and a return on equity of 6.61%. The business had revenue of $28.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.98 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.72 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current year. About Tesla