Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points Courier Capital LLC raised its stake in Tesla by 599.0% in Q3, ending the quarter with 7,095 shares worth about $3.16 million. Institutional investors own roughly 66.2% of Tesla, with large holdings from Vanguard, Geode and Norges Bank among others. Analysts are mixed: the consensus rating is "Hold" with a $410.46 target (17 Buy / 14 Hold / 8 Sell), while the stock trades near $431 with a $1.43 trillion market cap and a high P/E (~288). Tesla’s Earnings Loom With Almost No Room for Error Shares of TSLA stock opened at $431.44 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.67, a current ratio of 2.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. Tesla, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $214.25 and a fifty-two week high of $498.83. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $442.96 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $401.85. The stock has a market cap of $1.43 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 287.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.13 and a beta of 1.83. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 the consensus estimate of $24.98 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.72 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 11.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts anticipate that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current year. Insider Buying and Selling at Tesla In related news, Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $450.66, for a total transaction of $25,606,501.20. Following the sale, the director directly owned 1,391,615 shares in the company, valued at approximately $627,145,215.90. This trade represents a 3.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,637 shares of the company'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 value 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. This represents a 16.09% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 119,457 shares of company stock valued at $53,501,145 over the last three months. 19.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders. Tesla Profile