Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points CapWealth Advisors established a new position in Tesla by buying 1,312 shares in Q3, worth roughly $583,000. Large institutions (Vanguard, Norges Bank, Amundi, etc.) have been boosting TSLA stakes—institutions now own about 66.20% of the stock. Tesla has mixed near‑term catalysts and risks: unsupervised robotaxi trials and a Lemonade insurance partnership support FSD monetization, but discontinuing basic Autopilot, plunging Cybertruck sales and an upcoming Jan. 28 earnings report (analyst revenue est. ~$24.5B) could drive volatility, while insiders sold about 119,457 shares (~$53.5M) in the past three months. Tesla’s Robotaxi Goes Unsupervised: Is the Rally Justified? In other news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,637 shares of the 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 in the company, valued at $6,107,145.01. This represents a 16.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Kimbal Musk sold 56,820 shares of Tesla 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 owned 1,391,615 shares in the company, valued at $627,145,215.90. This represents a 3.92% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 119,457 shares of company stock valued at $53,501,145 in the last three months. 19.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth A number of research firms have recently commented on TSLA. Wall Street Zen raised Tesla from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, October 25th. HSBC reiterated a "reduce" rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday, November 17th. Industrial Alliance Securities set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on shares of Tesla from $235.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reissued an "underweight" rating and set a $130.00 target price (up from $120.00) on shares of Tesla in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Eighteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and eight have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $410.77.