Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points Metis Global Partners LLC reduced its Tesla stake by 4.9% in Q3 to 178,641 shares (worth about $79.45M), making TSLA 1.9% of the firm's portfolio and its ninth-largest holding. Institutional ownership is concentrated — Vanguard owns ~251.4M shares (~$79.86B) and hedge funds/institutions hold roughly 66.2% of Tesla’s stock, with several large managers increasing positions in recent quarters. Insider selling has picked up (119,457 shares sold in the last 90 days, including Kimbal Musk), while analysts are mixed and Tesla trades at a stretched valuation (P/E ~386) with a consensus "Hold" and $408 target, highlighting valuation and sentiment risks. Tesla P/E Hits 400: 2 Reasons It's Still a Buy, 1 to Avoid Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $24.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.75 billion. Tesla had a return on equity of 4.86% and a net margin of 4.00%.The company's quarterly revenue was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.73 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current year. Analyst Ratings Changes A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Tesla from $130.00 to $125.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. HSBC restated a "reduce" rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Monday, November 17th. Roth Mkm set a $505.00 price target on Tesla and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $500.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a "hold" rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Eighteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and nine have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $408.09.