Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points Dakota Wealth Management cut its Tesla stake by 12.6% in Q3, selling 1,936 shares and now holding 13,418 shares valued at about $5.97 million, while institutional investors own roughly 66.2% of TSLA. Tesla slightly beat Q4 estimates with $0.50 EPS versus $0.45 expected on $24.90B revenue (down 3.1% YoY), but the stock trades at a stretched valuation (P/E ~379) and carries a MarketBeat consensus "Hold" target near $408. Sentiment is mixed: Tesla is suing the California DMV over FSD advertising, faces legal and European demand headwinds, and has seen significant insider selling (e.g., James Murdoch sold 60,000 shares), even as bullish narratives around Optimus/robotics persist. Tesla Faces Falling Sales—But Is That the Wrong Story? In other news, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $445.40, for a total value of $26,724,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 577,031 shares in the company, valued at $257,009,607.40. This represents a 9.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,637 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $443.93, for a total value of $1,170,643.41. Following 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 ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 119,457 shares of company stock worth $53,501,145 over the last three months. Company insiders own 19.90% of the company's stock. Analysts Set New Price Targets TSLA has been the topic of several analyst reports. Evercore lifted their price target on shares of Tesla from $235.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective on Tesla from $500.00 to $480.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c-)" rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $520.00 price target on Tesla in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Dbs Bank upgraded Tesla to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Eighteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and nine have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Tesla has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $408.09.