Key Points Privium Fund Management B.V. increased its stake in Tesla by 10% in Q2, acquiring an additional 22,000 shares, bringing its total ownership to 242,000 shares, valued at approximately $74.67 million. Several hedge funds significantly boosted their positions in Tesla, with Goldman Sachs increasing its ownership by 322.1% to over $6.89 billion during the first quarter. Tesla's stock has seen a market capitalization of $1.49 trillion and reported earnings of $0.40 per share last quarter, missing analyst estimates of $0.43. Happy Third Birthday to the Bull Market Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The electric vehicle producer reported $0.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.43 by ($0.03). Tesla had a return on equity of 7.98% and a net margin of 6.54%.The company had revenue of $22.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $23.18 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.52 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 11.8% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts expect that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current fiscal year. Insider Activity In other news, SVP Xiaotong Zhu sold 20,000 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $363.75, for a total value of $7,275,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 47,600 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $17,314,500. This trade represents a 29.59% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $422.68, for a total value of $25,360,800.00. Following the sale, the director owned 637,031 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $269,260,263.08. The trade was a 8.61% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 202,606 shares of company stock valued at $75,588,902 over the last three months. 19.90% of the stock is owned by insiders. Analysts Set New Price Targets