Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points Analysts give Tesla a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from 46 firms (11 sell, 13 hold, 21 buy, 1 strong buy) with an average 12‑month price target of $391.08. Company insiders have been net sellers recently — including the CFO and an SVP — with 202,606 shares sold over the last 90 days worth about $75.59M, and insiders now own ~19.90% of the stock. Tesla beat Q3 estimates with $0.50 EPS vs. $0.48 expected and revenue of $28.1B, but the stock trades at a high valuation (opened $429.52, market cap ~$1.43T, P/E ~286) and was down ~3.7%. MarketBeat Week in Review – 11/03 - 11/07 In other news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $352.38, for a total transaction of $918,302.28. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 9,856 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,473,057.28. The trade was a 20.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Xiaotong Zhu sold 20,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $363.75, for a total value of $7,275,000.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 47,600 shares of the company's stock, valued at $17,314,500. This represents a 29.59% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 202,606 shares of company stock worth $75,588,902. 19.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders. Institutional Investors Weigh In On Tesla Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of TSLA. Chapman Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Tesla during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Chelsea Counsel Co. grew its holdings in shares of Tesla by 59.7% in the first quarter. Chelsea Counsel Co. now owns 107 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. LGT Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Tesla in the second quarter worth $29,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Tesla during the third quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, CoreFirst Bank & Trust bought a new position in Tesla during the second quarter valued at $30,000. Institutional investors own 66.20% of the company's stock. Tesla Trading Down 3.7%