Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points Franklin Resources trimmed its Tesla stake by 5.1% in Q2, selling 342,799 shares and holding 6,368,596 shares worth about $2.02 billion (≈0.20% of the company) after the filing. Insider selling has been notable: company insiders sold 202,606 shares worth roughly $75.6 million over the last three months (including James R. Murdoch's 120,000‑share sale), while insiders still own about 19.90% of Tesla. Despite recent analyst target increases (e.g., Mizuho to $485, Deutsche to $470), the consensus rating is a “Hold” with a $394.31 average target; Tesla also reported an earnings beat ($0.50 vs. $0.48) and revenue of $28.10 billion, up 11.6% year‑over‑year. Peter Thiel Dumps NVIDIA and Slashes Tesla Stake—Is the AI Bubble About to Pop? Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in Tesla by 322.1% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 26,590,525 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $6,891,201,000 after buying an additional 20,291,139 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of Tesla during the 1st quarter worth $3,247,619,000. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC raised its holdings in shares of Tesla by 581,880.5% during the 2nd quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 6,436,704 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $2,044,683,000 after purchasing an additional 6,435,598 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Tesla by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 251,390,681 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $79,856,764,000 after purchasing an additional 4,502,976 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi boosted its holdings in Tesla by 29.4% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 16,771,882 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $4,482,789,000 after purchasing an additional 3,814,610 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 66.20% of the company's stock. Get Tesla alerts: