Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points Holocene Advisors boosted its Tesla stake by 132.2% in Q3, adding 3,505,000 shares to hold 6,157,000 shares worth about $2.74 billion, making TSLA its second-largest position (6.2% of the fund). Analysts are mixed: MarketBeat shows a consensus "Hold" rating (19 Buys, 13 Holds, 9 Sells) with an average price target of $406.84. Tesla recently beat quarterly estimates (EPS $0.50 vs. $0.45; revenue $24.90B vs. $24.75B) but revenue fell 3.1% year‑over‑year, and the stock trades at a high P/E (~362) with a market cap near $1.47 trillion. 3 ETFs to Avoid as Oil Shock Hits Markets 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, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $24.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $24.75 billion. Tesla had a return on equity of 4.86% and a net margin of 4.00%.The business's quarterly revenue was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.73 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Tesla, Inc. will post 2.56 EPS for the current fiscal year. Insider Activity In related news, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on 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 directly owned 577,031 shares of the company's stock, valued at $257,009,607.40. This represents a 9.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson sold 25,731 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $415.56, for a total value of $10,692,774.36. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 19,669 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,173,649.64. This represents a 56.68% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 87,995 shares of company stock valued at $38,315,650. Company insiders own 19.90% of the company's stock. More Tesla News