Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) raised its Tesla stake by 14% in Q4, buying 1,400 shares to hold 11,392 shares valued at about $4.714 million. Several large institutions (Norges Bank, Amundi, Holocene, Jennison, Capital World) have been materially adding to Tesla positions, leaving roughly 66.20% of the stock owned by institutional investors. Tesla faces mixed catalysts and risks: positives include a reported $4.3 billion LFP battery supply deal with LG and expansion into solar and AI chips, while an upgraded NHTSA FSD probe, analyst cuts and recent insider selling are adding downward pressure on sentiment. Is the ARK Innovation ETF Finding a Floor? Tesla and Robinhood Set the Tone In other Tesla news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,264 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $397.03, for a total transaction of $898,875.92. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 18,106 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,188,625.18. This represents a 11.11% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $445.40, for a total transaction of $26,724,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 577,031 shares of the company's stock, valued at $257,009,607.40. This represents a 9.42% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 87,995 shares of company stock valued at $38,315,650 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 19.90% of the company's stock. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades Several analysts have recently weighed in on TSLA shares. Barclays restated a "neutral" rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their target price on shares of Tesla from $500.00 to $480.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 30th. William Blair reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Friday, January 2nd. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $510.00 price objective on shares of Tesla in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Glj Research reaffirmed a "sell" rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Nineteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and nine have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Tesla presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $406.84.