1,642 Shares in Teradyne, Inc. $TER Bought by Stratos Investment Management LLC

Stratos Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 1,642 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $226,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Teradyne during the second quarter worth about $152,854,000. Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its position in Teradyne by 79.7% during the 2nd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 3,785,067 shares of the company’s stock worth $340,353,000 after acquiring an additional 1,679,215 shares during the last quarter. Amundi grew its stake in shares of Teradyne by 255.3% during the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 1,812,001 shares of the company’s stock worth $170,654,000 after acquiring an additional 1,302,025 shares in the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA raised its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 58.6% in the second quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 3,047,558 shares of the company’s stock valued at $274,036,000 after purchasing an additional 1,125,868 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rafferty Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 65.4% in the second quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 2,166,039 shares of the company’s stock valued at $194,770,000 after purchasing an additional 856,540 shares during the last quarter. 99.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Morgan Stanley set a $306.00 price objective on shares of Teradyne in a research note on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Teradyne from $230.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Citigroup upped their target price on Teradyne from $215.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada set a $270.00 price target on Teradyne in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $256.24.

Teradyne Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:TER opened at $311.03 on Friday. Teradyne, Inc. has a 52-week low of $65.77 and a 52-week high of $327.99. The company has a market capitalization of $48.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 89.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.83. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $227.27 and a 200 day simple moving average of $169.51.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $1.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.36 by $0.44. Teradyne had a return on equity of 22.68% and a net margin of 17.37%.The firm had revenue of $1.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $970.44 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.95 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 43.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Teradyne has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.890-2.250 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Teradyne Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be given a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Teradyne’s dividend payout ratio is presently 13.79%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Teradyne

In other Teradyne news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 1,108 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.31, for a total transaction of $223,051.48. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 93,409 shares in the company, valued at $18,804,165.79. This trade represents a 1.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.16% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Teradyne

Teradyne, Inc is a global supplier of automatic test equipment and related services principally used to test semiconductors, wireless products and complex electronic systems. Founded in 1960, the company is headquartered in North Reading, Massachusetts, and has a long history of developing capital equipment and software that help semiconductor manufacturers, electronics OEMs and contract manufacturers validate product performance and reliability during design and production.

The company’s product portfolio centers on automatic test equipment (ATE) and system-level test solutions that address chip- and board-level validation, burn-in and reliability screening.