J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. Acquires Shares of 1,644 Teradyne, Inc. $TER

J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm bought 1,644 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $226,000.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of Nova Scotia grew its position in shares of Teradyne by 546.5% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 98,254 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,835,000 after buying an additional 83,055 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its holdings in Teradyne by 291.6% in the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 24,995 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,247,000 after acquiring an additional 18,612 shares during the last quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH boosted its stake in Teradyne by 9.2% in the third quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 91,120 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,542,000 after acquiring an additional 7,648 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas grew its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 61.0% during the third quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 39,513 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,439,000 after purchasing an additional 14,969 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH bought a new position in shares of Teradyne during the third quarter valued at approximately $895,000. 99.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Teradyne

In related news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 1,108 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.31, for a total transaction of $223,051.48. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 93,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,804,165.79. The trade was a 1.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.16% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Teradyne Stock Performance

Shares of TER opened at $314.66 on Friday. Teradyne, Inc. has a one year low of $65.77 and a one year high of $327.99. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $229.55 and its 200-day moving average is $171.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $49.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 90.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.83.

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

Teradyne Dividend Announcement

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 issued a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Teradyne’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 13.79%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TER has been the topic of several recent research reports. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and issued a $335.00 price target on shares of Teradyne in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Zacks Research upgraded Teradyne from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of Teradyne from $230.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Northland Securities reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $270.00 price objective on shares of Teradyne in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $325.00 price objective on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Teradyne currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $256.24.

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.