Alta Park Capital LP Decreases Stock Holdings in Teradyne, Inc. $TER

Alta Park Capital LP decreased its position in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TERFree Report) by 40.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 163,112 shares of the company’s stock after selling 112,410 shares during the quarter. Teradyne accounts for 3.8% of Alta Park Capital LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Alta Park Capital LP’s holdings in Teradyne were worth $31,572,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in Teradyne in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new stake in Teradyne in the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,000. True Wealth Design LLC increased its stake in Teradyne by 49.6% in the 4th quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 211 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. bought a new stake in Teradyne in the 4th quarter worth approximately $41,000. Finally, DV Equities LLC bought a new stake in Teradyne in the 4th quarter worth approximately $42,000. Institutional investors own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Teradyne

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Insider Activity at Teradyne

In related news, VP Ryan Driscoll sold 680 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $377.60, for a total transaction of $256,768.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 7,665 shares in the company, valued at $2,894,304. The trade was a 8.15% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 8,597 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $338.98, for a total value of $2,914,211.06. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 124,470 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $42,192,840.60. The trade was a 6.46% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 14,941 shares of company stock worth $5,444,112 in the last quarter. 0.19% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Teradyne Stock Performance

Shares of Teradyne stock opened at $408.56 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $63.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 75.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.79. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $370.55 and a 200-day moving average price of $297.23. Teradyne, Inc. has a one year low of $84.24 and a one year high of $440.75.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TERGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.56 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.11 by $0.45. The firm had revenue of $1.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.20 billion. Teradyne had a return on equity of 31.79% and a net margin of 22.55%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 87.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.75 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Teradyne, Inc. will post 7.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Teradyne Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 21st were issued a dividend of $0.13 per share. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 21st. This is an increase from Teradyne’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. Teradyne’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 9.63%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have issued reports on TER shares. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on Teradyne from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their price objective on Teradyne from $330.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on Teradyne from $335.00 to $415.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. Robert W. Baird set a $350.00 price objective on Teradyne in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price objective on Teradyne from $325.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Teradyne has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $339.80.

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About Teradyne

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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.

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