SG Americas Securities LLC Purchases 193,950 Shares of Teradyne, Inc. $TER

SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) by 4,060.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 198,727 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 193,950 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC owned about 0.13% of Teradyne worth $38,466,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in Teradyne by 13,949.4% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,036,887 shares of the company’s stock valued at $280,357,000 after purchasing an additional 2,022,389 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Teradyne in the second quarter worth about $152,854,000. Federated Hermes Inc. lifted its stake in Teradyne by 79.7% in the second quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 3,785,067 shares of the company’s stock worth $340,353,000 after purchasing an additional 1,679,215 shares during the last quarter. Amundi boosted its position in shares of Teradyne by 255.3% during the second quarter. Amundi now owns 1,812,001 shares of the company’s stock valued at $170,654,000 after buying an additional 1,302,025 shares during the period. Finally, Alkeon Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Teradyne by 48.6% during the third quarter. Alkeon Capital Management LLC now owns 2,872,910 shares of the company’s stock valued at $395,427,000 after buying an additional 940,000 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $270.00 price target on Teradyne in a report on Monday, February 2nd. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Teradyne from $200.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. Robert W. Baird set a $305.00 price objective on Teradyne in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on Teradyne from $230.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $325.00 target price on Teradyne in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Teradyne currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $273.73.

Teradyne Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:TER opened at $323.36 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $287.81 and its 200-day simple moving average is $210.08. Teradyne, Inc. has a one year low of $65.77 and a one year high of $344.92. The firm has a market cap of $50.63 billion, a PE ratio of 92.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.76.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $1.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $970.44 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.95 earnings per share. Teradyne’s quarterly revenue was up 43.9% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts predict that Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Teradyne Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th were issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 13th. Teradyne’s dividend payout ratio is currently 14.94%.

Key Stories Impacting Teradyne

Here are the key news stories impacting Teradyne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: U.S. policy boost — The Trump administration outlined a voluntary investment consortium targeting roughly $4 trillion for semiconductor supply chains, energy projects and critical minerals. That policy-driven flow of capital is lifting chip-related names and improves the demand outlook for Teradyne’s semiconductor test equipment business. Teradyne, Seagate, and Nova Shares Are Soaring, What You Need To Know
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst recognition — Zacks included TER on a short list of top-ranked, high-growth stocks, citing bullish earnings estimate revisions. Inclusion on that list can attract growth-oriented investors and supports positive sentiment around forward EPS momentum. 3 Top Ranked High Growth Stocks You Can’t Ignore: ROKU, TER, CRDO
• Positive Sentiment: Robotics/AI growth thesis — Recent coverage highlights Teradyne’s push into AI-powered robotics, which is generating strong segment growth and expanding addressable markets (industrial automation, collaborative robots). Improving revenue mix and higher-margin robotics sales support upside to medium-term forecasts. Teradyne Drives Robotics With AI: Is the Growth Thesis Strengthening?
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data appears unreliable — Multiple reports flagged a “large increase” in March short interest but the published figures show zeros and NaN values with days-to-cover at 0.0. The inconsistent data prevents a clear read on whether short sellers are positioning against TER. (No reliable external link available.)
• Negative Sentiment: Competition and execution risk — Analyses note that rising competition in robotics/automation could test Teradyne’s long-term momentum; if competitors gain share or Teradyne missteps on execution, margin and growth assumptions could be pressured. Teradyne Drives Robotics With AI: Is the Growth Thesis Strengthening?

Teradyne Company Profile

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.