Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. Cuts Stake in Teradyne, Inc. $TER

Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. lessened its stake in shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) by 20.4% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 81,971 shares of the company’s stock after selling 20,962 shares during the quarter. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc.’s holdings in Teradyne were worth $7,371,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Berbice Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Teradyne by 200.0% during the 1st quarter. Berbice Capital Management LLC now owns 300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the period. Manchester Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 44.7% in the 1st quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 453 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares during the period. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its stake in Teradyne by 189.9% in the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 461 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 302 shares during the last quarter. Steph & Co. bought a new position in Teradyne during the second quarter valued at $43,000. Finally, Bayforest Capital Ltd increased its position in Teradyne by 195.5% in the second quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd now owns 523 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 346 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on TER. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $180.00 price target on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Robert W. Baird set a $195.00 price objective on Teradyne in a research note on Friday, October 31st. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $165.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on shares of Teradyne from $119.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and issued a $215.00 price target on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Teradyne presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $164.06.

Teradyne Trading Down 1.5%

TER stock opened at $182.28 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $139.73 and a 200-day moving average of $108.11. Teradyne, Inc. has a 12 month low of $65.77 and a 12 month high of $191.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 66.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.64 and a beta of 1.90.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The company reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.78 by $0.07. Teradyne had a net margin of 15.49% and a return on equity of 18.04%. The business had revenue of $769.21 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $744.20 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.90 EPS. Teradyne’s revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. Teradyne has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.460 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 EPS for the current year.

Teradyne Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 29th. Investors of record on Friday, September 5th were given a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 5th. Teradyne’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 17.45%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 1,108 shares of Teradyne stock in a transaction on Friday, October 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.24, for a total transaction of $160,925.92. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 94,777 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,765,411.48. This trade represents a 1.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders sold a total of 2,770 shares of company stock valued at $353,380 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.

About Teradyne

Teradyne, Inc designs, develops, manufactures, and sells automated test systems and robotics products worldwide. It operates through four segments; Semiconductor Test, System Test, Robotics, and Wireless Test. The Semiconductor Test segment offers products and services for wafer level and device package testing of semiconductor devices in automotive, industrial, communications, consumer, smartphones, cloud, computer and electronic game, and other applications.