Boothbay Fund Management LLC Boosts Holdings in Teradyne, Inc. $TER

Boothbay Fund Management LLC increased its holdings in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TERFree Report) by 2,709.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 46,776 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 45,111 shares during the quarter. Boothbay Fund Management LLC’s holdings in Teradyne were worth $9,054,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TER. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its stake in Teradyne by 12.8% during the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 4,136 shares of the company’s stock worth $342,000 after acquiring an additional 468 shares during the period. Caxton Associates LLP bought a new stake in Teradyne during the 1st quarter worth approximately $297,000. Cresset Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Teradyne by 11.6% during the 2nd quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 6,759 shares of the company’s stock worth $608,000 after acquiring an additional 702 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in Teradyne by 467.1% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,408 shares of the company’s stock worth $306,000 after acquiring an additional 2,807 shares during the period. Finally, Treasurer of the State of North Carolina raised its stake in Teradyne by 5.1% during the 2nd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 75,125 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,755,000 after acquiring an additional 3,651 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

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Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $423.03, for a total value of $1,692,120.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 120,470 shares in the company, valued at approximately $50,962,424.10. The trade was a 3.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, 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 sale, the vice president owned 7,665 shares in the company, valued at $2,894,304. This represents a 8.15% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 14,941 shares of company stock worth $5,444,112. Insiders own 0.19% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have commented on TER. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of Teradyne from $325.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their target price on shares of Teradyne from $330.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of Teradyne from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Teradyne from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Teradyne from $325.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $339.80.

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Teradyne Price Performance

Teradyne stock opened at $408.56 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $63.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 75.66, a PEG ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.79. Teradyne, Inc. has a 1 year low of $84.24 and a 1 year high of $440.75. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $370.55 and its 200-day moving average price is $297.23.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TERGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.11 by $0.45. Teradyne had a net margin of 22.55% and a return on equity of 31.79%. The firm had revenue of $1.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.20 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.75 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 87.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts expect that Teradyne, Inc. will post 7.09 EPS for the current year.

Teradyne Increases Dividend

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

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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