Northland Securities Increases Earnings Estimates for inTEST

inTEST Co. (NYSE:INTT) – Investment analysts at Northland Securities lifted their Q1 2027 earnings per share estimates for inTEST in a research note issued to investors on Monday, August 3rd. Northland Securities analyst T. Jackson now anticipates that the company will earn $0.09 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.04. Northland Securities has a “Outperform” rating and a $15.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for inTEST’s current full-year earnings is $0.41 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for inTEST’s FY2027 earnings at $0.73 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $0.92 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $1.11 EPS.

Separately, Zacks Research lowered shares of inTEST from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, inTEST presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $17.00.

inTEST Trading Up 8.4%

INTT stock opened at $14.37 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $180.56 million, a PE ratio of 62.48 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 1.38 and a current ratio of 2.26. inTEST has a one year low of $6.63 and a one year high of $20.00. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $15.69 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $14.34.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On inTEST

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Byrne Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of inTEST during the second quarter valued at approximately $171,000. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in inTEST during the 4th quarter valued at $88,000. Globeflex Capital L P bought a new stake in inTEST during the 4th quarter valued at $121,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC purchased a new stake in inTEST during the 3rd quarter valued at $127,000. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC bought a new stake in inTEST in the 1st quarter worth $254,000. 63.18% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

inTEST News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting inTEST this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Northland Securities upgraded inTEST from “Market Perform” to “Outperform” and maintained a $15 price target, signaling increased confidence in the company’s outlook. Finviz
• Positive Sentiment: The analyst raised EPS forecasts for the third and fourth quarters of 2026 to $0.13 and $0.15, respectively, from $0.09 and $0.10. Northland also increased its estimates for the second, third and fourth quarters of 2027 to $0.18, $0.21 and $0.26 per share.
• Positive Sentiment: Northland projects FY2026 EPS of $0.43 and introduced a FY2030 EPS estimate of $1.28, suggesting substantial potential earnings growth over the longer term.
• Neutral Sentiment: The analyst’s $15 target remains close to the recent market price, implying limited near-term upside despite the more favorable rating.
• Negative Sentiment: Northland lowered its second-quarter 2026 EPS estimate to $0.04 from $0.10 and reduced its FY2026 forecast to $0.43 from $0.45. These cuts indicate near-term earnings pressure and partly offset the upgrades to later-period estimates.

About inTEST

inTEST Corporation (NYSE: INTT) is a developer and manufacturer of precision instrumentation and test solutions designed for the semiconductor, microelectronics and related manufacturing industries. The company’s offerings focus on thermal management and instrument interface technologies that support the environmental conditioning and electrical performance evaluation of devices under test. These solutions include temperature controllers and cyclers, thermal subsystems, load boards, connectors and custom test interfaces engineered to accelerate reliability testing, product qualification and high-volume production measurement.

Serving customers across North America, Europe and Asia, inTEST supports semiconductor fabs, assembly and packaging facilities, research laboratories and OEM equipment builders.