Teradyne, Inc. $TER Shares Purchased by Wealthfront Advisers LLC

Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its stake in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) by 10.6% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 18,810 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,803 shares during the quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC’s holdings in Teradyne were worth $2,589,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of TER. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,920,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $442,413,000 after buying an additional 143,058 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its holdings in Teradyne by 79.7% in the 2nd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 3,785,067 shares of the company’s stock worth $340,353,000 after acquiring an additional 1,679,215 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its position in Teradyne by 11.4% in the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 3,473,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $490,134,000 after acquiring an additional 354,876 shares in the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA raised its stake in shares of Teradyne by 58.6% during the second quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 3,047,558 shares of the company’s stock valued at $274,036,000 after purchasing an additional 1,125,868 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Teradyne by 2.5% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,859,466 shares of the company’s stock worth $257,123,000 after purchasing an additional 68,568 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Teradyne in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $230.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their target price on Teradyne from $240.00 to $270.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Vertical Research cut Teradyne from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $220.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on Teradyne from $215.00 to $325.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $256.24.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 1,108 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.31, for a total transaction of $223,051.48. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 93,409 shares in the company, valued at $18,804,165.79. This trade represents a 1.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.

Teradyne Stock Performance

Shares of Teradyne stock opened at $314.66 on Friday. Teradyne, Inc. has a 1 year low of $65.77 and a 1 year high of $327.99. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $229.55 and its 200-day simple moving average is $171.06. The firm has a market cap of $49.28 billion, a PE ratio of 90.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.83.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $1.80 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $970.44 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.95 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 43.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Teradyne has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.890-2.250 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Teradyne Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. Teradyne’s dividend payout ratio is currently 13.79%.

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.