Wealthfront Advisers LLC Raises Position in Teradyne, Inc. $TER

Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its stake in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) by 56.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 29,336 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 10,526 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC’s holdings in Teradyne were worth $5,678,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of TER. ARK Investment Management LLC grew its position in Teradyne by 25.2% in the third quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 2,722,327 shares of the company’s stock worth $374,701,000 after acquiring an additional 548,140 shares in the last quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH boosted its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 9.2% during the 3rd quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 91,120 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,542,000 after buying an additional 7,648 shares during the period. Aspen Wealth Strategies LLC bought a new stake in shares of Teradyne during the 3rd quarter worth $577,000. Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 656.4% during the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 125,312 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,554,000 after buying an additional 108,745 shares during the period. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 3,233.4% during the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 910,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $176,144,000 after buying an additional 882,723 shares during the period. 99.77% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Teradyne Stock Up 12.1%

Shares of Teradyne stock opened at $343.47 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $53.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 63.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.79. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $329.08 and a 200 day simple moving average of $249.02. Teradyne, Inc. has a 12-month low of $73.11 and a 12-month high of $422.11.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported $2.56 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.11 by $0.45. The firm had revenue of $1.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.20 billion. Teradyne had a net margin of 22.55% and a return on equity of 31.79%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 87.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.75 EPS. Teradyne has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.860-2.150 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Teradyne, Inc. will post 6.33 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TER has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Vertical Research cut shares of Teradyne from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $220.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Friday, January 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Teradyne from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $400.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Susquehanna increased their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $335.00 to $415.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $330.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. Finally, Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Teradyne currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $339.80.

Teradyne News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Teradyne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan upgraded TER from Neutral to Overweight and set a $400 price target, calling the post-earnings pullback an attractive entry—this upgrade is a clear catalyst lifting the stock. JPMorgan upgrade article
• Positive Sentiment: Teradyne was added to Zacks’ Rank #1 (Strong Buy) momentum list, which can attract momentum and quant flows into the name. Zacks momentum article
• Positive Sentiment: Unusual options activity—6,641 calls traded (about +16% vs. average)—signals speculative/hedged bullish positioning by traders that can amplify upside on positive headlines. Options activity report
• Neutral Sentiment: A brokerage consensus piece cites a $324.53 target for TER—useful context for analyst expectations but mixed given targets vary widely post-earnings. Brokerage target article
• Negative Sentiment: Teradyne’s Q2 guidance ($1.15B–$1.25B revenue) and management’s model (longer-term $6B revenue / $9.50–$11 EPS framework) disappointed investors relative to lofty expectations, triggering the initial selloff after otherwise strong Q1 results. Q2 guidance article
• Negative Sentiment: Despite a blowout Q1 (record revenue, EPS beat), shares plunged as investors framed the move as an “expectations issue”—Morgan Stanley flagged a tempered AI networking outlook, reinforcing caution. Morgan Stanley note
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage and headlines emphasizing the post-earnings 15–20% pullback kept momentum weak until fresh analyst upgrades and option flows improved sentiment. Selloff coverage

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.