13,500 Shares in Teradyne, Inc. $TER Bought by Sculptor Capital LP

Sculptor Capital LP purchased a new stake in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 13,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,532,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of TER. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of Teradyne in the second quarter valued at $9,404,408,000. Andar Capital Management HK Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Teradyne during the second quarter worth about $37,800,000. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,078,635 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,370,141,000 after acquiring an additional 60,986 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,920,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $442,413,000 after acquiring an additional 143,058 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its position in Teradyne by 18.6% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 4,203,546 shares of the company’s stock valued at $813,640,000 after acquiring an additional 659,273 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

Teradyne News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Teradyne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Teradyne declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per share, payable September 25 to shareholders of record as of September 4. Although the roughly 0.1% yield is modest, the payment reinforces management’s shareholder-return policy. Teradyne Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary identified TER as an AI infrastructure play, while broader electronics-industry investment in infrastructure and expanded capacity could benefit Teradyne’s semiconductor and robotics testing businesses. 3 Electronics Stocks Set to Benefit From a Prospering Industry
• Positive Sentiment: Teradyne remains on analysts’ earnings radar, with annual profit estimates reportedly rising. The company’s latest quarterly results also showed substantial year-over-year revenue growth and an earnings beat, supporting the longer-term growth narrative. Teradyne, Lumentum Back On Analysts’ Earnings Radar
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short interest was listed at zero shares, with zero days to cover. Because the figures show no short position and an “NaN” change, the data appears unreliable and offers no meaningful short-squeeze signal.
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Gregory Smith sold 4,000 shares for approximately $1.7 million. The transaction occurred under a pre-planned Rule 10b5-1 schedule, reducing its significance as a signal of deteriorating management confidence, but insider selling can still weigh modestly on sentiment. Teradyne CEO Gregory Smith Sells Shares

Teradyne Stock Up 0.4%

Teradyne stock opened at $366.43 on Wednesday. Teradyne, Inc. has a 52 week low of $109.56 and a 52 week high of $487.91. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $384.25 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $355.78. The stock has a market cap of $57.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.26, a P/E/G ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.78.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $2.47 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.09 by $0.38. The firm had revenue of $1.33 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.22 billion. Teradyne had a return on equity of 39.93% and a net margin of 25.77%.The company’s revenue was up 103.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.57 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Teradyne, Inc. will post 9.1 EPS for the current year.

Teradyne Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 4th will be given a $0.13 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 4th. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. Teradyne’s payout ratio is currently 7.13%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on TER shares. Citigroup lifted their price target on Teradyne from $325.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Zacks Research raised Teradyne from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $550.00 price target on shares of Teradyne in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Teradyne from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $400.00 price target for the company in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Teradyne from $387.00 to $397.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $396.80.

Insider Transactions at Teradyne

In other Teradyne news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $425.00, for a total value of $1,700,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 112,495 shares in the company, valued at $47,810,375. This represents a 3.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.19% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.