Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) has been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the seventeen research firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, ten have given a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $256.2353.

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on TER shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Teradyne from $122.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Morgan Stanley set a $306.00 target price on Teradyne in a report on Wednesday. Evercore raised their price target on Teradyne from $200.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Teradyne in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $215.00 to $325.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Teradyne news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 1,108 shares of Teradyne stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 93,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,804,165.79. The trade was a 1.17% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 0.16% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its stake in Teradyne by 12.8% in the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 4,136 shares of the company’s stock worth $342,000 after purchasing an additional 468 shares during the period. Caxton Associates LLP bought a new stake in shares of Teradyne during the 1st quarter valued at $297,000. Callan Family Office LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the 2nd quarter worth about $346,000. IFP Advisors Inc increased its stake in shares of Teradyne by 18.8% in the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 2,695 shares of the company’s stock worth $249,000 after acquiring an additional 426 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in Teradyne by 63.6% during the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 936 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,000 after acquiring an additional 364 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

Teradyne Stock Up 5.4%

Shares of Teradyne stock opened at $321.45 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $225.03 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $168.52. Teradyne has a 12-month low of $65.77 and a 12-month high of $325.29. The firm has a market cap of $50.34 billion, a PE ratio of 92.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.83.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $1.80 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.36 by $0.44. The company had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $970.44 million. Teradyne had a net margin of 17.37% and a return on equity of 22.68%. Teradyne’s revenue for the quarter was up 43.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.95 earnings per share. Teradyne has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.890-2.250 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Teradyne will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Teradyne Dividend Announcement

The business 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. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Teradyne’s payout ratio is currently 14.94%.

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.