Teradyne, Inc. $TER Shares Sold by Rhumbline Advisers

Rhumbline Advisers reduced its stake in shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 296,858 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,814 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers’ holdings in Teradyne were worth $40,859,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in TER. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Teradyne in the 2nd quarter worth $152,854,000. Federated Hermes Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 79.7% in the second quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 3,785,067 shares of the company’s stock valued at $340,353,000 after purchasing an additional 1,679,215 shares during the period. Amundi raised its stake in shares of Teradyne by 255.3% in the second quarter. Amundi now owns 1,812,001 shares of the company’s stock worth $170,654,000 after purchasing an additional 1,302,025 shares during the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA raised its stake in shares of Teradyne by 58.6% in the second quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 3,047,558 shares of the company’s stock worth $274,036,000 after purchasing an additional 1,125,868 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rafferty Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 65.4% during the second quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 2,166,039 shares of the company’s stock worth $194,770,000 after purchasing an additional 856,540 shares during the period. 99.77% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Teradyne

In other Teradyne news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 1,108 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.31, for a total value 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. This trade represents a 1.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TER has been the topic of several research reports. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Teradyne in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. iA Financial set a $175.00 price objective on shares of Teradyne in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Teradyne from $122.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their target price on shares of Teradyne from $240.00 to $270.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada set a $270.00 price target on Teradyne in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $256.24.

Teradyne Price Performance

TER opened at $314.66 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $229.55 and a 200 day moving average price of $171.63. Teradyne, Inc. has a 1 year low of $65.77 and a 1 year high of $327.99. The stock has a market cap of $49.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 90.42, a P/E/G ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.83.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $1.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.36 by $0.44. The company had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $970.44 million. Teradyne had a net margin of 17.37% and a return on equity of 22.68%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 43.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.95 earnings per share. Teradyne has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.890-2.250 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 EPS for the current year.

Teradyne Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. 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.