Prudential PLC Has $2.03 Million Stock Holdings in Teradyne, Inc. $TER

Prudential PLC raised its stake in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) by 18.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 10,468 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,617 shares during the quarter. Prudential PLC’s holdings in Teradyne were worth $2,026,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in TER. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,417,717 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,947,935,000 after buying an additional 444,940 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Teradyne by 0.3% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,017,649 shares of the company’s stock worth $965,909,000 after buying an additional 24,154 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in Teradyne by 6.8% during the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 5,256,857 shares of the company’s stock worth $723,600,000 after buying an additional 336,757 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in Teradyne by 3.5% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,959,330 shares of the company’s stock worth $407,322,000 after acquiring an additional 99,864 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alkeon Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Teradyne by 48.6% in the third quarter. Alkeon Capital Management LLC now owns 2,872,910 shares of the company’s stock valued at $395,427,000 after acquiring an additional 940,000 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

Teradyne Stock Performance

NASDAQ TER opened at $357.93 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $56.03 billion, a PE ratio of 66.28, a P/E/G ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.79. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $356.27 and a 200-day moving average of $284.65. Teradyne, Inc. has a 52-week low of $82.90 and a 52-week high of $422.11.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.56 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.11 by $0.45. The business had revenue of $1.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.20 billion. Teradyne had a net margin of 22.55% and a return on equity of 31.79%. Teradyne’s quarterly revenue was up 87.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.75 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Teradyne, Inc. will post 7.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Teradyne Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 21st will be issued a dividend of $0.13 per share. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 21st. This is an increase from Teradyne’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. Teradyne’s payout ratio is 9.63%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently commented on TER shares. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Teradyne from a “hold (c)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Teradyne from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $400.00 target price for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on Teradyne from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Morgan Stanley set a $387.00 price target on Teradyne in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Evercore set a $370.00 price objective on Teradyne in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $339.80.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Ryan Driscoll sold 680 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $377.60, for a total value of $256,768.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 7,665 shares in the company, valued at $2,894,304. The trade was a 8.15% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 8,597 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $338.98, for a total value of $2,914,211.06. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 124,470 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,192,840.60. This represents a 6.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 10,941 shares of company stock valued at $3,751,992. Insiders own 0.19% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Teradyne

Here are the key news stories impacting Teradyne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Teradyne is being highlighted as a beneficiary of surging AI-driven test and robotics demand, with one article noting that roughly 70% of sales are tied to AI-related activity across semiconductor test, product test, and robotics. That suggests improving growth visibility and a potential long-term tailwind for the business. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks and other industry outlook pieces point to Teradyne as one of several electronics stocks set to benefit from investments in infrastructure and expanded capacity, reinforcing a favorable sector backdrop. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Another industry roundup highlighted Teradyne alongside KLA and Flex, signaling continued analyst attention on the company as a leader in semiconductor equipment and testing. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: A Q1 earnings comparison article reviewed Teradyne’s results versus peers, following its recent report that beat expectations and showed strong year-over-year revenue growth. This keeps focus on fundamentals, but the piece itself does not appear to add a new catalyst. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Teradyne was also caught in a broad chip-sector selloff tied to the AVGO earnings overhang and a stronger-than-expected jobs report, which pressured semiconductor names across the market and weighed on TER sentiment in the near term. Article Title

Teradyne 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.