Roberts Glore & Co. Inc. IL Makes New Investment in Teradyne, Inc. $TER

Roberts Glore & Co. Inc. IL purchased a new stake in shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 2,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,213,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Community Financial Services Group LLC bought a new position in Teradyne during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. McIlrath & Eck LLC purchased a new position in Teradyne in the 1st quarter worth approximately $30,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in Teradyne by 1,320.0% in the 2nd quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 71 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the period. Finally, CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new stake in Teradyne in the second quarter valued at approximately $35,000. 99.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The shares were 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 directly owned 112,495 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $47,810,375. This represents a 3.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.19% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

More Teradyne News

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%

Shares of TER stock opened at $366.43 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $57.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.26, a PEG ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.78. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $384.25 and a 200 day moving average of $355.78. Teradyne, Inc. has a 52 week low of $109.56 and a 52 week high of $487.91.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $2.47 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.38. Teradyne had a net margin of 25.77% and a return on equity of 39.93%. The business had revenue of $1.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.22 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.57 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 103.9% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that Teradyne, Inc. will post 9.1 earnings per share for the current year.

Teradyne Dividend Announcement

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on TER shares. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Teradyne from $440.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. Robert W. Baird reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $420.00 price target on shares of Teradyne in a report on Friday, August 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $465.00 price target on shares of Teradyne in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $325.00 to $390.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Teradyne from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Thursday, August 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $396.80.

About Teradyne

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.