Teradyne, Inc. $TER Shares Purchased by HighTower Advisors LLC

HighTower Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) by 247.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 263,427 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 187,636 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC owned 0.17% of Teradyne worth $36,258,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in Teradyne during the third quarter worth about $31,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC purchased a new position in shares of Teradyne in the 2nd quarter worth $35,000. Hemington Wealth Management lifted its stake in shares of Teradyne by 43.2% in the 3rd quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 262 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc acquired a new position in shares of Teradyne during the 2nd quarter valued at $43,000. Finally, Orion Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Teradyne during the third quarter worth about $47,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus set a $325.00 price target on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Teradyne from $122.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Teradyne in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Teradyne from $200.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Evercore lifted 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. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Teradyne presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $256.24.

Insider Activity at Teradyne

In related news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 1,108 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.31, for a total transaction of $223,051.48. Following the transaction, 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.

Teradyne Stock Down 2.9%

Teradyne stock opened at $305.53 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $233.90 and a 200 day simple moving average of $174.96. Teradyne, Inc. has a 12-month low of $65.77 and a 12-month high of $327.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $47.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 87.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.83.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $1.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.36 by $0.44. The business had revenue of $1.08 billion for 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 was up 43.9% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 anticipate that Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 EPS for the current year.

Teradyne Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th will be issued 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 (DPR) is presently 14.94%.

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.