SG Americas Securities LLC Grows Position in Teradyne, Inc. $TER

SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) by 4,060.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 198,727 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 193,950 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Teradyne were worth $38,466,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in TER. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Davidson Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $31,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Hemington Wealth Management increased its holdings in Teradyne by 43.2% during the third quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 262 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 79 shares during the period. Finally, KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp purchased a new position in Teradyne during the third quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Teradyne

Here are the key news stories impacting Teradyne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: U.S. policy boost — The Trump administration outlined a voluntary investment consortium targeting roughly $4 trillion for semiconductor supply chains, energy projects and critical minerals. That policy-driven flow of capital is lifting chip-related names and improves the demand outlook for Teradyne’s semiconductor test equipment business. Teradyne, Seagate, and Nova Shares Are Soaring, What You Need To Know
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst recognition — Zacks included TER on a short list of top-ranked, high-growth stocks, citing bullish earnings estimate revisions. Inclusion on that list can attract growth-oriented investors and supports positive sentiment around forward EPS momentum. 3 Top Ranked High Growth Stocks You Can’t Ignore: ROKU, TER, CRDO
• Positive Sentiment: Robotics/AI growth thesis — Recent coverage highlights Teradyne’s push into AI-powered robotics, which is generating strong segment growth and expanding addressable markets (industrial automation, collaborative robots). Improving revenue mix and higher-margin robotics sales support upside to medium-term forecasts. Teradyne Drives Robotics With AI: Is the Growth Thesis Strengthening?
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data appears unreliable — Multiple reports flagged a “large increase” in March short interest but the published figures show zeros and NaN values with days-to-cover at 0.0. The inconsistent data prevents a clear read on whether short sellers are positioning against TER. (No reliable external link available.)
• Negative Sentiment: Competition and execution risk — Analyses note that rising competition in robotics/automation could test Teradyne’s long-term momentum; if competitors gain share or Teradyne missteps on execution, margin and growth assumptions could be pressured. Teradyne Drives Robotics With AI: Is the Growth Thesis Strengthening?

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently commented on TER. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $270.00 price objective on shares of Teradyne in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Vertical Research cut Teradyne from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $220.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Zacks Research upgraded Teradyne from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Bank of America boosted their price target on Teradyne from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $305.00 price objective on Teradyne in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Teradyne currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $273.73.

Teradyne Stock Up 1.0%

NASDAQ TER opened at $323.36 on Thursday. Teradyne, Inc. has a 52 week low of $65.77 and a 52 week high of $344.92. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $287.81 and a 200 day moving average price of $210.08. The firm has a market cap of $50.63 billion, a PE ratio of 92.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.76.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $1.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.36 by $0.44. Teradyne had a net margin of 17.37% and a return on equity of 22.68%. The company had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $970.44 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.95 earnings per share. Teradyne’s revenue was up 43.9% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Teradyne Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th were given a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Teradyne’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 14.94%.

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.