Teradyne, Inc. (TER) To Go Ex-Dividend on February 13th

Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, January 26th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th will be given a dividend of 0.12 per share on Friday, March 13th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th.

Teradyne has increased its dividend payment by an average of 0.1%per year over the last three years and has raised its dividend every year for the last 1 years. Teradyne has a dividend payout ratio of 11.5% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect Teradyne to earn $5.10 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.52 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 10.2%.

Teradyne Stock Performance

Shares of TER stock opened at $304.89 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $222.50 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $167.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $47.75 billion, a PE ratio of 87.61, a PEG ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.83. Teradyne has a 52-week low of $65.77 and a 52-week high of $316.54.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $1.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.36 by $0.44. The firm had revenue of $1.08 billion for 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 company’s revenue for the quarter was up 43.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.95 earnings per share. Teradyne has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.890-2.250 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Teradyne will post 3.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently commented on TER shares. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on Teradyne from $230.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Teradyne from $122.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their target price on Teradyne from $240.00 to $270.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and set a $335.00 price target on shares of Teradyne in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $255.18.

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.