Teradyne, Inc. $TER Shares Sold by Savant Capital LLC

Savant Capital LLC lowered its position in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) by 95.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,549 shares of the company’s stock after selling 29,696 shares during the period. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in Teradyne were worth $300,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Moors & Cabot Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the 4th quarter worth approximately $229,000. Huntington National Bank grew its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 4.0% in the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 3,710 shares of the company’s stock worth $718,000 after acquiring an additional 144 shares during the period. Williamson Legacy Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the 4th quarter worth approximately $770,000. Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the 4th quarter worth approximately $426,000. Finally, Integrity Alliance LLC. acquired a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the 4th quarter worth approximately $230,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price target on Teradyne from $330.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Teradyne from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $400.00 price target on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Teradyne from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group upped 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. Finally, Zacks Research raised Teradyne from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $339.80.

Teradyne Stock Down 12.0%

Shares of Teradyne stock opened at $357.93 on Friday. Teradyne, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $82.90 and a fifty-two week high of $422.11. The firm 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 business’s fifty day moving average is $356.27 and its two-hundred day moving average is $283.83.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.56 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.11 by $0.45. Teradyne had a return on equity of 31.79% and a net margin of 22.55%.The company had revenue of $1.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.20 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.75 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 87.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts anticipate that Teradyne, Inc. will post 7.09 EPS for the current year.

Teradyne Increases Dividend

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

Key Stories 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

Insider Transactions at Teradyne

In other news, VP Ryan Driscoll sold 680 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $377.60, for a total transaction 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. This represents a 8.15% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 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 stock was sold at an average price of $338.98, for a total value of $2,914,211.06. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 124,470 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $42,192,840.60. The trade was a 6.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 10,941 shares of company stock worth $3,751,992 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.19% of the company’s stock.

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.