HighTower Advisors LLC Purchases 187,636 Shares of Teradyne, Inc. $TER

HighTower Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) by 247.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 263,427 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 187,636 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Teradyne were worth $36,258,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hemington Wealth Management raised its position 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 purchasing an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its position in shares of Teradyne by 5.8% in the 3rd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,494 shares of the company’s stock worth $206,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. LS Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in Teradyne by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. LS Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,945 shares of the company’s stock valued at $543,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares during the last quarter. CVA Family Office LLC increased its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 28.9% in the 3rd quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 424 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 41.2% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 370 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. 99.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Teradyne

In related news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 1,108 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.31, for a total value of $223,051.48. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 93,409 shares in the company, valued at $18,804,165.79. The trade was a 1.17% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.16% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Teradyne Stock Performance

Shares of Teradyne stock opened at $305.53 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $233.90 and a 200 day moving average of $174.96. Teradyne, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $65.77 and a fifty-two week high of $327.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $47.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 87.80, a PEG ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.83.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $1.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.36 by $0.44. The business had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $970.44 million. Teradyne had a return on equity of 22.68% and a net margin of 17.37%.The company’s revenue was up 43.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.95 earnings per share. Teradyne has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.890-2.250 EPS. Analysts forecast that Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 EPS for the current year.

Teradyne Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th will be given a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Teradyne’s dividend payout ratio is 14.94%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently weighed in on TER. UBS Group lifted 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. Zacks Research raised Teradyne from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Bank of America raised their price target on Teradyne from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $240.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on Teradyne from $230.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Teradyne presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $256.24.

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.