2,507 Shares in Teradyne, Inc. $TER Bought by Roberts Glore & Co. Inc. IL

Roberts Glore & Co. Inc. IL acquired a new position in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 2,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,213,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Leeward Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Teradyne during the second quarter valued at approximately $3,735,000. Gouws Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 96.0% during the fourth quarter. Gouws Capital LLC now owns 15,323 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,966,000 after purchasing an additional 7,505 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its position in shares of Teradyne by 56.0% in the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 29,336 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,678,000 after purchasing an additional 10,526 shares in the last quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG bought a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $4,826,000. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc bought a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $656,058,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Teradyne

In other news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $425.00, for a total transaction of $1,700,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 112,495 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $47,810,375. This represents a 3.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.19% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Key Teradyne News

Here are the key news stories impacting Teradyne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Teradyne declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per share, payable September 25 to shareholders of record as of September 4. Although the roughly 0.1% yield is modest, the payment reinforces management’s shareholder-return policy. Teradyne Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary identified TER as an AI infrastructure play, while broader electronics-industry investment in infrastructure and expanded capacity could benefit Teradyne’s semiconductor and robotics testing businesses. 3 Electronics Stocks Set to Benefit From a Prospering Industry
• Positive Sentiment: Teradyne remains on analysts’ earnings radar, with annual profit estimates reportedly rising. The company’s latest quarterly results also showed substantial year-over-year revenue growth and an earnings beat, supporting the longer-term growth narrative. Teradyne, Lumentum Back On Analysts’ Earnings Radar
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short interest was listed at zero shares, with zero days to cover. Because the figures show no short position and an “NaN” change, the data appears unreliable and offers no meaningful short-squeeze signal.
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Gregory Smith sold 4,000 shares for approximately $1.7 million. The transaction occurred under a pre-planned Rule 10b5-1 schedule, reducing its significance as a signal of deteriorating management confidence, but insider selling can still weigh modestly on sentiment. Teradyne CEO Gregory Smith Sells Shares

Teradyne Stock Up 0.4%

NASDAQ:TER opened at $366.43 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $57.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.26, a PEG ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.78. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $384.25 and its 200-day moving average price is $355.78. Teradyne, Inc. has a 52 week low of $109.56 and a 52 week high of $487.91.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $2.47 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.09 by $0.38. The company had revenue of $1.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.22 billion. Teradyne had a net margin of 25.77% and a return on equity of 39.93%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 103.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.57 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Teradyne, Inc. will post 9.1 earnings per share for the current year.

Teradyne Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 4th will be paid a $0.13 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 4th. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Teradyne’s payout ratio is currently 7.13%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TER has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $465.00 price objective on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Citigroup boosted their target price on Teradyne from $325.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Bank of America increased their target price on Teradyne from $365.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. Susquehanna raised their price target on Teradyne from $415.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Finally, Robert W. Baird reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $420.00 price target on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Friday, August 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Teradyne currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $396.80.

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.