299,535 Shares in Teradyne, Inc. $TER Purchased by Trexquant Investment LP

Trexquant Investment LP purchased a new position in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 299,535 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,742,000. Trexquant Investment LP owned approximately 0.19% of Teradyne at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TER. Berbice Capital Management LLC grew its position in Teradyne by 200.0% in the first quarter. Berbice Capital Management LLC now owns 300 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC grew its position in Teradyne by 44.7% in the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 453 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group grew its position in Teradyne by 189.9% in the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 461 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 302 shares in the last quarter. Sentry Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Teradyne in the first quarter worth about $45,000. Finally, AdvisorNet Financial Inc grew its position in Teradyne by 319.0% in the first quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 595 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 453 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

Teradyne Stock Performance

Teradyne stock opened at $116.99 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $99.53 and a 200-day moving average price of $91.40. Teradyne, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $65.77 and a fifty-two week high of $144.16. The company has a market capitalization of $18.61 billion, a PE ratio of 40.48, a P/E/G ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.72.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.03. Teradyne had a net margin of 16.59% and a return on equity of 18.16%. The firm had revenue of $651.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $649.02 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.86 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 10.7% on a year-over-year basis. Teradyne has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.690-0.870 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Teradyne Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 5th. Teradyne’s payout ratio is currently 16.61%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Teradyne

In other news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 554 shares of Teradyne stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.00, for a total transaction of $58,724.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 96,993 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,281,258. The trade was a 0.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently commented on TER. Morgan Stanley upgraded Teradyne from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $74.00 to $100.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $105.00 price target on Teradyne and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 24th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Teradyne in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $102.00 price objective (up previously from $88.00) on shares of Teradyne in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $114.44.

Teradyne Company Profile

Teradyne, Inc designs, develops, manufactures, and sells automated test systems and robotics products worldwide. It operates through four segments; Semiconductor Test, System Test, Robotics, and Wireless Test. The Semiconductor Test segment offers products and services for wafer level and device package testing of semiconductor devices in automotive, industrial, communications, consumer, smartphones, cloud, computer and electronic game, and other applications.