What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for Teradyne Q4 Earnings?

Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q4 2026 earnings per share estimates for Teradyne in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, November 18th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.29 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.16. Zacks Research currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Teradyne’s current full-year earnings is $3.88 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Teradyne’s Q2 2027 earnings at $1.18 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.22 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.22 EPS.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The company reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.78 by $0.07. Teradyne had a return on equity of 18.04% and a net margin of 15.49%.The business had revenue of $769.21 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $744.20 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.90 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

TER has been the subject of several other research reports. Northland Securities set a $186.00 price target on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Bank of America upgraded Teradyne from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $205.00 target price for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Wall Street Zen raised Teradyne from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 1st. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and issued a $215.00 price target on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $195.00 price objective on Teradyne in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $171.25.

Teradyne Price Performance

TER stock opened at $163.72 on Wednesday. Teradyne has a 1-year low of $65.77 and a 1-year high of $191.56. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $147.31 and a 200 day moving average price of $113.41. The company has a market capitalization of $25.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.53, a PEG ratio of 3.64 and a beta of 1.90.

Teradyne Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 17th. Investors of record on Monday, November 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 24th. Teradyne’s payout ratio is 17.45%.

Insider Transactions at Teradyne

In other Teradyne news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 1,108 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.20, for a total value of $199,661.60. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 94,517 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,031,963.40. This trade represents a 1.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 3,324 shares of company stock worth $494,318. Corporate insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Advisory Services Network LLC grew its stake in Teradyne by 377.6% in the 3rd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 11,621 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,600,000 after acquiring an additional 9,188 shares during the period. Morningstar Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the third quarter valued at about $1,147,000. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC raised its position in shares of Teradyne by 32.3% during the 3rd quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 8,111 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,116,000 after purchasing an additional 1,978 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Teradyne by 209.5% in the 3rd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 10,549 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,452,000 after buying an additional 7,141 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Armistice Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Teradyne during the third quarter valued at approximately $5,033,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

About Teradyne

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.