Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and eleven have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $201.0625.

TER has been the subject of several analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Teradyne from $122.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $240.00 price objective on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on shares of Teradyne from $225.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and issued a $275.00 price target on shares of Teradyne in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Northland Securities set a $186.00 price target on Teradyne in a report on Thursday, October 30th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Teradyne news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 1,108 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.31, for a total transaction of $223,051.48. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 93,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,804,165.79. This trade represents a 1.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new stake in Teradyne in the 4th quarter worth about $37,000. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its stake in shares of Teradyne by 49.6% in the fourth quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 211 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the third quarter worth approximately $31,000. Davidson Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Teradyne during the third quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, Hemington Wealth Management raised its stake in Teradyne by 43.2% in the 3rd quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 262 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Teradyne

Here are the key news stories impacting Teradyne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America raised its price target on TER to $260 and kept a “buy” rating, signaling analyst conviction and potential upside from current levels. Bank of America Raises Price Target
• Positive Sentiment: Teradyne reported memory test sales of $128M (up 110% sequentially), which management and analysts attribute to AI-driven demand for HBM and DRAM — a near-term revenue tailwind for semiconductor test. TER’s Memory Test Sales Hit $128M
• Neutral Sentiment: Preview pieces highlight two structural growth drivers (semiconductor test and AI-enabled robotics) that support a long-term bull case, but also flag TER’s premium valuation (high EV/aEBITDA multiple) that could amplify post-earnings volatility. Teradyne Has 2 Critical Megatrends Backing Growth
• Neutral Sentiment: Aggregated analyst coverage pieces provide a range of views and price targets, underscoring mixed sentiment — helpful for gauging consensus but not a clear directional catalyst by itself. Demystifying Teradyne: Insights From 12 Analyst Reviews
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage noting Teradyne’s strong multi-year share performance and whether current pricing already reflects that strength — useful context for investors evaluating further allocations. Is Teradyne (TER) Pricing Reflecting Its Strong Multi Year Share Price Performance
• Negative Sentiment: A deeper analysis warns the market is ignoring Teradyne’s cyclical end-market exposure and customer concentration; the piece calls Q4 FY25 guidance a critical inflection — if demand normalizes, earnings and stock could be pressured. Teradyne: The Market Is Ignoring The Cyclicality Of Its Business
• Negative Sentiment: News roundup noting TER “sank” while the broader market gained, reflecting investor jitters around near-term results and high valuation ahead of earnings. Teradyne (TER) Stock Sinks As Market Gains

Teradyne Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of TER opened at $229.18 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $35.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 83.34, a PEG ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.84. Teradyne has a 52 week low of $65.77 and a 52 week high of $238.92. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $199.62 and its 200-day moving average price is $152.41.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The company reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $769.21 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $744.20 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.90 earnings per share. Teradyne’s quarterly revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Teradyne will post 3.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Teradyne Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 17th. Investors of record on Monday, November 24th were paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 24th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. Teradyne’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 17.45%.

Teradyne Company 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.