Wealthfront Advisers LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Teradyne, Inc. $TER

Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its stake in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) by 10.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 18,810 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,803 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC’s holdings in Teradyne were worth $2,589,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of Nova Scotia lifted its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 546.5% in the second quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 98,254 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,835,000 after purchasing an additional 83,055 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its holdings in Teradyne by 291.6% during the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 24,995 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,247,000 after buying an additional 18,612 shares during the last quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH increased its position in Teradyne by 9.2% during the third quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 91,120 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,542,000 after buying an additional 7,648 shares in the last quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH acquired a new position in shares of Teradyne in the third quarter worth $895,000. Finally, Teacher Retirement System of Texas lifted its position in shares of Teradyne by 61.0% in the third quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 39,513 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,439,000 after acquiring an additional 14,969 shares in the last quarter. 99.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently weighed in on TER. Vertical Research downgraded shares of Teradyne from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $220.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Northland Securities reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $270.00 price objective on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $325.00 target price on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Teradyne from $122.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Citigroup increased their price target on Teradyne from $215.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $256.24.

Teradyne Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of TER opened at $314.66 on Friday. Teradyne, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $65.77 and a fifty-two week high of $327.99. The company’s fifty day moving average is $229.55 and its two-hundred day moving average is $171.06. The firm has a market cap of $49.28 billion, a PE ratio of 90.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.83.

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

Teradyne Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. Teradyne’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 13.79%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Teradyne

In other 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 transaction of $223,051.48. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 93,409 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,804,165.79. The trade was a 1.17% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.16% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.