Natixis Advisors LLC Trims Stock Position in Teradyne, Inc. $TER

Natixis Advisors LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) by 6.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 48,569 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,206 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Teradyne were worth $9,401,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. ARK Investment Management LLC increased its position in Teradyne by 25.2% during the 3rd quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 2,722,327 shares of the company’s stock worth $374,701,000 after purchasing an additional 548,140 shares in the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its stake in shares of Teradyne by 656.4% during the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 125,312 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,554,000 after purchasing an additional 108,745 shares during the last quarter. Gouws Capital LLC grew 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 worth $2,966,000 after buying an additional 7,505 shares in the last quarter. Aspen Wealth Strategies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Teradyne in the third quarter valued at approximately $577,000. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its position in shares of Teradyne by 3,233.4% in the fourth quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 910,023 shares of the company’s stock valued at $176,144,000 after buying an additional 882,723 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Teradyne

In other news, insider Shannon John Poulin sold 656 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $355.00, for a total transaction of $232,880.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 15,722 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,581,310. The trade was a 4.01% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, VP Ryan Driscoll sold 680 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $377.60, for a total transaction of $256,768.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 7,665 shares in the company, valued at $2,894,304. The trade was a 8.15% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 10,941 shares of company stock valued at $3,751,992. Company insiders own 0.19% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Teradyne

Here are the key news stories impacting Teradyne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Teradyne is being highlighted as a beneficiary of surging AI-driven test and robotics demand, with one article noting that roughly 70% of sales are tied to AI-related activity across semiconductor test, product test, and robotics. That suggests improving growth visibility and a potential long-term tailwind for the business. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks and other industry outlook pieces point to Teradyne as one of several electronics stocks set to benefit from investments in infrastructure and expanded capacity, reinforcing a favorable sector backdrop. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Another industry roundup highlighted Teradyne alongside KLA and Flex, signaling continued analyst attention on the company as a leader in semiconductor equipment and testing. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: A Q1 earnings comparison article reviewed Teradyne’s results versus peers, following its recent report that beat expectations and showed strong year-over-year revenue growth. This keeps focus on fundamentals, but the piece itself does not appear to add a new catalyst. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Teradyne was also caught in a broad chip-sector selloff tied to the AVGO earnings overhang and a stronger-than-expected jobs report, which pressured semiconductor names across the market and weighed on TER sentiment in the near term. Article Title

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Susquehanna raised their target price on shares of Teradyne from $335.00 to $415.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. Evercore set a $370.00 price target on Teradyne in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Morgan Stanley set a $387.00 price target on Teradyne in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Teradyne from $325.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $350.00 price objective on Teradyne in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $339.80.

Teradyne Stock Performance

Teradyne stock opened at $357.93 on Monday. Teradyne, Inc. has a 1 year low of $82.90 and a 1 year high of $422.11. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $356.27 and a 200 day moving average price of $284.65. The company has a market cap of $56.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 66.28, a PEG ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.79.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.56 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.11 by $0.45. Teradyne had a net margin of 22.55% and a return on equity of 31.79%. The company had revenue of $1.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.20 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.75 EPS. Teradyne’s revenue for the quarter was up 87.0% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts predict that Teradyne, Inc. will post 7.09 EPS for the current year.

Teradyne Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 21st will be given a dividend of $0.13 per share. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. This is a boost from Teradyne’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 21st. Teradyne’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 9.63%.

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.