E20 Capital Ltd Purchases Shares of 101,131 Teradyne, Inc. $TER

E20 Capital Ltd acquired a new stake in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund acquired 101,131 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $29,981,000. Teradyne comprises 2.8% of E20 Capital Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 13th largest position.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 12.8% in the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 4,136 shares of the company’s stock valued at $342,000 after purchasing an additional 468 shares during the period. Caxton Associates LLP bought a new position in Teradyne during the first quarter worth about $297,000. Cresset Asset Management LLC increased its position in Teradyne by 11.6% during the second quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 6,759 shares of the company’s stock worth $608,000 after buying an additional 702 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in Teradyne by 467.1% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,408 shares of the company’s stock worth $306,000 after buying an additional 2,807 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Treasurer of the State of North Carolina raised its stake in Teradyne by 5.1% in the second quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 75,125 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,755,000 after buying an additional 3,651 shares during the period. 99.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Teradyne news, insider Shannon John Poulin sold 656 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $355.00, for a total transaction of $232,880.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 15,722 shares in the company, valued at $5,581,310. This represents a 4.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 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, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $423.03, for a total transaction of $1,692,120.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 120,470 shares in the company, valued at approximately $50,962,424.10. This represents a 3.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 14,941 shares of company stock worth $5,444,112 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.19% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on TER. Bank of America raised their price objective on Teradyne from $365.00 to $525.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on Teradyne from $325.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Teradyne from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $400.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Zacks Research raised Teradyne from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Susquehanna raised their price target on Teradyne from $415.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $396.80.

Teradyne Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ TER opened at $365.49 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $57.21 billion, a PE ratio of 50.14, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.74. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $382.42 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $336.86. Teradyne, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $102.42 and a fifty-two week high of $487.91.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $2.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.38. Teradyne had a return on equity of 39.93% and a net margin of 25.77%.The company had revenue of $1.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.22 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.57 EPS. Teradyne’s quarterly revenue was up 103.9% on a year-over-year basis. Teradyne has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.850-2.150 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Teradyne, Inc. will post 7.2 EPS for the current year.

Teradyne Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 21st were given a dividend of $0.13 per share. This is a positive change from Teradyne’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 21st. Teradyne’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 9.63%.

More Teradyne News

Here are the key news stories impacting Teradyne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q2 results beat expectations: Revenue more than doubled year over year to $1.33 billion, while adjusted EPS of $2.47 exceeded the $2.09 consensus estimate. Record memory-test sales and strong demand for AI-related semiconductor testing drove the performance. TER Q2 Deep Dive: AI Demand Drives Growth Across Semiconductor Test and Robotics
• Positive Sentiment: Strong Q3 outlook: Management projected third-quarter revenue of approximately $1.2 billion to $1.3 billion, or $1.25 billion at the midpoint—reportedly about 21% above analyst expectations. The guidance reflects continued investment in wafer fabrication and rising testing requirements for advanced AI chips used in data centers and vehicles. Teradyne projects Q3 revenue as AI-driven demand supports continued investment
• Positive Sentiment: Broader growth opportunities: Investors are focusing on demand for custom silicon, increasingly complex chips, memory testing and Teradyne’s robotics business. These trends could support elevated testing-equipment demand beyond the current quarter. TER Rides on Strong Semiconductor Test Segment: More Upside Ahead?
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an Overweight rating and a $550 price target, while Morgan Stanley raised its target from $387 to $397, indicating continued confidence in Teradyne’s earnings momentum despite Morgan Stanley maintaining an Equal Weight rating.
• Neutral Sentiment: Teradyne’s valuation remains demanding after the rally, with a reported P/E ratio near 50. Investors may require continued earnings and guidance beats to justify further gains.
• Negative Sentiment: Management and analysts noted potential margin variability and ongoing market competition. A slowdown in AI infrastructure spending, memory demand or semiconductor-capital-equipment investment could make the elevated growth expectations harder to sustain.

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.