Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC Purchases 5,693 Shares of Teradyne, Inc. $TER

Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC increased its position in shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) by 16.8% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 39,680 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,693 shares during the quarter. Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC’s holdings in Teradyne were worth $3,568,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Manchester Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Teradyne by 44.7% during the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 453 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 140 shares during the period. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its stake in shares of Teradyne by 189.9% during the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 461 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 302 shares during the last quarter. Steph & Co. bought a new stake in shares of Teradyne during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $43,000. Bayforest Capital Ltd boosted its holdings in Teradyne by 195.5% during the 2nd quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd now owns 523 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 346 shares during the period. Finally, Quaker Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Teradyne by 200.9% in the 2nd quarter. Quaker Wealth Management LLC now owns 639 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,000 after acquiring an additional 1,272 shares during the last quarter. 99.77% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Teradyne

In other news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 1,108 shares of Teradyne stock in a transaction on Friday, October 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.24, for a total value of $160,925.92. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 94,777 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,765,411.48. This trade represents a 1.16% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 2,216 shares of company stock worth $294,656. 0.16% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Teradyne Price Performance

Shares of Teradyne stock opened at $177.23 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $27.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.45, a PEG ratio of 3.64 and a beta of 1.90. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $142.18 and its two-hundred day moving average is $110.07. Teradyne, Inc. has a 1 year low of $65.77 and a 1 year high of $191.56.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The company reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.78 by $0.07. Teradyne had a net margin of 15.49% and a return on equity of 18.04%. The firm had revenue of $769.21 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $744.20 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.90 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Teradyne has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.460 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Teradyne Announces Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently weighed in on TER shares. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Teradyne from $130.00 to $148.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Robert W. Baird set a $195.00 price target on shares of Teradyne in a report on Friday, October 31st. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Teradyne from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 1st. Northland Securities set a $186.00 price objective on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Teradyne from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $164.06.

Teradyne Company Profile

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.