M&G PLC Has $12.66 Million Stock Position in Teradyne, Inc. $TER

M&G PLC grew its stake in shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) by 1,244.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 140,703 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 130,238 shares during the quarter. M&G PLC owned approximately 0.09% of Teradyne worth $12,663,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of TER. Fulton Bank N.A. increased its stake in shares of Teradyne by 4.3% in the second quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 2,722 shares of the company’s stock valued at $245,000 after buying an additional 113 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Teradyne by 1.0% during the first quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 12,528 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,035,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 44.7% during the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 453 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares during the period. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec lifted its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 0.3% during the first quarter. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec now owns 51,076 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,219,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares during the period. Finally, Vontobel Holding Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Teradyne by 1.0% in the second quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 20,909 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,880,000 after purchasing an additional 202 shares during the last quarter. 99.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Teradyne

In related news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 1,108 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $145.24, for a total value of $160,925.92. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 94,777 shares in the company, valued at $13,765,411.48. This represents a 1.16% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders have sold 2,216 shares of company stock worth $294,656 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.

Teradyne Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of NASDAQ TER opened at $179.27 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.19, a P/E/G ratio of 3.64 and a beta of 1.90. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $143.37 and its 200-day moving average price is $110.55. Teradyne, Inc. has a 1-year low of $65.77 and a 1-year high of $191.56.

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

Teradyne Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 24th will be issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 24th. Teradyne’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 17.45%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently issued reports on TER shares. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $180.00 target price on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Industrial Alliance Securities set a $175.00 price target on Teradyne in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Teradyne from $130.00 to $148.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Teradyne from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Teradyne in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $171.25.

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.