Rep. Julie Johnson Sells Off Shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER)

Representative Julie Johnson (D-Texas) recently sold shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER). In a filing disclosed on April 14th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Teradyne stock on March 3rd. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MERRILL LYNCH LONG TERM GROWTH” account.

Representative Julie Johnson also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) on 3/21/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Accenture (NYSE:ACN) on 3/19/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of The Cigna Group (NYSE:CI) on 3/19/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Accenture (NYSE:ACN) on 3/14/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Accenture (NYSE:ACN) on 3/12/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of 3M (NYSE:MMM) on 3/12/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Webster Financial (NYSE:WBS) on 3/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Sonos (NASDAQ:SONO) on 3/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) on 3/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Zoetis (NYSE:ZTS) on 3/3/2025.

Teradyne Price Performance

Shares of Teradyne stock traded down $0.02 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $71.14. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,055,745 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,558,474. The company has a market capitalization of $11.44 billion, a PE ratio of 21.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.65. Teradyne, Inc. has a 12 month low of $65.77 and a 12 month high of $163.21. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $93.91 and a 200 day moving average of $111.83.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.91 by $0.04. Teradyne had a net margin of 19.23% and a return on equity of 19.08%. Equities analysts expect that Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 EPS for the current year.

Teradyne Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.67%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. Teradyne’s payout ratio is presently 14.41%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Teradyne news, insider Richard John Burns sold 407 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.51, for a total transaction of $49,047.57. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 20,764 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,502,269.64. The trade was a 1.92 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Sanjay Mehta sold 1,789 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.51, for a total value of $215,592.39. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 33,308 shares in the company, valued at $4,013,947.08. This represents a 5.10 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 5,399 shares of company stock worth $612,734. 0.36% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on TER shares. Northland Capmk raised shares of Teradyne from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. KeyCorp restated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Teradyne in a research note on Thursday. Susquehanna cut their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $165.00 to $155.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 12th. Northland Securities cut their price target on Teradyne from $154.00 to $140.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Finally, TD Cowen cut their target price on Teradyne from $135.00 to $110.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $118.94.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Teradyne

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of TER. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its position in Teradyne by 9.1% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 10,684 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,431,000 after purchasing an additional 890 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp boosted its position in shares of Teradyne by 41.1% during the 3rd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 8,645 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,158,000 after purchasing an additional 2,519 shares in the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in Teradyne by 5.2% in the third quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,178 shares of the company’s stock valued at $421,000 after buying an additional 156 shares during the period. Anchor Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the 3rd quarter valued at $95,000. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of Teradyne during the 3rd quarter valued at $81,000. Institutional investors own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

About Representative Johnson

Julie Johnson (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Texas’ 32nd Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2025. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Johnson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas’ 32nd Congressional District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Julie Johnson earned a B.A. in history and government from the University of Texas at Austin in 1987 and a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1991. Johnson’s career experience includes working as an attorney.

About Teradyne

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.