Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) Rating Increased to Strong-Buy at Zacks Research

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) was upgraded by Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday,Zacks.com reports. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Teradyne’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.08 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.16 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.72 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.13 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.07 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.07 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.96 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently issued reports on TER. Susquehanna increased their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $133.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. Northland Securities set a $161.00 price objective on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of Teradyne from $85.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Teradyne from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 1st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $127.27.

Teradyne Trading Up 4.5%

Shares of Teradyne stock opened at $145.04 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $23.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.19, a PEG ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 1.82. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $127.15 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $100.39. Teradyne has a 1-year low of $65.77 and a 1-year high of $150.71.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $651.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $649.02 million. Teradyne had a net margin of 16.59% and a return on equity of 18.16%. The business’s revenue was down 10.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.86 EPS. Teradyne has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.690-0.870 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Teradyne will post 3.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 1,108 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $145.24, for a total transaction of $160,925.92. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 94,777 shares in the company, valued at $13,765,411.48. This trade represents a 1.16% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 3,324 shares of company stock worth $411,954. Company insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Teradyne

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of TER. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Teradyne by 16.7% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,021 shares of the company’s stock worth $332,000 after purchasing an additional 576 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Teradyne by 306.9% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 37,661 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,111,000 after purchasing an additional 28,406 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its stake in Teradyne by 8.0% in the 1st quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 14,033 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,159,000 after buying an additional 1,040 shares in the last quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. grew its stake in Teradyne by 5.5% in the 1st quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 68,612 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,667,000 after buying an additional 3,589 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC grew its stake in Teradyne by 13.1% in the 1st quarter. Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC now owns 145,358 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,007,000 after buying an additional 16,830 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

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.