UniSuper Management Pty Ltd Sells 4,161 Shares of Teradyne, Inc. $TER

UniSuper Management Pty Ltd trimmed its holdings in shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) by 9.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 41,106 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,161 shares during the quarter. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd’s holdings in Teradyne were worth $5,658,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Teradyne during the third quarter valued at $31,000. Hemington Wealth Management grew its stake in shares of Teradyne by 43.2% in the third quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 262 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC acquired a new stake in Teradyne in the second quarter valued at $35,000. CVA Family Office LLC raised its position in Teradyne by 28.9% during the 3rd quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 424 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Corp bought a new position in Teradyne during the 3rd quarter worth $64,000. 99.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 1,108 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.31, for a total transaction of $223,051.48. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 93,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,804,165.79. The trade was a 1.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.16% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Teradyne Stock Performance

Shares of TER opened at $229.18 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $35.89 billion, a PE ratio of 83.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.84. Teradyne, Inc. has a 52-week low of $65.77 and a 52-week high of $238.92. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $199.62 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $152.82.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The company reported $0.85 EPS 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 company had revenue of $769.21 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $744.20 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.90 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts predict that Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Teradyne Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 17th. Investors of record on Monday, November 24th were issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 24th. Teradyne’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 17.45%.

Key Headlines Impacting Teradyne

Here are the key news stories impacting Teradyne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America raised its price target on TER to $260 and kept a “buy” rating, signaling analyst conviction and potential upside from current levels. Bank of America Raises Price Target
• Positive Sentiment: Teradyne reported memory test sales of $128M (up 110% sequentially), which management and analysts attribute to AI-driven demand for HBM and DRAM — a near-term revenue tailwind for semiconductor test. TER’s Memory Test Sales Hit $128M
• Neutral Sentiment: Preview pieces highlight two structural growth drivers (semiconductor test and AI-enabled robotics) that support a long-term bull case, but also flag TER’s premium valuation (high EV/aEBITDA multiple) that could amplify post-earnings volatility. Teradyne Has 2 Critical Megatrends Backing Growth
• Neutral Sentiment: Aggregated analyst coverage pieces provide a range of views and price targets, underscoring mixed sentiment — helpful for gauging consensus but not a clear directional catalyst by itself. Demystifying Teradyne: Insights From 12 Analyst Reviews
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage noting Teradyne’s strong multi-year share performance and whether current pricing already reflects that strength — useful context for investors evaluating further allocations. Is Teradyne (TER) Pricing Reflecting Its Strong Multi Year Share Price Performance
• Negative Sentiment: A deeper analysis warns the market is ignoring Teradyne’s cyclical end-market exposure and customer concentration; the piece calls Q4 FY25 guidance a critical inflection — if demand normalizes, earnings and stock could be pressured. Teradyne: The Market Is Ignoring The Cyclicality Of Its Business
• Negative Sentiment: News roundup noting TER “sank” while the broader market gained, reflecting investor jitters around near-term results and high valuation ahead of earnings. Teradyne (TER) Stock Sinks As Market Gains

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TER has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Northland Securities set a $186.00 price target on Teradyne in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on Teradyne from $120.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Teradyne from a “sell” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the company from $148.00 to $230.00 in a report on Monday, December 15th. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Teradyne from $117.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Finally, TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Thursday. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $201.06.

About Teradyne

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.