IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd Increases Holdings in Teradyne, Inc. $TER

IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) by 130.9% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 174,413 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 98,873 shares during the period. Teradyne accounts for about 1.6% of IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 9th largest position. IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd’s holdings in Teradyne were worth $24,006,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of TER. Bank of Nova Scotia increased its position in Teradyne by 546.5% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 98,254 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,835,000 after purchasing an additional 83,055 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its stake in shares of Teradyne by 291.6% in the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 24,995 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,247,000 after acquiring an additional 18,612 shares during the last quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH boosted its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 9.2% during the 3rd quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 91,120 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,542,000 after acquiring an additional 7,648 shares in the last quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH bought a new stake in Teradyne during the 3rd quarter worth $895,000. Finally, Teacher Retirement System of Texas grew its position in Teradyne by 61.0% during the 3rd quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 39,513 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,439,000 after acquiring an additional 14,969 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Teradyne

Here are the key news stories impacting Teradyne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results and forward guidance materially beat expectations: revenue accelerated ~43–45% YoY, margins expanded and management guided a very strong AI-driven outlook, positioning AI/data‑center demand as the main growth engine. This is the core driver behind buying interest. Teradyne reports Q4 revenue
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks upgraded TER to a “Strong Buy” (Zacks Rank #1), signaling growing optimism on earnings momentum and likely supporting short‑term demand from momentum/quant strategies. Teradyne Upgraded to Strong Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Teradyne is expanding into a data‑center test venture to capture AI test demand, reinforcing its TAM exposure to GPUs/HBM and supporting the upbeat revenue/EPS path investors are pricing in. Teradyne Leans Into AI Test Demand
• Neutral Sentiment: Northland Securities reiterated a “Market Perform” rating with a $270 target (near current levels) — the note includes a mix of raises (Q1/Q2/FY2026) and cuts (Q3/Q4), so it’s a mixed signal that may temper some upside even as models get re‑weighted. Northland Market Perform Note
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst revisions from Northland show downward tweaks to later 2026 quarters (Q3/Q4), introducing some timing risk to the beat‑and‑raise narrative; investors may reprice if those mid‑to‑late year dips persist.
• Negative Sentiment: MarketBeat and other commentary flag valuation and positioning risks — heavy institutional ownership and elevated multiples leave TER vulnerable to profit‑taking or a corrective re‑rating if growth expectations slip. Teradyne Inc: Sky’s the Limit

Teradyne Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of Teradyne stock opened at $271.13 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $42.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 77.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.83. Teradyne, Inc. has a 12 month low of $65.77 and a 12 month high of $295.50. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $215.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $161.98.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $1.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.36 by $0.44. The company had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $970.44 million. Teradyne had a net margin of 17.37% and a return on equity of 22.68%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 43.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.95 earnings per share. Teradyne has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.890-2.250 EPS. Analysts predict that Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Teradyne Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Teradyne’s payout ratio is presently 14.94%.

Insider Transactions at Teradyne

In other Teradyne news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 1,108 shares of the company’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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 93,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,804,165.79. This represents a 1.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on TER. Morgan Stanley set a $288.00 price objective on shares of Teradyne in a report on Tuesday. Evercore ISI increased their price target on Teradyne from $200.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Teradyne from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $240.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada set a $270.00 price objective on Teradyne in a research note on Monday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Teradyne presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $255.18.

Teradyne Profile

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.