Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC Makes New Investment in Teradyne, Inc. $TER

Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 1,601 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $220,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in Teradyne in the third quarter worth $31,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC purchased a new stake in Teradyne during the second quarter valued at about $35,000. Hemington Wealth Management lifted its stake in Teradyne by 43.2% during 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. MUFG Securities EMEA plc purchased a new position in shares of Teradyne in the 2nd quarter worth about $43,000. Finally, Bayforest Capital Ltd increased its position in shares of Teradyne by 195.5% during the 2nd quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd now owns 523 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 346 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Teradyne

In other Teradyne news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 1,108 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.31, for a total transaction of $223,051.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 93,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,804,165.79. This represents a 1.17% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.16% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TER has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group boosted their target price on Teradyne from $200.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $270.00 price target on shares of Teradyne in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Teradyne from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $325.00 target price on shares of Teradyne in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of Teradyne from $230.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $256.24.

Teradyne Stock Up 5.4%

NASDAQ:TER opened at $321.45 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $50.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 92.37, a P/E/G ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.83. The company has a fifty day moving average of $225.03 and a 200 day moving average of $168.52. Teradyne, Inc. has a 52 week low of $65.77 and a 52 week high of $325.29.

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

Teradyne Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. Teradyne’s payout ratio is currently 14.94%.

Teradyne Company 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.