Ethic Inc. Acquires 1,665 Shares of Teradyne, Inc. $TER

Ethic Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) by 17.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,126 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,665 shares during the period. Ethic Inc.’s holdings in Teradyne were worth $2,154,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. ARK Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Teradyne by 25.2% in the 3rd quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 2,722,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $374,701,000 after buying an additional 548,140 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 656.4% during the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 125,312 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,554,000 after acquiring an additional 108,745 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH boosted its position 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 worth $12,542,000 after acquiring an additional 7,648 shares in the last quarter. Aspen Wealth Strategies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Teradyne during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $577,000. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its stake in Teradyne by 3,233.4% in the fourth quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 910,023 shares of the company’s stock valued at $176,144,000 after acquiring an additional 882,723 shares during the last quarter. 99.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TER has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley set a $387.00 price objective on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Teradyne from a “hold (c)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $270.00 price target on Teradyne in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Citigroup upped their price objective on Teradyne from $325.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on Teradyne from $330.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $339.80.

Teradyne Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:TER opened at $358.45 on Wednesday. Teradyne, Inc. has a one year low of $75.99 and a one year high of $422.11. The company has a market cap of $56.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 66.38, a PEG ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.79. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $333.29 and a 200 day simple moving average of $260.01.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.56 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.11 by $0.45. The firm had revenue of $1.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.20 billion. Teradyne had a net margin of 22.55% and a return on equity of 31.79%. The company’s revenue was up 87.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.75 earnings per share. As a group, analysts expect that Teradyne, Inc. will post 7.09 EPS for the current year.

Teradyne Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 21st will be given a dividend of $0.13 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 21st. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. This is an increase from Teradyne’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. Teradyne’s dividend payout ratio is presently 9.63%.

Key Stories Impacting Teradyne

Here are the key news stories impacting Teradyne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Recent analysis highlighted Teradyne’s semiconductor test business as a key growth driver, noting Q1 2026 SemiTest revenue above $1.1 billion, AI-related demand near 70% of revenue, and upbeat Q2 sales guidance. TER Rides on Strong Semiconductor Test Segment: More Upside Ahead?
• Positive Sentiment: Teradyne continues to be promoted as an AI and data-center beneficiary, with articles pointing to it as a notable AI stock in Cathie Wood’s portfolio and a potential next phase of AI investing. Is Wall Street Underestimating This Under-The-Radar AI Stock Pick in Cathie Wood’s Portfolio?
• Positive Sentiment: The company recently raised its quarterly dividend, and its latest earnings beat expectations with strong revenue growth, reinforcing the bullish fundamental backdrop for TER.
• Neutral Sentiment: Vice President Ryan Driscoll sold 680 shares at $377.60 under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, which is a routine insider transaction but can still add some short-term pressure to sentiment. Insider Selling: Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) VP Sells 680 Shares of Stock

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Teradyne news, VP Ryan Driscoll sold 680 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $377.60, for a total value of $256,768.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 7,665 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,894,304. This represents a 8.15% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.19% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.