Meeder Advisory Services Inc. Acquires Shares of 5,335 Teradyne, Inc. $TER

Meeder Advisory Services Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 5,335 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,581,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in Teradyne during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Community Financial Services Group LLC bought a new position in Teradyne during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. McIlrath & Eck LLC purchased a new position in Teradyne during the first quarter valued at $30,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Teradyne by 1,320.0% in the second quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 71 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the second quarter worth $35,000. 99.77% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Teradyne Price Performance

Shares of Teradyne stock opened at $404.29 on Wednesday. Teradyne, Inc. has a 1-year low of $106.30 and a 1-year high of $487.91. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $386.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is $351.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $63.21 billion, a PE ratio of 55.46, a P/E/G ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 1.78.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $2.47 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.38. The company had revenue of $1.33 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.22 billion. Teradyne had a return on equity of 39.93% and a net margin of 25.77%.Teradyne’s quarterly revenue was up 103.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.57 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Teradyne, Inc. will post 9.1 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Teradyne news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 4,000 shares of Teradyne stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $425.00, for a total transaction of $1,700,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 112,495 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $47,810,375. The trade was a 3.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Shannon John Poulin sold 1,008 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $345.37, for a total transaction of $348,132.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 15,066 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,203,344.42. The trade was a 6.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 9,664 shares of company stock valued at $3,973,133. 0.19% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

More Teradyne News

Here are the key news stories impacting Teradyne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Teradyne benefited from renewed enthusiasm for AI spending after Bloomberg reported that Anthropic’s second-quarter revenue increased more than 14-fold. The report reinforced expectations that rapid growth in AI workloads could support demand for semiconductor test equipment and related automation. Amkor and Teradyne Shares Are Soaring, What You Need To Know
• Positive Sentiment: A Zacks comparison gave Teradyne an edge over Vertiv as an AI infrastructure investment, citing stronger earnings growth and a history of earnings surprises. That view supports the stock’s fundamental and long-term growth narrative. Vertiv vs. Teradyne: Which AI Infrastructure Stock Is the Better Buy?
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 4,000 shares for $1.7 million under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Although insider selling can concern investors, the planned nature of the transaction reduces its signal, and Smith still owned 112,495 shares afterward. Teradyne CEO Insider Transaction
• Negative Sentiment: The immediate weakness is primarily macro-driven: the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield reached a 19-year high, while oil remained elevated after U.S.–Iran negotiations failed to produce a breakthrough. Higher yields can pressure richly valued growth stocks such as Teradyne. Amkor, Teradyne, and Kulicke and Soffa Shares Are Falling
• Negative Sentiment: Teradyne’s status as an AI infrastructure heavyweight amplified the market-wide selling, placing it among the S&P 500’s three biggest decliners. The move reflects valuation and sector-risk concerns more than a new deterioration in the company’s operating results. Coherent, Teradyne, and Ciena Are the S&P 500’s 3 Biggest Decliners

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have weighed in on TER. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $365.00 to $525.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $465.00 price target on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Weiss Ratings raised Teradyne from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $550.00 target price on shares of Teradyne in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on Teradyne from $440.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Teradyne currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $396.80.

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.