GoalVest Advisory LLC Buys 8,213 Shares of Teradyne, Inc. $TER

GoalVest Advisory LLC boosted its stake in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) by 35,708.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 8,236 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 8,213 shares during the period. Teradyne makes up 0.7% of GoalVest Advisory LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest holding. GoalVest Advisory LLC’s holdings in Teradyne were worth $3,985,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of TER. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,078,635 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,370,141,000 after acquiring an additional 60,986 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of Teradyne by 3.0% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,920,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $442,413,000 after purchasing an additional 143,058 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in shares of Teradyne by 18.6% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 4,203,546 shares of the company’s stock worth $813,640,000 after purchasing an additional 659,273 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Teradyne by 3.5% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,959,330 shares of the company’s stock worth $407,322,000 after purchasing an additional 99,864 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in Teradyne by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,442,014 shares of the company’s stock worth $472,677,000 after purchasing an additional 45,089 shares during the last quarter. 99.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Teradyne news, insider Shannon John Poulin sold 656 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $355.00, for a total transaction of $232,880.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 15,722 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,581,310. The trade was a 4.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 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. Also, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $423.03, for a total transaction of $1,692,120.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 120,470 shares in the company, valued at approximately $50,962,424.10. The trade was a 3.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 14,261 shares of company stock worth $5,187,344. Company insiders own 0.19% of the company’s stock.

Teradyne Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:TER opened at $379.31 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $383.46 and a 200-day moving average of $342.55. Teradyne, Inc. has a 12 month low of $104.58 and a 12 month high of $487.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $59.30 billion, a PE ratio of 52.03, a PEG ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.78.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $2.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.38. The business had revenue of $1.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.22 billion. Teradyne had a net margin of 25.77% and a return on equity of 39.93%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 103.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.57 EPS. Teradyne has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.850-2.150 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Teradyne, Inc. will post 9.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

TER has been the subject of several recent research reports. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Teradyne from $387.00 to $397.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Susquehanna lifted their target price on Teradyne from $415.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Teradyne from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $400.00 target price for the company in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Teradyne from $365.00 to $525.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Teradyne from $440.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Teradyne has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $396.80.

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.