Research Analysts Set Expectations for Teradyne Q2 Earnings

Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Teradyne in a note issued to investors on Monday, May 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will earn $0.53 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.65. The consensus estimate for Teradyne’s current full-year earnings is $3.88 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Teradyne’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.90 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.98 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.16 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.86 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.82 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.11 EPS.

TER has been the subject of a number of other research reports. TD Cowen lowered their target price on Teradyne from $135.00 to $110.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. Vertical Research initiated coverage on shares of Teradyne in a report on Friday, March 7th. They set a “buy” rating and a $135.00 target price on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their target price on Teradyne from $150.00 to $110.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Teradyne from $81.00 to $69.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on Teradyne from $125.00 to $110.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Teradyne presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $117.56.

Teradyne Trading Down 0.1%

NASDAQ TER opened at $81.42 on Tuesday. Teradyne has a 1-year low of $65.77 and a 1-year high of $163.21. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $78.78 and a 200-day moving average of $103.97. The firm has a market cap of $13.06 billion, a PE ratio of 24.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.70.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last announced its earnings results on Monday, April 28th. The company reported $0.75 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.14. Teradyne had a net margin of 19.23% and a return on equity of 19.08%. The business had revenue of $685.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $680.54 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.51 earnings per share. Teradyne’s quarterly revenue was up 14.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Teradyne announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback plan on Monday, April 28th that allows the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 8.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Teradyne Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 22nd will be issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.59%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 22nd. Teradyne’s dividend payout ratio is currently 13.56%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Teradyne

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Teradyne by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 2,577 shares of the company’s stock valued at $324,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares in the last quarter. Gilman Hill Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Teradyne by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. Gilman Hill Asset Management LLC now owns 23,927 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,013,000 after purchasing an additional 1,465 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings in Teradyne by 28.4% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 701 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in Teradyne by 6.4% in the 4th quarter. Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth LLC now owns 8,103 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,020,000 after purchasing an additional 490 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Chesley Taft & Associates LLC boosted its holdings in Teradyne by 6.8% in the 4th quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC now owns 14,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,837,000 after purchasing an additional 925 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

Teradyne Company Profile

Teradyne, Inc designs, develops, manufactures, and sells automated test systems and robotics products worldwide. It operates through four segments; Semiconductor Test, System Test, Robotics, and Wireless Test. The Semiconductor Test segment offers products and services for wafer level and device package testing of semiconductor devices in automotive, industrial, communications, consumer, smartphones, cloud, computer and electronic game, and other applications.