Teradyne, Inc. $TER Shares Purchased by Park Avenue Securities LLC

Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its holdings in shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) by 116.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 6,598 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,553 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC’s holdings in Teradyne were worth $593,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Berbice Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Teradyne by 200.0% during the first quarter. Berbice Capital Management LLC now owns 300 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Teradyne by 44.7% during the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 453 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its position in shares of Teradyne by 189.9% during the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 461 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 302 shares during the last quarter. Sentry Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Teradyne in the first quarter worth about $45,000. Finally, AdvisorNet Financial Inc lifted its holdings in Teradyne by 319.0% in the first quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 595 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 453 shares during the last quarter. 99.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Teradyne Price Performance

NASDAQ TER opened at $135.31 on Monday. Teradyne, Inc. has a 12 month low of $65.77 and a 12 month high of $144.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.52 billion, a PE ratio of 46.82, a P/E/G ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 1.80. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $112.42 and its 200 day simple moving average is $93.12.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.03. Teradyne had a net margin of 16.59% and a return on equity of 18.16%. The business had revenue of $651.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $649.02 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.86 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 10.7% on a year-over-year basis. Teradyne has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.690-0.870 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Teradyne Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 29th. Investors of record on Friday, September 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 5th. Teradyne’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 16.61%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have issued reports on TER. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $105.00 target price on shares of Teradyne and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Teradyne from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 1st. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Teradyne in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Susquehanna raised their target price on shares of Teradyne from $133.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “sell” rating and issued a $85.00 target price on shares of Teradyne in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $118.63.

Insider Activity at Teradyne

In related news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 554 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $126.39, for a total transaction of $70,020.06. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 95,885 shares in the company, valued at $12,118,905.15. This trade represents a 0.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders have sold a total of 2,216 shares of company stock worth $251,028 in the last quarter. 0.16% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Teradyne

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.