AlphaQuest LLC Reduces Stock Position in Teradyne, Inc. $TER

AlphaQuest LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) by 37.4% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,034 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,216 shares during the quarter. AlphaQuest LLC’s holdings in Teradyne were worth $183,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Fulton Bank N.A. boosted its holdings in Teradyne by 4.3% during the 2nd quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 2,722 shares of the company’s stock valued at $245,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Teradyne by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 12,528 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,035,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares during the period. Manchester Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Teradyne by 44.7% during the 1st quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 453 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares during the period. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec lifted its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec now owns 51,076 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,219,000 after buying an additional 166 shares during the period. Finally, Berbice Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 200.0% in the 1st quarter. Berbice Capital Management LLC now owns 300 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

Teradyne Stock Performance

Teradyne stock opened at $183.07 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $134.55 and a two-hundred day moving average of $105.48. Teradyne, Inc. has a one year low of $65.77 and a one year high of $185.91. The stock has a market cap of $29.12 billion, a PE ratio of 66.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.64 and a beta of 1.82.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The company reported $0.85 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.78 by $0.07. Teradyne had a return on equity of 18.04% and a net margin of 15.49%.The company had revenue of $769.21 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $744.20 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.90 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Teradyne has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.460 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Teradyne Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 5th were paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 5th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. Teradyne’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 17.45%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Teradyne news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 1,108 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.24, for a total value of $160,925.92. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 94,777 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,765,411.48. This trade represents a 1.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders sold 2,770 shares of company stock valued at $353,380 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Teradyne in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Robert W. Baird set a $195.00 target price on Teradyne in a report on Friday. Northland Securities set a $186.00 target price on Teradyne in a report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen upgraded Teradyne from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Teradyne from $122.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $164.06.

Teradyne 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.