Analysts Set Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) PT at $256.24

Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) has earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen brokerages that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, ten have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $256.2353.

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on TER shares. Zacks Research upgraded Teradyne from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Vertical Research lowered shares of Teradyne from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $220.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Robert W. Baird set a $305.00 target price on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Teradyne from $122.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, iA Financial set a $175.00 price objective on shares of Teradyne in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th.

Insider Activity at Teradyne

In related news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 1,108 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.31, for a total value of $223,051.48. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 93,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,804,165.79. This trade represents a 1.17% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Teradyne

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of TER. Kestra Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 36.0% during the 4th quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,346 shares of the company’s stock worth $841,000 after buying an additional 1,150 shares during the period. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its holdings in Teradyne by 38.8% during the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 497 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,000 after acquiring an additional 139 shares during the period. Volterra Technologies LP acquired a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the fourth quarter valued at about $753,000. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,432,000. Finally, Inspire Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Teradyne in the fourth quarter worth about $221,000. Institutional investors own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

Teradyne Stock Up 1.2%

Teradyne stock opened at $314.66 on Thursday. Teradyne has a 12 month low of $65.77 and a 12 month high of $327.99. The stock has a market cap of $49.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 90.42, a P/E/G ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.83. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $229.55 and its 200-day simple moving average is $171.63.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $1.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.36 by $0.44. Teradyne had a return on equity of 22.68% and a net margin of 17.37%.The business had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $970.44 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.95 earnings per share. Teradyne’s quarterly revenue was up 43.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Teradyne has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.890-2.250 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Teradyne will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Teradyne Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. Teradyne’s dividend payout ratio is 13.79%.

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.