Defender Capital LLC. Takes Position in Teledyne Technologies Incorporated $TDY

Defender Capital LLC. acquired a new stake in Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 33,775 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,250,000. Teledyne Technologies accounts for about 5.6% of Defender Capital LLC.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Defender Capital LLC. owned about 0.07% of Teledyne Technologies as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of TDY. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Teledyne Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Rexford Capital Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Teledyne Technologies in the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund bought a new stake in shares of Teledyne Technologies during the fourth quarter worth $41,000. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new stake in shares of Teledyne Technologies during the third quarter worth $43,000. Finally, TruNorth Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Teledyne Technologies during the third quarter worth $46,000. 91.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Teledyne Technologies news, Director Michael T. Smith sold 2,469 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $621.00, for a total value of $1,533,249.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 47,328 shares in the company, valued at $29,390,688. This trade represents a 4.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Vice Chairman Jason Vanwees sold 5,000 shares of Teledyne Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $630.92, for a total transaction of $3,154,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 51,025 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,192,693. This trade represents a 8.92% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 11,500 shares of company stock worth $7,214,750. 1.36% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Teledyne Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE TDY opened at $625.32 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 1.64. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $641.04 and a 200 day moving average price of $571.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $28.96 billion, a PE ratio of 33.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.10 and a beta of 0.99. Teledyne Technologies Incorporated has a 52 week low of $419.00 and a 52 week high of $693.38.

Teledyne Technologies (NYSE:TDY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 21st. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $6.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.83 by $0.47. Teledyne Technologies had a return on equity of 10.08% and a net margin of 14.63%.The firm had revenue of $1.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.57 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $5.52 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. Teledyne Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 23.450-23.850 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 5.40-5.500 EPS. Analysts predict that Teledyne Technologies Incorporated will post 21.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

TDY has been the topic of several research reports. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Teledyne Technologies from $567.00 to $604.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Teledyne Technologies in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Teledyne Technologies from $620.00 to $680.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Barclays increased their price objective on Teledyne Technologies from $599.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on Teledyne Technologies from $645.00 to $720.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $656.75.

About Teledyne Technologies

Teledyne Technologies (NYSE: TDY), headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California, is a diversified industrial technology company that designs, manufactures and supports sophisticated electronic systems, instruments and imaging products. Founded in 1960 by Henry Singleton and George Kozmetsky, Teledyne has grown into a multinational provider of high-performance equipment and software for commercial, scientific and government customers. Its offerings are used in markets that include aerospace and defense, marine, industrial manufacturing, environmental monitoring and scientific research.

The company operates through businesses that develop precision instrumentation, digital imaging products, engineered systems and aerospace and defense electronics.