Arete Wealth Advisors LLC Acquires Shares of 2,874 Teradyne, Inc. $TER

Arete Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund bought 2,874 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $396,000.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its position in Teradyne by 12.8% in the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 4,136 shares of the company’s stock worth $342,000 after buying an additional 468 shares during the last quarter. Caxton Associates LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the first quarter valued at $297,000. Assetmark Inc. raised its stake in shares of Teradyne by 152.8% in the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 6,625 shares of the company’s stock valued at $596,000 after acquiring an additional 4,004 shares during the period. Welch & Forbes LLC bought a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the 2nd quarter worth about $266,000. Finally, Mission Wealth Management LP boosted its stake in shares of Teradyne by 329.8% during the 2nd quarter. Mission Wealth Management LP now owns 7,002 shares of the company’s stock worth $630,000 after purchasing an additional 5,373 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

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

Key Teradyne News

Here are the key news stories impacting Teradyne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 fundamentals were strong: Teradyne reported an EPS beat and revenue up ~44% year‑over‑year, with AI/data‑center demand cited as a primary growth driver — supports longer‑term revenue growth. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Investor access: management presented at the Morgan Stanley TMT conference (transcript available), which helps visibility into bookings, demand trends and strategy execution. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry activity: partnerships and ecosystem moves (e.g., testing/communications collaborations) show sector innovation but don’t directly shift Teradyne’s near‑term financials. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Sector sell‑off/market flow: Teradyne fell alongside other semiconductor names after a South Korea market sell‑off and headlines about potential global energy price shocks sparked risk‑off in the group. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and profit‑taking: the stock has rallied ~183% over the past year to record highs, prompting some advisory services to warn of overvaluation relative to fundamentals — a likely factor behind today’s pullback. Read More.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently weighed in on TER. 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. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Teradyne in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $270.00 price objective on Teradyne in a report on Monday, February 2nd. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, UBS Group lifted their target price on Teradyne from $200.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $256.24.

Teradyne Trading Down 6.6%

TER opened at $304.22 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $47.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 87.42, a PEG ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 1.76. Teradyne, Inc. has a 12-month low of $65.77 and a 12-month high of $344.92. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $259.37 and its 200-day simple moving average is $190.07.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $1.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $970.44 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.95 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 43.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts predict that Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 EPS for the current year.

Teradyne Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be given a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. Teradyne’s dividend payout ratio is presently 14.94%.

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.