Beck Bode LLC Takes Position in Teradyne, Inc. $TER

Beck Bode LLC acquired a new position in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 2,252 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $203,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TER. Manchester Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Teradyne by 44.7% in the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 453 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 140 shares during the period. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its stake in Teradyne by 189.9% in the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 461 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 302 shares in the last quarter. Steph & Co. acquired a new stake in Teradyne during the 2nd quarter worth about $43,000. Bayforest Capital Ltd grew its stake in Teradyne by 195.5% during the 2nd quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd now owns 523 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 346 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quaker Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Teradyne by 200.9% during the 2nd quarter. Quaker Wealth Management LLC now owns 639 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,000 after acquiring an additional 1,272 shares in the last quarter. 99.77% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Teradyne Trading Down 3.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:TER opened at $177.23 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.76 billion, a PE ratio of 64.45, a P/E/G ratio of 3.64 and a beta of 1.90. Teradyne, Inc. has a 1 year low of $65.77 and a 1 year high of $191.56. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $142.18 and a 200 day moving average price of $110.07.

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

Teradyne Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 24th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 24th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. Teradyne’s dividend payout ratio is presently 17.45%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on TER. Northland Securities set a $186.00 price target on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Teradyne from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Teradyne in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Teradyne from $165.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Teradyne from $122.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Teradyne has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $164.06.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Teradyne news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 1,108 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.24, for a total transaction of $160,925.92. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 94,777 shares in the company, valued at $13,765,411.48. This trade represents a 1.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders sold a total of 2,216 shares of company stock worth $294,656 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.

Teradyne Company 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.