Meeder Asset Management Inc. Acquires Shares of 2,822 Teradyne, Inc. $TER

Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 2,822 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,365,000.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Tiemann Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Teradyne in the 2nd quarter valued at $278,000. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI acquired a new position in Teradyne during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,440,000. Pavion Blue Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $435,000. K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc acquired a new position in Teradyne during the second quarter worth $1,853,000. Finally, WT Asset Management Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Teradyne during the 2nd quarter worth $319,429,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Robert W. Baird set a $420.00 target price on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Teradyne from $387.00 to $397.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $465.00 price target on shares of Teradyne in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $550.00 price objective on shares of Teradyne in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Teradyne from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Teradyne currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $396.80.

Insider Buying and Selling at Teradyne

In other Teradyne news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $425.00, for a total value of $1,700,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 112,495 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $47,810,375. This trade represents a 3.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Shannon John Poulin sold 656 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $355.00, for a total transaction of $232,880.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 15,722 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,581,310. The trade was a 4.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 9,664 shares of company stock valued at $3,973,133. 0.19% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting Teradyne

Here are the key news stories impacting Teradyne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Teradyne benefited from renewed enthusiasm for AI spending after Bloomberg reported that Anthropic’s second-quarter revenue increased more than 14-fold. The report reinforced expectations that rapid growth in AI workloads could support demand for semiconductor test equipment and related automation. Amkor and Teradyne Shares Are Soaring, What You Need To Know
• Positive Sentiment: A Zacks comparison gave Teradyne an edge over Vertiv as an AI infrastructure investment, citing stronger earnings growth and a history of earnings surprises. That view supports the stock’s fundamental and long-term growth narrative. Vertiv vs. Teradyne: Which AI Infrastructure Stock Is the Better Buy?
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 4,000 shares for $1.7 million under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Although insider selling can concern investors, the planned nature of the transaction reduces its signal, and Smith still owned 112,495 shares afterward. Teradyne CEO Insider Transaction
• Negative Sentiment: The immediate weakness is primarily macro-driven: the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield reached a 19-year high, while oil remained elevated after U.S.–Iran negotiations failed to produce a breakthrough. Higher yields can pressure richly valued growth stocks such as Teradyne. Amkor, Teradyne, and Kulicke and Soffa Shares Are Falling
• Negative Sentiment: Teradyne’s status as an AI infrastructure heavyweight amplified the market-wide selling, placing it among the S&P 500’s three biggest decliners. The move reflects valuation and sector-risk concerns more than a new deterioration in the company’s operating results. Coherent, Teradyne, and Ciena Are the S&P 500’s 3 Biggest Decliners

Teradyne Price Performance

Shares of TER opened at $404.29 on Wednesday. Teradyne, Inc. has a 1-year low of $106.30 and a 1-year high of $487.91. The stock has a market cap of $63.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 1.78. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $386.33 and a 200-day simple moving average of $351.73.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $2.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.38. The business had revenue of $1.33 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.22 billion. Teradyne had a return on equity of 39.93% and a net margin of 25.77%.The business’s revenue was up 103.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.57 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts expect that Teradyne, Inc. will post 9.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Teradyne Profile

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.