Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Teradyne (TER)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Teradyne (NASDAQ: TER):

• 10/30/2026 – Teradyne was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 10/29/2026 – Teradyne had its price target lowered by UBS Group from $485.00 to $430.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/28/2026 – Teradyne was given a new $440.00 price target by The Goldman Sachs Group.
• 10/24/2026 – Teradyne was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 9/29/2026 – Teradyne was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 9/28/2026 – Teradyne was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.
• 9/28/2026 – Teradyne was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 9/20/2026 – Teradyne was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 9/12/2026 – Teradyne was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.

Teradyne Stock Up 3.2%

TER stock opened at $269.35 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $360.00 and its 200-day moving average price is $348.75. The stock has a market cap of $42.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.92, a PEG ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 1.73. Teradyne, Inc. has a twelve month low of $151.52 and a twelve month high of $487.91.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 27th. The company reported $2.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.20. Teradyne had a net margin of 27.46% and a return on equity of 43.81%. The company had revenue of $1.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.27 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.85 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 69.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts expect that Teradyne, Inc. will post 9.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Teradyne Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 4th were paid a $0.13 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 4th. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Teradyne’s dividend payout ratio is 5.97%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Gregory Smith sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $341.28, for a total transaction of $1,365,120.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 104,495 shares in the company, valued at $35,662,053.60. This trade represents a 3.69% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 12,000 shares of company stock valued at $4,416,440 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.19% of the company’s stock.

Teradyne, Inc develops and supplies automated test equipment and industrial automation products. Its systems help manufacturers test the functionality, performance, and reliability of semiconductor devices, electronic systems, wireless products, and other complex products throughout the production process.

The company’s product portfolio includes semiconductor test systems, memory and system-level test equipment, and solutions for printed circuit boards and electronic products. Teradyne also provides collaborative robots through Universal Robots and autonomous mobile robots through Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), supporting applications such as assembly, material handling, machine tending, packaging, and warehouse logistics.

Founded in 1960 and headquartered in North Reading, Massachusetts, Teradyne serves customers worldwide, including semiconductor manufacturers, electronics producers, automotive companies, and industrial businesses.