Barclays Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Teledyne Technologies (NYSE:TDY) Stock

Key Points

• Barclays raised its price target on Teledyne to $603 while keeping an "equal weight" rating, a level Barclays says implies roughly a 6.77% downside from the stock's prior close.
• Other analysts are more bullish — multiple firms (Needham, Stifel, Jefferies) have lifted targets (some as high as $770), leaving a consensus target of $666.25 and six Buy vs three Hold ratings.
• Teledyne recently beat quarterly expectations (EPS $6.30 vs $5.83; revenue $1.61B vs $1.57B), provided FY2026 guidance of $23.45–$23.85 EPS, and trades with a market cap near $30 billion (PE ~34).

Teledyne Technologies (NYSE:TDY - Get Free Report) had its price target raised by equities researchers at Barclays from $600.00 to $603.00 in a report released on Monday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an "equal weight" rating on the scientific and technical instruments company's stock. Barclays's price objective would indicate a potential downside of 6.77% from the stock's previous close.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on Teledyne Technologies from $615.00 to $700.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on Teledyne Technologies from $645.00 to $720.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Citigroup upped their target price on Teledyne Technologies from $649.00 to $677.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of Teledyne Technologies in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on Teledyne Technologies from $710.00 to $770.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $666.25.

Teledyne Technologies Trading Down 1.2%

NYSE:TDY opened at $646.82 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 1.64 and a quick ratio of 1.08. Teledyne Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $438.86 and a fifty-two week high of $693.38. The stock's 50-day moving average is $645.96 and its two-hundred day moving average is $577.18. The stock has a market cap of $29.95 billion, a PE ratio of 34.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.19 and a beta of 1.01.

Teledyne Technologies (NYSE:TDY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 21st. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $6.30 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.83 by $0.47. The business had revenue of $1.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.57 billion. Teledyne Technologies had a return on equity of 10.08% and a net margin of 14.63%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $5.52 EPS. 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. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Teledyne Technologies will post 21.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Teledyne Technologies

In other news, Vice Chairman Jason Vanwees sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $630.46, for a total value of $1,576,150.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 2,644 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,666,936.24. This represents a 48.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Michael T. Smith sold 2,469 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 directly owned 47,328 shares of the company's stock, valued at $29,390,688. This represents a 4.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 11,500 shares of company stock valued at $7,214,750 over the last three months. 1.36% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Teledyne Technologies

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of TDY. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its position in Teledyne Technologies by 81.8% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 216,171 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $110,495,000 after purchasing an additional 97,281 shares during the period. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. lifted its position in Teledyne Technologies by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 64,226 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $32,803,000 after purchasing an additional 290 shares during the period. SHP Wealth Management bought a new position in Teledyne Technologies in the fourth quarter worth $98,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its position in Teledyne Technologies by 262.5% in the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 116 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $59,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the period. Finally, BDFS Capital LLC bought a new position in Teledyne Technologies in the fourth quarter worth $225,000. 91.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.

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