Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. Makes New $296,000 Investment in Teradyne, Inc. $TER

Key Points

• Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. has acquired a new position in Teradyne, buying 3,588 shares valued at approximately $296,000.
• Major institutional investors continue to increase their stakes in Teradyne, with 99.77% of the stock now owned by such entities.
• Recent analyst ratings show a consensus price target of $114.44 for Teradyne, with the stock presently trading around $118.24.

Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. acquired a new stake in shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 3,588 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $296,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in TER. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ boosted its stake in Teradyne by 13.7% in the 1st quarter. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ now owns 2,436 shares of the company's stock worth $201,000 after purchasing an additional 293 shares during the period. Ieq Capital LLC boosted its stake in Teradyne by 898.5% in the 1st quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 106,405 shares of the company's stock worth $8,789,000 after purchasing an additional 95,749 shares during the period. Gabelli Funds LLC bought a new position in Teradyne in the 1st quarter worth approximately $339,000. FORA Capital LLC bought a new position in Teradyne in the 1st quarter worth approximately $3,723,000. Finally, Comerica Bank boosted its stake in Teradyne by 36.8% in the 1st quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 74,036 shares of the company's stock worth $6,115,000 after purchasing an additional 19,917 shares during the period. 99.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Teradyne Trading Down 0.8%

NASDAQ:TER traded down $0.98 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $119.63. 3,212,618 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,360,886. The firm's fifty day moving average is $102.62 and its 200-day moving average is $91.60. Teradyne, Inc. has a 12-month low of $65.77 and a 12-month high of $144.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.39, a P/E/G ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.80.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.03. Teradyne had a return on equity of 18.16% and a net margin of 16.59%.The company had revenue of $651.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $649.02 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.86 EPS. Teradyne's quarterly revenue was down 10.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Teradyne has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.690-0.870 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Teradyne Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 5th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 5th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. Teradyne's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 16.61%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Teradyne news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 554 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $106.00, for a total value of $58,724.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 96,993 shares in the company, valued at $10,281,258. This trade represents a 0.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.16% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TER has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley upgraded Teradyne from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $74.00 to $100.00 in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $102.00 price objective (up from $88.00) on shares of Teradyne in a report on Thursday, July 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a "sell" rating and set a $85.00 price objective on shares of Teradyne in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on Teradyne from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Cowen reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Teradyne in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $114.44.

Teradyne 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.