B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Sells 4,725 Shares of Teradyne, Inc. $TER

Key Points

• B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG reduced its stake in Teradyne, Inc. by 54.5%, holding 3,946 shares worth approximately $326,000 after selling 4,725 shares in the first quarter.
• The company reported $651.80 million in revenue for the last quarter, a 10.7% year-over-year decline, but earnings per share (EPS) surpassed analysts' consensus by reporting $0.57.
• Teradyne recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.12, representing an annualized yield of 0.4%, with the payout date set for September 29th.

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG cut its position in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER - Free Report) by 54.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,946 shares of the company's stock after selling 4,725 shares during the quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG's holdings in Teradyne were worth $326,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Berbice Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Teradyne by 200.0% during the 1st quarter. Berbice Capital Management LLC now owns 300 shares of the company's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Teradyne by 44.7% during the 1st quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 453 shares of the company's stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group raised its position in shares of Teradyne by 189.9% during the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 461 shares of the company's stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 302 shares in the last quarter. Sentry Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Teradyne during the 1st quarter worth about $45,000. Finally, AdvisorNet Financial Inc raised its position in shares of Teradyne by 319.0% during the 1st quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 595 shares of the company's stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 453 shares in the last quarter. 99.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Teradyne

In related news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 554 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.00, for a total transaction of $58,724.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 96,993 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $10,281,258. The trade was a 0.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.16% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TER has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Teradyne from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $74.00 to $100.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Teradyne from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday. UBS Group reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $130.00 target price (up from $120.00) on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Cowen restated a "buy" rating on shares of Teradyne in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $102.00 target price (up from $88.00) on shares of Teradyne in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $114.44.

Teradyne Price Performance

TER stock traded down $0.98 on Wednesday, reaching $119.63. 3,212,618 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,360,886. Teradyne, Inc. has a 12 month low of $65.77 and a 12 month high of $144.16. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $102.62 and its 200 day moving average price is $91.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.03 billion, a PE ratio of 41.39, a PEG ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.80.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.03. Teradyne had a net margin of 16.59% and a return on equity of 18.16%. The business had revenue of $651.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $649.02 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.86 earnings per share. Teradyne's 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. As a group, research analysts expect that Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Teradyne Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 29th. Investors of record on Friday, September 5th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 5th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. Teradyne's payout ratio is 16.61%.

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.