Caitlin John LLC Trims Position in Teradyne, Inc. $TER

Key Points

• Caitlin John LLC has reduced its stake in Teradyne, Inc. by 58.1%, now holding shares worth $723,000 after selling 12,123 shares in Q1.
• Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.77% of Teradyne's stock, showing significant institutional confidence in the company.
• Teradyne's recent earnings report exceeded estimates, with earnings per share of $0.57 and revenue of $651.80 million for the quarter.

Caitlin John LLC decreased its holdings in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER - Free Report) by 58.1% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 8,751 shares of the company's stock after selling 12,123 shares during the quarter. Caitlin John LLC's holdings in Teradyne were worth $723,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Berbice Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Teradyne by 200.0% during the first quarter. Berbice Capital Management LLC now owns 300 shares of the company's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. Manchester Capital Management LLC lifted its position in 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 acquiring an additional 140 shares during the period. Brooklyn Investment Group grew its stake in shares of Teradyne by 189.9% in the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 461 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 302 shares during the last quarter. Sentry Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Teradyne in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Finally, AdvisorNet Financial Inc increased its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 319.0% in the first quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 595 shares of the company's stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 453 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.77% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on TER shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded Teradyne from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Sunday. Cowen reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Teradyne in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Susquehanna dropped their price target on shares of Teradyne from $155.00 to $133.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $105.00 price objective on shares of Teradyne and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 24th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on Teradyne from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $114.44.

Teradyne Stock Up 1.3%

Shares of TER traded up $1.54 on Tuesday, reaching $118.61. The stock had a trading volume of 3,563,515 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,491,565. Teradyne, Inc. has a twelve month low of $65.77 and a twelve month high of $144.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.87 billion, a PE ratio of 41.04, a PEG ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.72. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $98.28 and a 200 day moving average of $91.03.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 the consensus estimate of $649.02 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.86 earnings per share. 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, sell-side analysts anticipate that Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 earnings per share 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 given a dividend of $0.12 per share. 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 payout ratio is presently 16.61%.

Teradyne declared that its board has authorized a stock repurchase program on Monday, April 28th that authorizes the company to buyback $1.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 8.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity

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

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.