Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Decreases Position in Teledyne Technologies Incorporated $TDY

Key Points

• Dimensional Fund Advisors trimmed its stake in Teledyne by 1.4% in Q3, selling 5,630 shares and now holds 383,696 shares (about 0.82% ownership) valued at roughly $224.8 million.
• Company insiders have been net sellers recently — Vice Chairman Jason Vanwees sold 5,000 shares at about $630.92 and Director Michael T. Smith sold 2,469 shares, with insiders offloading 11,500 shares (~$7.21M) over the last 90 days, leaving insiders with 1.50% ownership.
• Teledyne beat quarterly estimates (EPS $6.30 vs. $5.83; revenue $1.61B vs. $1.57B), set FY2026 guidance of $23.45–$23.85 EPS, and analysts have raised price targets (average ≈ $650, with highs up to $720) supporting a "Moderate Buy" consensus.

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP reduced its stake in shares of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY - Free Report) by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 383,696 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after selling 5,630 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned 0.82% of Teledyne Technologies worth $224,833,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Teledyne Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Teledyne Technologies by 75.9% during the second quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 51 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 22 shares during the period. Rexford Capital Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Teledyne Technologies during the second quarter worth $29,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Teledyne Technologies by 52.9% in the second quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 78 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares during the period. Finally, TruNorth Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Teledyne Technologies in the third quarter valued at $46,000. 91.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Vice Chairman Jason Vanwees sold 5,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $630.92, for a total transaction of $3,154,600.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 51,025 shares in the company, valued at $32,192,693. This trade represents a 8.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Michael T. Smith sold 2,469 shares of Teledyne Technologies stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $621.00, for a total transaction of $1,533,249.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 47,328 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $29,390,688. This represents a 4.96% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 11,500 shares of company stock worth $7,214,750. 1.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Teledyne Technologies Price Performance

TDY opened at $648.40 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $30.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.29, a PEG ratio of 3.20 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a 50-day moving average of $613.58 and a 200-day moving average of $562.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 1.64. Teledyne Technologies Incorporated has a 1-year low of $419.00 and a 1-year high of $693.38.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on TDY shares. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Teledyne Technologies from $579.00 to $599.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Teledyne Technologies from $620.00 to $680.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Needham & Company LLC lifted 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. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of Teledyne Technologies in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on Teledyne Technologies from $645.00 to $720.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $650.33.

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.

This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.