Diversified Trust Co Invests $469,000 in Teradyne, Inc. $TER

Key Points

• Diversified Trust Co has invested approximately $469,000 in Teradyne, acquiring 5,218 shares during the second quarter.
• Several institutional investors, including Federated Hermes Inc. and AQR Capital Management LLC, have significantly increased their holdings in Teradyne, pointing to strong institutional interest.
• Analysts have mixed views on Teradyne's stock, with price targets ranging from $85 to $200 and a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy."

Diversified Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 5,218 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $469,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of TER. Federated Hermes Inc. raised its position in shares of Teradyne by 188.8% during the 1st quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 2,105,852 shares of the company's stock valued at $173,943,000 after purchasing an additional 1,376,631 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Teradyne by 1,612.4% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,404,752 shares of the company's stock valued at $113,251,000 after purchasing an additional 1,322,716 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Teradyne by 224.0% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,851,684 shares of the company's stock valued at $152,949,000 after purchasing an additional 1,280,120 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in shares of Teradyne by 124.3% during the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,120,250 shares of the company's stock valued at $92,533,000 after purchasing an additional 620,918 shares during the period. Finally, Woodline Partners LP raised its position in shares of Teradyne by 27,928.3% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 609,896 shares of the company's stock valued at $50,377,000 after purchasing an additional 607,720 shares during the period. 99.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

TER has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Susquehanna raised their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $133.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research report on Monday. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Teradyne from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, September 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $102.00 price target (up from $88.00) on shares of Teradyne in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Teradyne from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $74.00 to $100.00 in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a "sell" rating and issued a $85.00 price target on shares of Teradyne in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. One 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 assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $118.63.

Teradyne Trading Down 0.4%

TER stock opened at $134.68 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $21.42 billion, a PE ratio of 46.60, a P/E/G ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 1.80. Teradyne, Inc. has a 12 month low of $65.77 and a 12 month high of $144.16. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $109.96 and a 200 day moving average price of $92.21.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $651.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $649.02 million. Teradyne had a net margin of 16.59% and a return on equity of 18.16%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 10.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.86 EPS. Teradyne has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.690-0.870 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 EPS for the current year.

Teradyne Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at Teradyne

In other Teradyne news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 554 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $115.00, for a total value of $63,710.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 96,439 shares of the company's stock, valued at $11,090,485. The trade was a 0.57% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 1,662 shares of company stock valued at $181,008. 0.16% of the stock is owned by 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.

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