Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC Makes New Investment in Teradyne, Inc. $TER

Key Points

• Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC acquired 9,013 shares of Teradyne, Inc., valued at approximately $744,000, during the 1st quarter.
• Teradyne reported $0.57 earnings per share for the quarter, exceeding analyst expectations and showing a 10.7% decline in revenue compared to the same period last year.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, representing an annual yield of 0.4% with a payout ratio of 16.61%.

Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC purchased a new position in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 9,013 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $744,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Berbice Capital Management LLC grew its position in 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 purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Teradyne by 44.7% during the 1st quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 453 shares of the company's stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 140 shares during the period. Brooklyn Investment Group boosted its stake in shares of Teradyne by 189.9% during the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 461 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 302 shares during the period. Sentry Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the 1st quarter valued at $45,000. Finally, AdvisorNet Financial Inc lifted its stake in shares of Teradyne by 319.0% in the 1st 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 last quarter. 99.77% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Teradyne Price Performance

TER stock traded up $0.81 on Friday, reaching $120.20. 3,531,125 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,181,845. 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 $103.78 and its 200 day moving average price is $91.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.12 billion, a PE ratio of 41.59, a PEG ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.80.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $651.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $649.02 million. Teradyne had a net margin of 16.59% and a return on equity of 18.16%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 10.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.86 earnings per share. 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 disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 5th will be issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 5th. Teradyne's payout ratio is presently 16.61%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on TER shares. UBS Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $130.00 price objective (up previously from $120.00) on shares of Teradyne in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $102.00 price objective (up previously from $88.00) on shares of Teradyne in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note 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, September 1st. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised shares of Teradyne from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $74.00 to $100.00 in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $114.44.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 554 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $106.00, for a total transaction of $58,724.00. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.16% of the company's stock.

About Teradyne

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.