J. Goldman & Co LP Invests $2.08 Million in Teradyne, Inc. $TER

J. Goldman & Co LP bought a new stake in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 4,304 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,082,000.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its stake in Teradyne by 12.8% in the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 4,136 shares of the company's stock valued at $342,000 after acquiring an additional 468 shares during the period. Caxton Associates LLP bought a new position in shares of Teradyne in the 1st quarter worth $297,000. Cresset Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 11.6% in the 2nd quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 6,759 shares of the company's stock worth $608,000 after purchasing an additional 702 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in Teradyne by 467.1% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,408 shares of the company's stock valued at $306,000 after purchasing an additional 2,807 shares during the period. Finally, Treasurer of the State of North Carolina grew its position in Teradyne by 5.1% in the 2nd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 75,125 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,755,000 after purchasing an additional 3,651 shares during the period. 99.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Teradyne

In other Teradyne news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 4,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $425.00, for a total value of $1,700,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 112,495 shares in the company, valued at $47,810,375. This represents a 3.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.19% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Teradyne

Here are the key news stories impacting Teradyne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Teradyne declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per share, payable September 25 to shareholders of record as of September 4. Although the roughly 0.1% yield is modest, the payment reinforces management’s shareholder-return policy. Teradyne Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary identified TER as an AI infrastructure play, while broader electronics-industry investment in infrastructure and expanded capacity could benefit Teradyne’s semiconductor and robotics testing businesses. 3 Electronics Stocks Set to Benefit From a Prospering Industry
• Positive Sentiment: Teradyne remains on analysts’ earnings radar, with annual profit estimates reportedly rising. The company’s latest quarterly results also showed substantial year-over-year revenue growth and an earnings beat, supporting the longer-term growth narrative. Teradyne, Lumentum Back On Analysts' Earnings Radar
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short interest was listed at zero shares, with zero days to cover. Because the figures show no short position and an “NaN” change, the data appears unreliable and offers no meaningful short-squeeze signal.
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Gregory Smith sold 4,000 shares for approximately $1.7 million. The transaction occurred under a pre-planned Rule 10b5-1 schedule, reducing its significance as a signal of deteriorating management confidence, but insider selling can still weigh modestly on sentiment. Teradyne CEO Gregory Smith Sells Shares

Teradyne Stock Performance

Teradyne stock opened at $366.43 on Wednesday. Teradyne, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $109.56 and a fifty-two week high of $487.91. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $384.25 and its 200 day simple moving average is $355.78. The stock has a market cap of $57.29 billion, a PE ratio of 50.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.78.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $2.47 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.38. Teradyne had a net margin of 25.77% and a return on equity of 39.93%. The firm had revenue of $1.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.22 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.57 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 103.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts predict that Teradyne, Inc. will post 9.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Teradyne Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 4th will be given a $0.13 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 4th. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. Teradyne's payout ratio is currently 7.13%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on TER. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $325.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Susquehanna raised their price target on shares of Teradyne from $415.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 30th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Teradyne from $387.00 to $397.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Zacks Research raised Teradyne from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Citigroup raised their target price on Teradyne from $325.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Teradyne has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $396.80.

Teradyne Profile

Teradyne, Inc is a global supplier of automatic test equipment and related services principally used to test semiconductors, wireless products and complex electronic systems. Founded in 1960, the company is headquartered in North Reading, Massachusetts, and has a long history of developing capital equipment and software that help semiconductor manufacturers, electronics OEMs and contract manufacturers validate product performance and reliability during design and production.

The company's product portfolio centers on automatic test equipment (ATE) and system-level test solutions that address chip- and board-level validation, burn-in and reliability screening.

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