5,010 Shares in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) Acquired by LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI

LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI purchased a new position in shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 5,010 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $414,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Compass Financial Services Inc acquired a new position in Teradyne in the 4th quarter worth about $33,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL purchased a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. AllSquare Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Teradyne by 200.0% during the 4th quarter. AllSquare Wealth Management LLC now owns 300 shares of the company's stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. Manchester Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Teradyne by 264.0% during the 4th quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 313 shares of the company's stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 227 shares during the period. Finally, Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp purchased a new position in shares of Teradyne during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $45,000. 99.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Teradyne Stock Up 2.5%

Shares of TER traded up $1.96 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $81.45. The stock had a trading volume of 2,149,279 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,596,717. Teradyne, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $65.77 and a fifty-two week high of $163.21. The company has a market cap of $13.07 billion, a PE ratio of 24.46, a PEG ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.70. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $77.04 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $102.16.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 28th. The company reported $0.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $685.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $680.54 million. Teradyne had a return on equity of 19.08% and a net margin of 19.23%. The business's revenue was up 14.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.51 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Teradyne declared that its board has approved a stock repurchase plan on Monday, April 28th that authorizes the company to buyback $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 8.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Teradyne Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.59%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 22nd. Teradyne's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 13.56%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently weighed in on TER. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on shares of Teradyne from $125.00 to $110.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Susquehanna reduced their target price on Teradyne from $155.00 to $133.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Vertical Research started coverage on Teradyne in a research report on Friday, March 7th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $135.00 target price on the stock. Citigroup lowered their price target on Teradyne from $130.00 to $100.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their price target on Teradyne from $150.00 to $110.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $114.67.

Teradyne Company 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.