19,843 Shares in Teradyne, Inc. $TER Acquired by Magnetar Financial LLC

Key Points

• Magnetar Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Teradyne, Inc. by purchasing 19,843 shares valued at approximately $1.64 million in the first quarter.
• Teradyne recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, representing a 0.4% yield and reflecting a payout ratio of 16.61%.
• Several analysts have downgraded Teradyne, while others have set price targets ranging from $85.00 to $130.00, with an overall average rating of "Moderate Buy".

Magnetar Financial LLC acquired 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 acquired 19,843 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,639,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of TER. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,748 shares of the company's stock valued at $472,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Teradyne by 1.0% in the 1st quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 12,528 shares of the company's stock worth $1,035,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC grew its position 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 last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB grew its position in shares of Teradyne by 22.2% during the 1st quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 820 shares of the company's stock valued at $68,000 after buying an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Heritage Family Offices LLP boosted its stake in Teradyne by 6.7% during the 1st quarter. Heritage Family Offices LLP now owns 2,568 shares of the company's stock valued at $212,000 after purchasing an additional 161 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.77% of the company's stock.

Teradyne Price Performance

Shares of Teradyne stock traded down $0.98 on Wednesday, hitting $119.63. The company had a trading volume of 3,212,618 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,488,817. Teradyne, Inc. has a twelve month low of $65.77 and a twelve month high of $144.16. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $102.03 and a 200-day moving average of $91.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.39, a P/E/G ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.80.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $651.80 million for 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 last year, the business posted $0.86 EPS. Teradyne has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.690-0.870 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 EPS for the current year.

Teradyne Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 5th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. Teradyne's dividend payout ratio is presently 16.61%.

Insider Transactions at Teradyne

In other Teradyne news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 554 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $106.00, for a total value of $58,724.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 96,993 shares of the company's stock, valued at $10,281,258. This trade represents a 0.57% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 0.16% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on TER shares. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a "sell" rating and issued a $85.00 price target on shares of Teradyne in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of Teradyne from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Teradyne from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and upped their price objective for the company from $74.00 to $100.00 in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. UBS Group restated a "buy" rating and set a $130.00 price target (up previously from $120.00) on shares of Teradyne in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald set a $105.00 price target on shares of Teradyne and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Teradyne has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $114.44.

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.