Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group Takes $792,000 Position in Teradyne, Inc. $TER

Key Points

• Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group acquired a new stake in Teradyne, Inc. in Q2, purchasing 9,588 shares valued at approximately $792,000.
• Multiple hedge funds, including Vanguard and Invesco, have recently increased their holdings in Teradyne, contributing to a significant 99.77% institutional ownership of the stock.
• Research analysts have mixed ratings for Teradyne, with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a price target averaging $114.44, indicating a positive outlook on the company's performance.

Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group acquired a new position in shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 9,588 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $792,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Berbice Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Teradyne by 200.0% in the 1st quarter. Berbice Capital Management LLC now owns 300 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Manchester Capital Management LLC increased 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 worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group increased its position in shares of Teradyne by 189.9% during the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 461 shares of the company's stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 302 shares in the last quarter. Sentry Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Teradyne during the 1st quarter worth about $45,000. Finally, AdvisorNet Financial Inc raised its stake in shares of Teradyne by 319.0% in the first quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 595 shares of the company's stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 453 shares during the last quarter. 99.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have weighed in on TER. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $102.00 target price (up from $88.00) on shares of Teradyne in a research note 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 stock from $74.00 to $100.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a "sell" rating and set a $85.00 price target on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of Teradyne from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, UBS Group restated a "buy" rating and set a $130.00 price objective (up previously from $120.00) on shares of Teradyne in a report on Thursday, July 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Teradyne presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $118.63.

Teradyne Stock Performance

NASDAQ:TER traded down $0.25 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $134.93. 1,670,869 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,557,727. Teradyne, Inc. has a one year low of $65.77 and a one year high of $144.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.46 billion, a PE ratio of 46.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.80. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $109.13 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $91.91.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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%. Teradyne's revenue for the quarter was down 10.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.86 earnings per share. Teradyne has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.690-0.870 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 EPS for the current year.

Teradyne Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 5th will be paid 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 is Friday, September 5th. 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 stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $115.00, for a total transaction of $63,710.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 96,439 shares in the company, valued at $11,090,485. This represents a 0.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders have sold 1,662 shares of company stock worth $181,008 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.16% of the company's stock.

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.