Teradyne, Inc. $TER Shares Acquired by Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC

Key Points

• Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC has increased its stake in Teradyne, Inc. by 22.6%, owning a total of 21,032 shares valued at approximately $1.89 million.
• Analysts have adjusted their price targets for Teradyne, with Goldman Sachs increasing its target from $85.00 to $130.00, while Northland Securities set a target of $161.00.
• CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 1,108 shares at an average price of $145.24, retaining 94,777 shares post-sale, highlighting the activity of company insiders in the stock market.

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its position in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER - Free Report) by 22.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 21,032 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 3,871 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC's holdings in Teradyne were worth $1,892,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TER. Berbice Capital Management LLC boosted its position 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 buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Teradyne by 44.7% in the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 453 shares of the company's stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group boosted its holdings in Teradyne by 189.9% in the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 461 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 302 shares during the last quarter. Steph & Co. purchased a new position in Teradyne in the second quarter valued at about $43,000. Finally, Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new stake in Teradyne during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $58,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.77% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TER has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Teradyne from $85.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Teradyne in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Northland Securities set a $161.00 price objective on shares of Teradyne in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Cowen reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $130.00 price target (up previously from $120.00) on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Teradyne has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $124.93.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 1,108 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $145.24, for a total transaction of $160,925.92. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 94,777 shares in the company, valued at $13,765,411.48. This represents a 1.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders have sold a total of 3,324 shares of company stock worth $411,954 in the last quarter. 0.16% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Teradyne Stock Performance

Shares of TER stock opened at $139.30 on Friday. Teradyne, Inc. has a one year low of $65.77 and a one year high of $150.71. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $124.05 and its 200-day simple moving average is $98.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.20, a PEG ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.82.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.57 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 analysts' expectations of $649.02 million. Teradyne had a net margin of 16.59% and a return on equity of 18.16%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 10.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.86 earnings per share. Teradyne has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.690-0.870 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 EPS for the current year.

Teradyne Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 29th. Investors of record on Friday, September 5th were paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 5th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. Teradyne's dividend payout ratio is 16.61%.

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.

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