9,225 Shares in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) Purchased by LifePlan Financial LLC

LifePlan Financial LLC purchased a new position in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 9,225 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,001,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC bought a new position in Teradyne during the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in Teradyne during the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. CVA Family Office LLC bought a new position in Teradyne during the 4th quarter worth about $33,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the 3rd quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, NBC Securities Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the 3rd quarter valued at about $37,000. 99.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Teradyne Price Performance

NASDAQ:TER traded down $1.45 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $104.42. 1,560,154 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,772,010. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.78 and a beta of 1.56. Teradyne, Inc. has a 52-week low of $81.07 and a 52-week high of $119.20. The company's 50 day moving average price is $105.05 and its 200-day moving average price is $100.33.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 30th. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $670.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $674.99 million. Teradyne had a net margin of 16.77% and a return on equity of 19.45%. Teradyne's revenue was down 8.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.92 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Teradyne, Inc. will post 2.95 earnings per share for the current year.

Teradyne Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 16th were paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.46%. This is a boost from Teradyne's previous quarterly dividend of $0.11. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 15th. Teradyne's payout ratio is presently 17.58%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Teradyne from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $110.00 price target on shares of Teradyne in a report on Monday, March 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Teradyne currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $111.91.

Insider Buying and Selling at Teradyne

In other Teradyne news, insider Richard John Burns sold 317 shares of Teradyne stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $112.68, for a total transaction of $35,719.56. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 20,300 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,287,404. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In related news, insider Richard John Burns sold 317 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $112.68, for a total value of $35,719.56. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 20,300 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,287,404. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Ernest E. Maddock bought 1,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 1st. The stock was purchased at an average price of $94.07 per share, with a total value of $94,070.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 4,728 shares in the company, valued at $444,762.96. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 11,797 shares of company stock worth $1,248,237. Company insiders own 0.18% 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.

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