Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) Rating Increased to Hold at Wall Street Zen

Key Points

• Teradyne has been upgraded from a "sell" to a "hold" rating by analysts at Wall Street Zen, highlighting a change in sentiment toward the stock.
• Despite the upgrade, other firms like Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan have issued mixed ratings, with price targets ranging from $85 to $130.
• Teradyne reported quarterly earnings that beat analyst expectations, posting an EPS of $0.57 compared to the anticipated $0.54, although revenue was down 10.7% year-over-year.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER - Get Free Report) was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report issued on Monday.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on TER. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a "sell" rating and set a $85.00 price target on shares of Teradyne in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a "neutral" rating and set a $102.00 price objective (up from $88.00) on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective 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. UBS Group restated a "buy" rating and set a $130.00 price objective (up from $120.00) on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Cowen restated a "buy" rating on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $114.44.

Teradyne Stock Performance

Teradyne stock opened at $118.24 on Monday. Teradyne has a 52 week low of $65.77 and a 52 week high of $144.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.91, a PEG ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.80. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $100.81 and a 200 day simple moving average of $91.17.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER - Get Free Report) last posted 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. Teradyne had a return on equity of 18.16% and a net margin of 16.59%.The business had revenue of $651.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $649.02 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.86 earnings per share. Teradyne's quarterly revenue was down 10.7% on a year-over-year basis. Teradyne has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.690-0.870 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Teradyne will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Teradyne

In other news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 554 shares of Teradyne stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.00, for a total value of $58,724.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 96,993 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,281,258. The trade was a 0.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.16% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Berbice Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Teradyne by 200.0% in the first quarter. Berbice Capital Management LLC now owns 300 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new position in Teradyne in the second quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Manchester Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Teradyne by 44.7% in the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 453 shares of the company's stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group increased its stake 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 acquiring an additional 302 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Steph & Co. bought a new position in Teradyne in the second quarter valued at approximately $43,000. 99.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.

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