Zacks Research Estimates Teradyne's Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:TER)

Key Points

• Zacks Research has lowered its Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Teradyne to $0.77, down from $0.90, with a full-year earnings estimate of $3.88 per share.
• The consensus rating for Teradyne's stock is a "Moderate Buy", with a consensus price target of $114.44.
• CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold shares worth approximately $58,724 recently, reducing his ownership by 0.57%.

Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Teradyne in a research report issued on Tuesday, August 19th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.77 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.90. The consensus estimate for Teradyne's current full-year earnings is $3.88 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Teradyne's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.96 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.05 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.84 EPS.

TER has been the subject of a number of other research reports. UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $130.00 target price (up previously from $120.00) on shares of Teradyne in a report on Thursday, July 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a "sell" rating and issued a $85.00 price target on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $105.00 price objective on shares of Teradyne and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 24th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on shares of Teradyne from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Susquehanna dropped their price target on shares of Teradyne from $155.00 to $133.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $114.44.

Teradyne Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ TER opened at $109.52 on Thursday. The business's 50 day moving average is $96.58 and its two-hundred day moving average is $91.30. Teradyne has a 1-year low of $65.77 and a 1-year high of $144.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.90, a PEG ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.72.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.03. Teradyne had a net margin of 16.59% and a return on equity of 18.16%. The firm had revenue of $651.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $649.02 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.86 EPS. The business's revenue was down 10.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Teradyne has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.690-0.870 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC grew its position 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 worth $472,000 after buying an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. lifted its stake in Teradyne by 4.3% in the second quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 2,722 shares of the company's stock worth $245,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Teradyne by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 12,528 shares of the company's stock worth $1,035,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Teradyne by 29.4% during the 2nd quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 586 shares of the company's stock worth $53,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its position in 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 purchasing an additional 149 shares during the period. 99.77% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Teradyne

In other Teradyne news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 554 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 of the company's stock, valued at $10,281,258. The trade was a 0.57% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.16% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Teradyne announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program on Monday, April 28th that allows the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy up to 8.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

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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