Zacks Research Estimates Teradyne's Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:TER)

Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Teradyne in a research note issued to investors on Monday, May 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will earn $0.53 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.65. The consensus estimate for Teradyne's current full-year earnings is $3.88 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Teradyne's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.90 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.98 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.16 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.86 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.82 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.11 EPS.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 28th. The company reported $0.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $685.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $680.54 million. Teradyne had a return on equity of 19.08% and a net margin of 19.23%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 14.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.51 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on TER. Citigroup decreased their price target on Teradyne from $130.00 to $100.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. Northland Securities reduced their price objective on Teradyne from $154.00 to $140.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 31st. Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their price objective on Teradyne from $150.00 to $110.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 12th. Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on Teradyne from $140.00 to $110.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 13th. Finally, Susquehanna reduced their price objective on Teradyne from $155.00 to $133.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Teradyne currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $117.56.

Teradyne Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:TER traded down $1.51 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $76.98. The company had a trading volume of 1,813,187 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,589,427. Teradyne has a one year low of $65.77 and a one year high of $163.21. The stock has a market cap of $12.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.70. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $78.16 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $103.38.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Teradyne

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Teradyne during the first quarter valued at approximately $2,398,000. Focus Partners Wealth grew its position in shares of Teradyne by 12.0% in the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 44,766 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,698,000 after purchasing an additional 4,780 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its position in shares of Teradyne by 5.0% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 1,337,312 shares of the company's stock valued at $110,462,000 after purchasing an additional 63,670 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP grew its position in shares of Teradyne by 27,928.3% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 609,896 shares of the company's stock valued at $50,377,000 after purchasing an additional 607,720 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MBB Public Markets I LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the first quarter valued at approximately $295,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.77% of the company's stock.

Teradyne Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 22nd will be issued a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 22nd. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.62%. Teradyne's payout ratio is 13.56%.

Teradyne declared 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 repurchase up to 8.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

About Teradyne

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.