Teradyne (TER) Competitors

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) and Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, earnings and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate TER or KEYS?

Teradyne currently has a consensus target price of $114.67, suggesting a potential upside of 32.12%. Keysight Technologies has a consensus target price of $183.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.59%. Given Teradyne's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Teradyne is more favorable than Keysight Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Teradyne	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Keysight Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TER or KEYS?

99.8% of Teradyne shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.6% of Keysight Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Teradyne shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Keysight Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, TER or KEYS?

Teradyne has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keysight Technologies has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to TER or KEYS?

In the previous week, Teradyne had 10 more articles in the media than Keysight Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Teradyne and 6 mentions for Keysight Technologies. Teradyne's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Keysight Technologies' score of 0.80 indicating that Teradyne is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Teradyne	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Keysight Technologies	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TER or KEYS more profitable?

Teradyne has a net margin of 19.23% compared to Keysight Technologies' net margin of 12.32%. Keysight Technologies' return on equity of 19.22% beat Teradyne's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Teradyne	19.23%	19.08%	14.47%
Keysight Technologies	12.32%	19.22%	10.52%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TER or KEYS?

Keysight Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Teradyne. Teradyne is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Keysight Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Teradyne	$2.91B	4.79	$542.37M	$3.54	24.52
Keysight Technologies	$5.11B	5.48	$614M	$4.26	38.15

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TER or KEYS?

Keysight Technologies received 397 more outperform votes than Teradyne when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.30% of users gave Keysight Technologies an outperform vote while only 48.07% of users gave Teradyne an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Teradyne	Outperform Votes 87 48.07%	Underperform Votes 94 51.93%
Keysight Technologies	Outperform Votes 484 66.30%	Underperform Votes 246 33.70%

Summary

Keysight Technologies beats Teradyne on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.