Teradyne (TER) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TER or KEYS?

Keysight Technologies received 395 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 482 66.30%	Underperform Votes 245 33.70%

Do analysts recommend TER or KEYS?

Teradyne presently has a consensus price target of $117.56, indicating a potential upside of 59.34%. Keysight Technologies has a consensus price target of $181.33, indicating a potential upside of 24.53%. Given Teradyne's higher probable 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)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65
Keysight Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Do insiders & institutionals believe in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Keysight Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor TER or KEYS?

In the previous week, Teradyne had 6 more articles in the media than Keysight Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Teradyne and 39 mentions for Keysight Technologies. Keysight Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Teradyne's score of 0.89 indicating that Keysight Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Teradyne	22 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Keysight Technologies	23 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 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 more volatility & risk, TER or KEYS?

Teradyne has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keysight Technologies has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger 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	$2.82B	4.21	$542.37M	$3.54	20.84
Keysight Technologies	$5.02B	5.01	$614M	$3.49	41.72

Summary

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