Perigon Wealth Management LLC Purchases New Position in Teradyne, Inc. $TER

Perigon Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 2,670 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $367,000.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Teradyne during the second quarter worth about $152,854,000. Federated Hermes Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 79.7% during the second quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 3,785,067 shares of the company’s stock valued at $340,353,000 after purchasing an additional 1,679,215 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Teradyne by 1,612.4% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,404,752 shares of the company’s stock worth $113,251,000 after purchasing an additional 1,322,716 shares in the last quarter. Amundi grew its stake in shares of Teradyne by 255.3% in the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 1,812,001 shares of the company’s stock worth $170,654,000 after buying an additional 1,302,025 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in Teradyne by 224.0% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,851,684 shares of the company’s stock valued at $152,949,000 after buying an additional 1,280,120 shares in the last quarter. 99.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 1,108 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.31, for a total value of $223,051.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 93,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,804,165.79. This represents a 1.17% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders have sold 3,324 shares of company stock valued at $583,639 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.

Teradyne Price Performance

NASDAQ TER opened at $207.56 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $32.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 75.48, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.84. Teradyne, Inc. has a 1-year low of $65.77 and a 1-year high of $208.81. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $184.26 and its 200-day moving average price is $137.82.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The company reported $0.85 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.78 by $0.07. Teradyne had a net margin of 15.49% and a return on equity of 18.04%. The business had revenue of $769.21 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $744.20 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.90 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 EPS for the current year.

Teradyne Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 24th were given a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 24th. Teradyne’s dividend payout ratio is presently 17.45%.

Key Headlines Impacting Teradyne

Here are the key news stories impacting Teradyne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BofA reiterated a Buy and raised its price target from $205 to $235, signaling greater conviction in Teradyne’s growth outlook and supporting the rally. Here’s Why BofA Has a Buy Rating on Teradyne, Inc. (TER)
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research bumped multiple quarterly and full‑year EPS forecasts (Q2–Q4 2026, Q1–Q3 2027 and FY2026/2027), lifting FY2027 to ~$5.33 — incremental but constructive upward revisions that improve forward earnings visibility. (Zacks maintains a Hold rating.)
• Positive Sentiment: Fundamental backdrop: Teradyne’s recent quarter beat revenue and EPS estimates and continues to show solid margins and ROE, which supports analyst upgrades and investor optimism.
• Neutral Sentiment: AmericanBankingNews published a financial comparison of Teradyne and small-cap ZOOZ Power — useful context but not a direct catalyst for TER’s move. Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) and ZOOZ Power (NASDAQ:ZOOZ) Financial Contrast
• Negative Sentiment: Near-term price pressure was noted in late‑Dec commentary: MarketWatch highlighted TER underperforming peers on Dec. 31, and a Zacks summary flagged a small one‑day decline (-1.6%) the same session — reminders that short-term volatility and sector moves can offset positive analyst news. Teradyne Inc. stock underperforms Wednesday when compared to competitors Teradyne (TER) Declines More Than Market

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Evercore ISI raised their price target on Teradyne from $120.00 to $175.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $225.00 price objective on shares of Teradyne and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. Susquehanna reiterated a “positive” rating and issued a $215.00 target price on shares of Teradyne in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Industrial Alliance Securities set a $175.00 price target on shares of Teradyne in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Northland Securities set a $186.00 price objective on shares of Teradyne in a report on Thursday, October 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $185.75.

Teradyne Company Profile

Teradyne, Inc is a global supplier of automatic test equipment and related services principally used to test semiconductors, wireless products and complex electronic systems. Founded in 1960, the company is headquartered in North Reading, Massachusetts, and has a long history of developing capital equipment and software that help semiconductor manufacturers, electronics OEMs and contract manufacturers validate product performance and reliability during design and production.

The company’s product portfolio centers on automatic test equipment (ATE) and system-level test solutions that address chip- and board-level validation, burn-in and reliability screening.