Teradyne, Inc. $TER Holdings Reduced by Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund lessened its holdings in shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) by 15.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 103,883 shares of the company’s stock after selling 19,562 shares during the period. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund owned 0.07% of Teradyne worth $14,298,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Teradyne in the third quarter worth $31,000. Hemington Wealth Management raised its stake in shares of Teradyne by 43.2% during the third quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 262 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Teradyne in the third quarter worth about $47,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its position in Teradyne by 41.2% in the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 370 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,000 after buying an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC acquired a new position in Teradyne during the 2nd quarter valued at about $35,000. 99.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently commented on TER shares. Susquehanna reiterated a “positive” rating and set a $335.00 price objective on shares of Teradyne in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Robert W. Baird set a $305.00 price objective on Teradyne in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. iA Financial set a $175.00 target price on Teradyne in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Teradyne from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $306.00 price objective on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $256.24.

Teradyne Stock Performance

Teradyne stock opened at $311.03 on Friday. Teradyne, Inc. has a 52 week low of $65.77 and a 52 week high of $327.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $48.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 89.38, a P/E/G ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.83. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $227.27 and a 200 day moving average price of $169.51.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $1.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.36 by $0.44. Teradyne had a return on equity of 22.68% and a net margin of 17.37%.The firm had revenue of $1.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $970.44 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.95 earnings per share. Teradyne’s quarterly revenue was up 43.9% on a year-over-year basis. Teradyne has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.890-2.250 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Teradyne Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. Teradyne’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 13.79%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 1,108 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.31, for a total transaction of $223,051.48. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 93,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,804,165.79. This trade represents a 1.17% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.16% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Teradyne 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.