Arete Wealth Advisors LLC Invests $396,000 in Teradyne, Inc. $TER

Arete Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 2,874 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $396,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,417,717 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,947,935,000 after buying an additional 444,940 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in Teradyne by 3.0% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,920,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $442,413,000 after acquiring an additional 143,058 shares during the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. lifted its position in 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 acquiring an additional 1,679,215 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its stake in Teradyne by 11.4% in the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 3,473,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $490,134,000 after acquiring an additional 354,876 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Primecap Management Co. CA grew its holdings in Teradyne by 58.6% in the second quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 3,047,558 shares of the company’s stock worth $274,036,000 after purchasing an additional 1,125,868 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

Teradyne Price Performance

NASDAQ TER opened at $304.22 on Wednesday. Teradyne, Inc. has a 1 year low of $65.77 and a 1 year high of $344.92. The company has a market capitalization of $47.63 billion, a PE ratio of 87.42, a P/E/G ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 1.76. The company has a fifty day moving average of $259.37 and a 200 day moving average of $190.07.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $1.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.36 by $0.44. The business had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $970.44 million. Teradyne had a return on equity of 22.68% and a net margin of 17.37%.The company’s revenue was up 43.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.95 EPS. Research analysts expect that Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Teradyne Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be issued a $0.12 dividend. 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 payout ratio is presently 14.94%.

Trending Headlines about Teradyne

Here are the key news stories impacting Teradyne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 fundamentals were strong: Teradyne reported an EPS beat and revenue up ~44% year‑over‑year, with AI/data‑center demand cited as a primary growth driver — supports longer‑term revenue growth. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Investor access: management presented at the Morgan Stanley TMT conference (transcript available), which helps visibility into bookings, demand trends and strategy execution. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry activity: partnerships and ecosystem moves (e.g., testing/communications collaborations) show sector innovation but don’t directly shift Teradyne’s near‑term financials. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Sector sell‑off/market flow: Teradyne fell alongside other semiconductor names after a South Korea market sell‑off and headlines about potential global energy price shocks sparked risk‑off in the group. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and profit‑taking: the stock has rallied ~183% over the past year to record highs, prompting some advisory services to warn of overvaluation relative to fundamentals — a likely factor behind today’s pullback. Read More.

Insider Transactions at Teradyne

In other Teradyne news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 1,108 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.31, for a total value of $223,051.48. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 93,409 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,804,165.79. This represents a 1.17% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

TER has been the subject of several analyst reports. Citigroup increased their price objective on Teradyne from $215.00 to $325.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Bank of America upped their target price on Teradyne from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price target on Teradyne from $240.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Zacks Research upgraded Teradyne from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $305.00 price objective on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Teradyne has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $256.24.

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.