Teradyne, Inc. $TER Position Lowered by Alta Park Capital LP

Alta Park Capital LP cut its holdings in shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TERFree Report) by 40.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 163,112 shares of the company’s stock after selling 112,410 shares during the period. Teradyne makes up 3.8% of Alta Park Capital LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest position. Alta Park Capital LP owned about 0.10% of Teradyne worth $31,572,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in shares of Teradyne by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 2,293 shares of the company’s stock valued at $444,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Stephens Inc. AR boosted its position in shares of Teradyne by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 3,332 shares of the company’s stock valued at $645,000 after buying an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Sapient Capital LLC boosted its position in Teradyne by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Sapient Capital LLC now owns 2,849 shares of the company’s stock worth $560,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC boosted its position in Teradyne by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC now owns 1,440 shares of the company’s stock worth $279,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc boosted its position in Teradyne by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 2,731 shares of the company’s stock worth $529,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. 99.77% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Teradyne

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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their target price on Teradyne from $330.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. Morgan Stanley set a $387.00 target price on Teradyne in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Citigroup raised their target price on Teradyne from $325.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Wall Street Zen raised Teradyne from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 21st. Finally, Susquehanna raised their target price on Teradyne from $335.00 to $415.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Teradyne has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $339.80.

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Insider Transactions at Teradyne

In related news, insider Shannon John Poulin sold 1,008 shares of Teradyne stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $345.37, for a total transaction of $348,132.96. Following the sale, the insider owned 15,066 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,203,344.42. This trade represents a 6.27% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, VP Ryan Driscoll sold 680 shares of Teradyne stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $377.60, for a total value of $256,768.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 7,665 shares in the company, valued at $2,894,304. This trade represents a 8.15% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 14,941 shares of company stock valued at $5,444,112 over the last quarter. 0.19% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Teradyne Stock Down 0.2%

NASDAQ TER opened at $408.56 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $370.55 and its 200-day moving average price is $297.23. Teradyne, Inc. has a 52 week low of $84.24 and a 52 week high of $440.75. The company has a market capitalization of $63.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 75.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.79.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TERGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.56 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.11 by $0.45. Teradyne had a return on equity of 31.79% and a net margin of 22.55%.The firm had revenue of $1.28 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.20 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.75 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 87.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts anticipate that Teradyne, Inc. will post 7.09 EPS for the current year.

Teradyne Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 21st were paid a $0.13 dividend. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. This is an increase from Teradyne’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 21st. Teradyne’s dividend payout ratio is 9.63%.

Teradyne Company Profile

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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.

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