Avestar Capital LLC Makes New $289,000 Investment in Teradyne, Inc. $TER

Avestar Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 1,494 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $289,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of TER. Davidson Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the third quarter worth $31,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the second quarter worth $35,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the fourth quarter worth $37,000. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp bought a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the third quarter worth $41,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC grew its stake in shares of Teradyne by 49.6% in the fourth quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 211 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

Teradyne Trading Down 12.0%

Shares of NASDAQ TER opened at $357.93 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $356.27 and its 200-day moving average price is $283.83. Teradyne, Inc. has a 1-year low of $82.90 and a 1-year high of $422.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $56.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 66.28, a P/E/G ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.79.

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

Teradyne Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 21st will be issued a $0.13 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 21st. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. This is a boost from Teradyne’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. Teradyne’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 9.63%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 8,597 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $338.98, for a total value of $2,914,211.06. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 124,470 shares in the company, valued at $42,192,840.60. This represents a 6.46% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Shannon John Poulin sold 656 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $355.00, for a total transaction of $232,880.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 15,722 shares in the company, valued at $5,581,310. This represents a 4.01% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 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. Insiders have sold 10,941 shares of company stock worth $3,751,992 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.19% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently weighed in on TER shares. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $325.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $335.00 to $415.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Teradyne from $325.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Robert W. Baird set a $350.00 price target on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Teradyne from $325.00 to $390.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Teradyne currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $339.80.

Teradyne News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Teradyne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Teradyne is being highlighted as a beneficiary of surging AI-driven test and robotics demand, with one article noting that roughly 70% of sales are tied to AI-related activity across semiconductor test, product test, and robotics. That suggests improving growth visibility and a potential long-term tailwind for the business. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks and other industry outlook pieces point to Teradyne as one of several electronics stocks set to benefit from investments in infrastructure and expanded capacity, reinforcing a favorable sector backdrop. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Another industry roundup highlighted Teradyne alongside KLA and Flex, signaling continued analyst attention on the company as a leader in semiconductor equipment and testing. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: A Q1 earnings comparison article reviewed Teradyne’s results versus peers, following its recent report that beat expectations and showed strong year-over-year revenue growth. This keeps focus on fundamentals, but the piece itself does not appear to add a new catalyst. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Teradyne was also caught in a broad chip-sector selloff tied to the AVGO earnings overhang and a stronger-than-expected jobs report, which pressured semiconductor names across the market and weighed on TER sentiment in the near term. Article Title

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.