Stratos Investment Management LLC Invests $226,000 in Teradyne, Inc. $TER

Stratos Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 1,642 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $226,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its stake in shares of Teradyne by 12.8% in the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 4,136 shares of the company’s stock valued at $342,000 after buying an additional 468 shares during the period. Caxton Associates LLP acquired a new position in shares of Teradyne during the first quarter valued at $297,000. Callan Family Office LLC acquired a new stake in Teradyne in the second quarter worth about $346,000. IFP Advisors Inc increased its position in Teradyne by 18.8% in the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 2,695 shares of the company’s stock worth $249,000 after purchasing an additional 426 shares during the period. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in Teradyne by 63.6% during the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 936 shares of the company’s stock worth $84,000 after purchasing an additional 364 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Teradyne news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 1,108 shares of Teradyne stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 93,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,804,165.79. The trade was a 1.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.

Teradyne Stock Down 3.2%

Shares of TER stock opened at $311.03 on Friday. Teradyne, Inc. has a 12-month low of $65.77 and a 12-month high of $327.99. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $227.27 and a 200-day moving average of $169.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $48.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 89.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.83.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $1.80 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 company posted $0.95 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 43.9% on a year-over-year basis. Teradyne has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.890-2.250 EPS. Research analysts expect that Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Teradyne Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

TER has been the subject of several analyst reports. iA Financial set a $175.00 price target on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Teradyne in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Northland Securities reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $270.00 target price on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price target on Teradyne from $240.00 to $270.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Evercore lifted their price objective on Teradyne from $200.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $256.24.

About Teradyne

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.