2,694 Shares in Teradyne, Inc. $TER Bought by Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new position in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 2,694 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $521,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Stephens Inc. AR boosted its holdings in Teradyne by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 3,332 shares of the company’s stock worth $645,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the period. Sapient Capital LLC boosted its holdings 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 period. Quent Capital LLC boosted its holdings in Teradyne by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 1,738 shares of the company’s stock worth $336,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares during the period. Huntington National Bank boosted its holdings in Teradyne by 1.8% in the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 3,566 shares of the company’s stock worth $491,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the period. Finally, Choreo LLC boosted its holdings in Teradyne by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 3,043 shares of the company’s stock worth $599,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

Teradyne Stock Up 1.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:TER opened at $358.44 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $56.11 billion, a PE ratio of 66.38, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.79. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $340.16 and its 200 day moving average price is $269.68. Teradyne, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $75.99 and a fifty-two week high of $422.11.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last issued 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. The firm had revenue of $1.28 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.20 billion. Teradyne had a net margin of 22.55% and a return on equity of 31.79%. Teradyne’s quarterly revenue was up 87.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.75 EPS. As a group, equities 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 will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 21st will be issued a dividend of $0.13 per share. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 21st. This is a boost from Teradyne’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. Teradyne’s dividend payout ratio is presently 9.63%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $270.00 price objective on shares of Teradyne in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $335.00 to $415.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Robert W. Baird set a $350.00 price objective on shares of Teradyne in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Evercore set a $370.00 price objective on shares of Teradyne in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $325.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Teradyne presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $339.80.

Insider Activity

In other Teradyne news, VP Ryan Driscoll sold 680 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $377.60, for a total transaction of $256,768.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 7,665 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,894,304. The trade was a 8.15% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 8,597 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The stock was 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 approximately $42,192,840.60. The trade was a 6.46% 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. 0.19% 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.