Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) Stock Has Average Target Price of $396.80 According to Brokerages

Shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen ratings firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, ten have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $396.80.

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on TER shares. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Teradyne from $387.00 to $397.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Bank of America increased their price objective on Teradyne from $365.00 to $525.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Wall Street Zen cut Teradyne from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $420.00 target price on shares of Teradyne in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on Teradyne from $440.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th.

Key Teradyne News

Here are the key news stories impacting Teradyne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Teradyne’s second-quarter performance was substantially stronger than a year ago, with revenue up more than 100% year over year and earnings and sales exceeding analyst expectations. The results reinforce expectations for strong demand across semiconductor and data-center markets. Reflecting On Semiconductor Manufacturing Stocks’ Q2 Earnings: Teradyne
• Positive Sentiment: Teradyne is expanding its AI-focused test portfolio with the Iris 100 optical solution. The product targets growing demand for testing advanced chips and high-speed data-center components, potentially strengthening the company’s competitive position versus peers such as KLA and Cohu. Teradyne Strengthens AI Test Portfolio
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage places Teradyne’s consensus price target at approximately $396.80, suggesting limited near-term upside if the stock remains around current levels. The target is not a ratings change, but it may temper additional gains. Teradyne Consensus Price Target
• Neutral Sentiment: Teradyne was highlighted among robotics stocks to follow, keeping investor attention on automation and robotics exposure, although the report did not identify a specific new contract or financial catalyst. Robotics Stocks To Follow Today
• Negative Sentiment: The stock recently fell despite its strong quarterly results, indicating profit-taking, elevated expectations, or broader semiconductor-sector volatility. Teradyne’s high earnings multiple also leaves the shares vulnerable if AI-driven growth slows or guidance disappoints. Teradyne Stock Falls Despite Strong Q2 Results

Teradyne Stock Performance

Shares of Teradyne stock opened at $398.38 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $369.70 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $364.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $62.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 54.65, a PEG ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.78. Teradyne has a 12-month low of $131.40 and a 12-month high of $487.91.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $2.47 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.38. The business had revenue of $1.33 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.22 billion. Teradyne had a net margin of 25.77% and a return on equity of 39.93%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 103.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.57 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Teradyne will post 9.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Teradyne Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 4th were given a dividend of $0.13 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 4th. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. Teradyne’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 7.13%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Gregory Smith sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $337.83, for a total value of $1,351,320.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 108,495 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $36,652,865.85. This represents a 3.56% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 0.19% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in TER. Community Financial Services Group LLC acquired a new stake in Teradyne during the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. McIlrath & Eck LLC acquired a new position in shares of Teradyne in the 1st quarter valued at about $30,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 1,320.0% in the 2nd quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 71 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the period. Mcdonald Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the second quarter worth about $36,000. Finally, University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. purchased a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the fourth quarter worth about $41,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

Teradyne Company Profile

Teradyne, Inc (NASDAQ: TER) develops and supplies automated test equipment and industrial automation solutions. Its testing products are used by semiconductor, electronics, wireless, storage and other manufacturers to evaluate the performance and quality of components, devices and systems during production.

The company’s semiconductor test business provides systems for testing logic, memory, analog and mixed-signal devices, along with related handlers and software. Teradyne also offers system and product test solutions for electronic equipment and wireless devices.