Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) Shares Acquired by Natixis

Natixis grew its stake in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER - Free Report) by 261.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 375,508 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 271,524 shares during the quarter. Natixis owned 0.23% of Teradyne worth $47,284,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in TER. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in Teradyne by 9.1% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 10,684 shares of the company's stock worth $1,431,000 after purchasing an additional 890 shares in the last quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Teradyne during the 3rd quarter worth $95,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in Teradyne in the third quarter valued at $81,000. Tidal Investments LLC boosted its stake in Teradyne by 61.6% in the third quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 18,197 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,437,000 after acquiring an additional 6,933 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 30.5% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 88,879 shares of the company's stock worth $11,878,000 after purchasing an additional 20,762 shares during the last quarter. 99.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Teradyne Stock Performance

TER stock traded up $4.01 during trading on Thursday, reaching $77.19. 1,821,395 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,570,214. Teradyne, Inc. has a 52-week low of $65.77 and a 52-week high of $163.21. The company has a market cap of $12.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.19, a PEG ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.65. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $89.75 and its 200 day moving average price is $109.78.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.91 by $0.04. Teradyne had a return on equity of 19.08% and a net margin of 19.23%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 EPS for the current year.

Teradyne Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. Teradyne's payout ratio is currently 14.41%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Northland Securities decreased their target price on Teradyne from $154.00 to $140.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Susquehanna lowered their target price on shares of Teradyne from $165.00 to $155.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Bank of America cut their target price on shares of Teradyne from $100.00 to $85.00 and set an "underperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 12th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on shares of Teradyne from $140.00 to $110.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. Finally, Vertical Research initiated coverage on shares of Teradyne in a research note on Friday, March 7th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $135.00 price objective on the stock. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Teradyne has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $118.94.

Insider Buying and Selling at Teradyne

In related news, insider Richard John Burns sold 407 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.51, for a total transaction of $49,047.57. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 20,764 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,502,269.64. This trade represents a 1.92 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Sanjay Mehta sold 1,789 shares of Teradyne stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.51, for a total value of $215,592.39. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 33,308 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,013,947.08. The trade was a 5.10 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 5,399 shares of company stock worth $612,734. 0.16% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Teradyne

Teradyne, Inc designs, develops, manufactures, and sells automated test systems and robotics products worldwide. It operates through four segments; Semiconductor Test, System Test, Robotics, and Wireless Test. The Semiconductor Test segment offers products and services for wafer level and device package testing of semiconductor devices in automotive, industrial, communications, consumer, smartphones, cloud, computer and electronic game, and other applications.