Rep. Julie Johnson Buys Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) Shares

Representative Julie Johnson (D-Texas) recently bought shares of Teradyne, Inc. NASDAQ: TER. In a filing disclosed on March 12th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Teradyne stock on February 12th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "MERRILL LYNCH TAX EFFICIENT CORE" account.

Representative Julie Johnson also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Norfolk Southern NYSE: NSC on 2/25/2025.
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• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Bank of New York Mellon NYSE: BK on 2/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of BlackRock NYSE: BLK on 2/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of The PNC Financial Services Group NYSE: PNC on 2/24/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Progressive NYSE: PGR on 2/24/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group NYSE: GS on 2/24/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Capital One Financial NYSE: COF on 2/24/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Capital One Financial NYSE: COF on 2/14/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Progressive NYSE: PGR on 2/14/2025.

Teradyne Stock Down 1.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ TER opened at $85.33 on Friday. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $118.48 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $120.70. Teradyne, Inc. has a 52-week low of $82.98 and a 52-week high of $163.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.62, a PEG ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.46.

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Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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%. On average, analysts anticipate that Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 EPS for the current year.

Teradyne Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.56%. Teradyne's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 14.41%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Teradyne

In other news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 3,080 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, January 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.00, for a total transaction of $400,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 74,660 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,705,800. This represents a 3.96 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Ryan Driscoll sold 437 shares of Teradyne stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.00, for a total value of $44,574.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 4,312 shares in the company, valued at $439,824. The trade was a 9.20 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 8,479 shares of company stock valued at $1,013,134. 0.36% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TER has been the topic of a number of research reports. Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their target price on shares of Teradyne from $150.00 to $110.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. KeyCorp dropped their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $150.00 to $140.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Northland Capmk raised shares of Teradyne from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on Teradyne from $125.00 to $110.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Vertical Research started coverage on Teradyne in a research report on Friday, March 7th. They set a "buy" rating and a $135.00 price target on the stock. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $123.69.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Teradyne

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH increased its position in shares of Teradyne by 158.3% during the 4th quarter. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH now owns 4,463 shares of the company's stock valued at $562,000 after purchasing an additional 2,735 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new position in Teradyne during the fourth quarter valued at about $9,921,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in Teradyne during the fourth quarter worth about $1,787,000. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. raised its position in Teradyne by 63.2% in the fourth quarter. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. now owns 169,900 shares of the company's stock worth $21,394,000 after acquiring an additional 65,800 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp lifted its holdings in Teradyne by 82.2% in the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 28,691 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,613,000 after acquiring an additional 12,946 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.77% of the company's stock.

About Representative Johnson

Julie Johnson (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Texas' 32nd Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2025. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. Johnson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 32nd Congressional District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024. Julie Johnson earned a B.A. in history and government from the University of Texas at Austin in 1987 and a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1991. Johnson's career experience includes working as an attorney.

Teradyne Company Profile

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.

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