Shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER - Get Free Report) have earned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the fourteen research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $143.77.
A number of research firms have recently commented on TER. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Teradyne from $158.00 to $145.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 31st. Northland Capmk upgraded shares of Teradyne from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Susquehanna raised their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $145.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Craig Hallum decreased their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $124.00 to $111.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $140.00 to $133.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 25th.
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Insider Transactions at Teradyne
In related news, insider Richard John Burns sold 445 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $111.49, for a total value of $49,613.05. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 25,191 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,808,544.59. This trade represents a 1.74 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 3,080 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, January 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.00, for a total transaction of $400,400.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 74,660 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,705,800. The trade was a 3.96 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 8,479 shares of company stock valued at $1,013,134. 0.18% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Institutional Trading of Teradyne
Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new stake in shares of Teradyne during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Compass Financial Services Inc acquired a new stake in Teradyne in the fourth quarter valued at $33,000. Quarry LP raised its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 256.1% in the 2nd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 235 shares of the company's stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 169 shares during the period. Manchester Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Teradyne by 264.0% during the 4th quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 313 shares of the company's stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 227 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Coastline Trust Co bought a new stake in Teradyne during the 3rd quarter valued at $46,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.77% of the company's stock.
Teradyne Stock Up 0.8 %
NASDAQ:TER traded up $0.94 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $112.61. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,844,572 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,930,429. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.34 billion, a PE ratio of 33.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.45. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $125.43 and a 200-day moving average of $124.37. Teradyne has a 1 year low of $95.80 and a 1 year high of $163.21.
Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 expect that Teradyne will post 4.02 earnings per share for the current year.
Teradyne announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan on Monday, November 11th that authorizes the company to buyback $100.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 0.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.
Teradyne Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.43%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. Teradyne's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 14.41%.
About Teradyne
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Get Free ReportTeradyne, 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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