Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) Updates Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER - Get Free Report) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.580-0.680 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.620. The company issued revenue guidance of $660.0 million-$700.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $692.7 million.

Teradyne Stock Performance

NASDAQ:TER traded up $0.10 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $122.05. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,735,284 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,525,388. Teradyne has a 52-week low of $92.29 and a 52-week high of $163.21. The business's 50-day moving average is $124.65 and its two-hundred day moving average is $125.74. The company has a market capitalization of $19.88 billion, a PE ratio of 38.75, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.46.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.91 by $0.04. Teradyne had a net margin of 18.75% and a return on equity of 18.56%. As a group, analysts predict that Teradyne will post 3.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Teradyne Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced 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. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.39%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. Teradyne's payout ratio is currently 15.24%.

Teradyne announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Monday, November 11th that authorizes the company to repurchase $100.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to repurchase up to 0.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have commented on TER shares. StockNews.com raised shares of Teradyne from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday, October 27th. Northland Securities upgraded Teradyne from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $117.00 to $154.00 in a report on Monday, January 6th. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $130.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Teradyne from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $145.00 to $158.00 in a report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Robert W. Baird cut their price target on shares of Teradyne from $140.00 to $133.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Teradyne presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $149.31.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Teradyne news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 3,080 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.00, for a total value of $400,400.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 74,660 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,705,800. This trade represents a 3.96 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.36% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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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