29,556 Shares in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) Bought by U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC

U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 29,556 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,722,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc. increased its position in shares of Teradyne by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 184,037 shares of the company's stock worth $23,174,000 after acquiring an additional 1,295 shares in the last quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 9.0% in the 4th quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 5,105 shares of the company's stock valued at $643,000 after acquiring an additional 423 shares during the last quarter. Custom Index Systems LLC lifted its holdings in Teradyne by 5.6% in the fourth quarter. Custom Index Systems LLC now owns 3,255 shares of the company's stock worth $410,000 after acquiring an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. Boomfish Wealth Group LLC grew its position in shares of Teradyne by 16.7% during the fourth quarter. Boomfish Wealth Group LLC now owns 20,320 shares of the company's stock worth $2,559,000 after acquiring an additional 2,907 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Calton & Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in Teradyne in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $853,000. 99.77% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TER has been the subject of a number of research reports. KeyCorp decreased their price target on Teradyne from $180.00 to $150.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Craig Hallum reduced their price target on shares of Teradyne from $124.00 to $111.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Northland Securities lowered their target price on Teradyne from $154.00 to $140.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 31st. UBS Group cut their price objective on Teradyne from $160.00 to $155.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their target price on shares of Teradyne from $145.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $143.77.

Teradyne Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:TER traded up $1.46 on Thursday, hitting $114.07. 2,233,127 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,901,404. The company's 50 day moving average price is $125.64 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $124.21. Teradyne, Inc. has a one year low of $95.80 and a one year high of $163.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.26, a PEG ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.45.

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, topping the consensus estimate of $0.91 by $0.04. Teradyne had a net margin of 19.23% and a return on equity of 19.08%. Research analysts predict that Teradyne, Inc. will post 4.02 earnings per share for the current year.

Teradyne Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.42%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. Teradyne's dividend payout ratio is currently 14.41%.

Teradyne announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Monday, November 11th that permits the company to buyback $100.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 0.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Teradyne news, insider Richard John Burns sold 407 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 28th. The stock was 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 owns 20,764 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,502,269.64. This trade represents a 1.92 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 3,080 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, January 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.00, for a total value of $400,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 8,479 shares of company stock worth $1,013,134 over the last ninety days. 0.18% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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.