Zacks Research Predicts Teradyne's Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:TER)

Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Teradyne in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will earn $0.63 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.60. The consensus estimate for Teradyne's current full-year earnings is $3.88 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Teradyne's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.08 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.18 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.73 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.48 EPS.

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, 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%.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of Teradyne from $158.00 to $145.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 31st. 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 increased their price target on Teradyne from $145.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Morgan Stanley downgraded Teradyne from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $121.00 to $117.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Northland Capmk raised shares of Teradyne from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $143.77.

Teradyne Stock Down 2.0 %

TER traded down $2.23 on Friday, reaching $111.35. 2,292,146 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,601,279. The company has a market cap of $18.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.45. Teradyne has a one year low of $95.80 and a one year high of $163.21. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $124.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $122.99.

Teradyne Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.43%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. Teradyne's payout ratio is presently 14.41%.

Teradyne announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase plan on Monday, November 11th that allows the company to repurchase $100.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to purchase up to 0.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Richard John Burns sold 407 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.51, for a total value of $49,047.57. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly 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 Teradyne stock in a transaction that occurred 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 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. In the last quarter, insiders sold 8,479 shares of company stock worth $1,013,134. Insiders own 0.18% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Teradyne

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Capital Performance Advisors LLP purchased a new stake in Teradyne during the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Compass Financial Services Inc purchased a new stake in Teradyne in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL acquired a new position in Teradyne in the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. AllSquare Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Teradyne by 200.0% in the 4th quarter. AllSquare Wealth Management LLC now owns 300 shares of the company's stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. Finally, Manchester Capital Management LLC raised its position 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 buying an additional 227 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.77% of the company's stock.

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.