Teradyne (TER) Competitors

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) and Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

Does the media favor KEYS or TER?

In the previous week, Teradyne had 1 more articles in the media than Keysight Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Teradyne and 34 mentions for Keysight Technologies. Keysight Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Teradyne's score of 0.76 indicating that Keysight Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Keysight Technologies	22 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Teradyne	20 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KEYS or TER?

Keysight Technologies received 396 more outperform votes than Teradyne when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.25% of users gave Keysight Technologies an outperform vote while only 48.02% of users gave Teradyne an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Keysight Technologies	Outperform Votes 481 66.25%	Underperform Votes 245 33.75%
Teradyne	Outperform Votes 85 48.02%	Underperform Votes 92 51.98%

Is KEYS or TER more profitable?

Teradyne has a net margin of 19.23% compared to Keysight Technologies' net margin of 12.32%. Keysight Technologies' return on equity of 19.22% beat Teradyne's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Keysight Technologies	12.32%	19.22%	10.52%
Teradyne	19.23%	19.08%	14.47%

Do analysts rate KEYS or TER?

Keysight Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $184.44, indicating a potential upside of 17.88%. Teradyne has a consensus target price of $121.44, indicating a potential upside of 37.98%. Given Teradyne's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Teradyne is more favorable than Keysight Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Keysight Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Teradyne	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of KEYS or TER?

84.6% of Keysight Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of Teradyne shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Keysight Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Teradyne shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, KEYS or TER?

Keysight Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Teradyne. Teradyne is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Keysight Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Keysight Technologies	$5.02B	5.39	$614M	$3.49	44.83
Teradyne	$2.82B	5.05	$542.37M	$3.33	26.43

Which has more risk and volatility, KEYS or TER?

Keysight Technologies has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teradyne has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Keysight Technologies beats Teradyne on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.