Teradyne (TER) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to TER or KEYS?

In the previous week, Teradyne and Teradyne both had 24 articles in the media. Teradyne's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Keysight Technologies' score of 1.16 indicating that Teradyne is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Teradyne	19 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Keysight Technologies	19 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, TER or KEYS?

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
Teradyne	$2.82B	4.22	$542.37M	$3.33	22.24
Keysight Technologies	$5.02B	4.72	$614M	$3.49	39.24

Which has more risk and volatility, TER or KEYS?

Teradyne has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keysight Technologies has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TER or KEYS 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
Teradyne	19.23%	19.08%	14.47%
Keysight Technologies	12.32%	19.22%	10.52%

Do analysts rate TER or KEYS?

Teradyne presently has a consensus target price of $121.44, suggesting a potential upside of 63.97%. Keysight Technologies has a consensus target price of $184.44, suggesting a potential upside of 34.69%. Given Teradyne's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Teradyne is more favorable than Keysight Technologies.

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TER or KEYS?

99.8% of Teradyne shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.6% of Keysight Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Teradyne shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Keysight Technologies shares are held 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TER or KEYS?

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

Summary

Keysight Technologies beats Teradyne on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.