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 analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TER or KEYS?

Keysight Technologies received 397 more outperform votes than Teradyne when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.92% of users gave Keysight Technologies an outperform vote while only 46.67% of users gave Teradyne an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Teradyne	Outperform Votes 77 46.67%	Underperform Votes 88 53.33%
Keysight Technologies	Outperform Votes 474 65.92%	Underperform Votes 245 34.08%

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 institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TER or KEYS?

99.8% of Teradyne shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.6% of Keysight Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Teradyne shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Keysight Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer TER or KEYS?

Teradyne presently has a consensus target price of $143.77, suggesting a potential upside of 22.32%. Keysight Technologies has a consensus target price of $182.22, suggesting a potential upside of 1.45%. Given Teradyne's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Teradyne is more favorable than Keysight Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Teradyne	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
Keysight Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Does the media refer more to TER or KEYS?

In the previous week, Keysight Technologies had 17 more articles in the media than Teradyne. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Keysight Technologies and 8 mentions for Teradyne. Teradyne's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Keysight Technologies' score of 1.01 indicating that Teradyne is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Teradyne	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Keysight Technologies	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and 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	6.79	$542.37M	$3.33	35.30
Keysight Technologies	$4.98B	6.24	$614M	$3.50	51.32

Which has more volatility & risk, TER or KEYS?

Teradyne has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keysight Technologies has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Teradyne beats Keysight Technologies on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.