Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) Shares Bought by Advisor Group Holdings Inc.

Advisor Group Holdings Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TERGet Rating) by 2.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 56,095 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,098 shares during the period. Advisor Group Holdings Inc.’s holdings in Teradyne were worth $4,900,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ronald Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in Teradyne by 264.2% during the 4th quarter. Ronald Blue Trust Inc. now owns 448 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 325 shares during the period. Edge Capital Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the 4th quarter worth approximately $42,000. Tobam acquired a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the 4th quarter worth approximately $45,000. CI Investments Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 52.1% in the 3rd quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 537 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 184 shares during the period. Finally, Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 33.0% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 540 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 134 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.05% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Teradyne

In other news, Director Mercedes Johnson sold 750 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.00, for a total transaction of $75,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 17,487 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,748,700. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In related news, Director Mercedes Johnson sold 750 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.00, for a total transaction of $75,000.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 17,487 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,748,700. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Richard John Burns sold 1,093 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.95, for a total value of $99,408.35. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 17,168 shares in the company, valued at $1,561,429.60. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 2,593 shares of company stock worth $249,408. 0.36% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup upped their price target on Teradyne from $112.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, February 5th. TheStreet cut Teradyne from a “b-” rating to a “c+” rating in a report on Monday, May 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut Teradyne from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $90.00 to $81.00 in a report on Monday, April 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on Teradyne from $95.00 to $90.00 in a report on Friday, April 28th. Finally, Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on Teradyne from $115.00 to $104.00 in a research note on Friday, April 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $94.00.

Teradyne Stock Up 2.9 %

Shares of Teradyne stock opened at $103.10 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $15.98 billion, a PE ratio of 27.13, a P/E/G ratio of 4.83 and a beta of 1.52. The business’s fifty day moving average is $97.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is $99.75. Teradyne, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $67.81 and a fifty-two week high of $112.06.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TERGet Rating) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 26th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $617.53 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $603.03 million. Teradyne had a return on equity of 26.88% and a net margin of 21.12%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 18.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.98 earnings per share. Equities research analysts anticipate that Teradyne, Inc. will post 2.76 EPS for the current year.

Teradyne Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 24th will be issued a dividend of $0.11 per share. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.43%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 23rd. Teradyne’s payout ratio is currently 11.58%.

Teradyne Profile

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Teradyne, Inc engages in the development and sale of automatic test systems. It operates through the following business segments: Semiconductor Test, System Test, Robotics, Wireless Test, and Corporate. The Semiconductor Test segment designs, manufactures, and markets semiconductor test products and services.

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