Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) Shares Sold by Caprock Group LLC

Caprock Group LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TERFree Report) by 7.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,122 shares of the company’s stock after selling 428 shares during the period. Caprock Group LLC’s holdings in Teradyne were worth $645,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TER. Czech National Bank increased its position in Teradyne by 11.7% during the 3rd quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 33,240 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,452,000 after purchasing an additional 3,492 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of Teradyne by 45.4% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,340 shares of the company’s stock worth $447,000 after acquiring an additional 1,043 shares in the last quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. boosted its stake in shares of Teradyne by 19.1% during the 3rd quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 3,052 shares of the company’s stock worth $409,000 after acquiring an additional 489 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. boosted its stake in shares of Teradyne by 23.2% during the 3rd quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 993 shares of the company’s stock worth $133,000 after acquiring an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Chesley Taft & Associates LLC boosted its stake in shares of Teradyne by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC now owns 13,665 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,830,000 after acquiring an additional 210 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

Teradyne Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of Teradyne stock opened at $111.67 on Wednesday. Teradyne, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $94.64 and a fifty-two week high of $163.21. The firm has a market cap of $18.19 billion, a PE ratio of 33.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.46. The business’s fifty day moving average is $125.43 and its two-hundred day moving average is $124.37.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TERGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly 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%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Teradyne, Inc. will post 4.02 EPS for the current year.

Teradyne Announces Dividend

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

Teradyne declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase plan on Monday, November 11th that permits the company to repurchase $100.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the company to purchase up to 0.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on TER shares. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $160.00 price target on shares of Teradyne in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Susquehanna boosted their price target on Teradyne from $145.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on Teradyne from $140.00 to $133.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Northland Capmk raised Teradyne from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Northland Securities reduced their target price on Teradyne from $154.00 to $140.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $143.77.

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Insider Transactions at Teradyne

In related news, VP Ryan Driscoll sold 437 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.00, for a total value of $44,574.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 4,312 shares in the company, valued at approximately $439,824. This represents a 9.20 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 3,080 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, January 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.00, for a total value 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 approximately $9,705,800. This represents a 3.96 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 6,434 shares of company stock worth $785,137 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.36% of the company’s stock.

Teradyne Company Profile

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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.

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