Q2 Earnings Estimate for Teradyne Issued By Zacks Research

Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Teradyne in a report issued on Wednesday, February 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will earn $0.84 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.07. The consensus estimate for Teradyne’s current full-year earnings is $3.88 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Teradyne’s Q3 2026 earnings at $1.18 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.88 EPS.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.91 by $0.04. Teradyne had a return on equity of 19.08% and a net margin of 19.23%.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on TER. Northland Capmk upgraded Teradyne from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. StockNews.com raised shares of Teradyne from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, October 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $158.00 to $145.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 31st. Susquehanna increased their target price on Teradyne from $145.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Northland Securities dropped their price target on Teradyne from $154.00 to $140.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company 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 assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $143.77.

Teradyne Price Performance

TER opened at $115.91 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.45. Teradyne has a one year low of $95.80 and a one year high of $163.21. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $124.99 and a 200-day moving average price of $123.05.

Teradyne announced that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Monday, November 11th that allows the company to repurchase $100.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 0.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Teradyne Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.41%. Teradyne’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 14.41%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Teradyne news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 3,080 shares of the firm’s 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 sale, the chief executive officer now owns 74,660 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,705,800. This trade represents a 3.96 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Sanjay Mehta sold 1,789 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.51, for a total transaction of $215,592.39. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 33,308 shares in the company, valued at $4,013,947.08. The trade was a 5.10 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 8,479 shares of company stock valued at $1,013,134 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.36% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Teradyne

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Capital Performance Advisors LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Teradyne in the 3rd quarter worth about $29,000. Compass Financial Services Inc purchased a new position in shares of Teradyne in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL purchased a new stake in Teradyne in the fourth quarter worth $34,000. AllSquare Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Teradyne by 200.0% in the fourth quarter. AllSquare Wealth Management LLC now owns 300 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Manchester Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Teradyne by 264.0% in the fourth quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 313 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 227 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

Teradyne Company Profile

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.