Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Teradyne Q1 Earnings

Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) – Investment analysts at Northland Capmk lowered their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Teradyne in a research report issued on Thursday, March 13th. Northland Capmk analyst G. Richard now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.85 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.90. Northland Capmk currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Teradyne’s current full-year earnings is $3.88 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Teradyne’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.38 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.75 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.15 EPS.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $0.95 EPS 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%.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Morgan Stanley cut Teradyne from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and decreased their target price for the company from $121.00 to $117.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Teradyne from $145.00 to $120.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. KeyCorp cut their price objective on Teradyne from $150.00 to $140.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Susquehanna decreased their target price on Teradyne from $165.00 to $155.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on Teradyne from $140.00 to $110.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $123.69.

Teradyne Trading Down 1.6 %

TER stock opened at $85.33 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $118.48 and its two-hundred day moving average is $120.70. The company has a market capitalization of $13.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.46. Teradyne has a 52 week low of $82.98 and a 52 week high of $163.21.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Compass Financial Services Inc bought a new stake in shares of Teradyne during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL bought a new stake in Teradyne in the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. AllSquare Wealth Management LLC raised its position 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. Manchester Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Teradyne by 264.0% in the 4th quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 313 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 227 shares during the period. Finally, Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp acquired a new stake in Teradyne in the 4th quarter valued at $45,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Teradyne news, insider Richard John Burns sold 445 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $111.49, for a total value of $49,613.05. Following the sale, the insider now owns 25,191 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,808,544.59. This trade represents a 1.74 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 3,080 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.00, for a total value of $400,400.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 74,660 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,705,800. This trade represents a 3.96 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 8,479 shares of company stock worth $1,013,134. 0.36% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Teradyne Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.56%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. Teradyne’s payout ratio is 14.41%.

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.