11,617 Shares in Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) Purchased by Semanteon Capital Management LP

Semanteon Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund acquired 11,617 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,261,000. Teradyne accounts for about 0.9% of Semanteon Capital Management LP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest holding.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its holdings in Teradyne by 489.0% in the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 2,073,278 shares of the company’s stock worth $208,282,000 after acquiring an additional 1,721,306 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners lifted its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 38.5% during the third quarter. Boston Partners now owns 2,351,867 shares of the company’s stock valued at $236,164,000 after purchasing an additional 654,181 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in Teradyne by 24.4% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,427,501 shares of the company’s stock worth $243,867,000 after buying an additional 476,763 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its position in Teradyne by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 11,533,715 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,158,677,000 after buying an additional 437,054 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its stake in Teradyne by 13.9% during the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 3,437,479 shares of the company’s stock valued at $345,329,000 after acquiring an additional 419,838 shares during the period. 99.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Teradyne Trading Up 8.2 %

TER traded up $8.21 during trading on Thursday, hitting $108.91. 7,876,505 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,883,373. The company has a market cap of $16.66 billion, a PE ratio of 39.89 and a beta of 1.56. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $105.38 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $100.43. Teradyne, Inc. has a 1 year low of $81.07 and a 1 year high of $119.20.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 24th. The company reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.18. Teradyne had a return on equity of 19.45% and a net margin of 16.77%. The company had revenue of $599.82 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $566.31 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.55 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts expect that Teradyne, Inc. will post 2.82 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on TER shares. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $110.00 price objective on shares of Teradyne in a report on Thursday. Evercore ISI began coverage on shares of Teradyne in a report on Tuesday, April 16th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $130.00 target price on the stock. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Teradyne from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, April 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Teradyne presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $113.73.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Ernest E. Maddock purchased 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 1st. The stock was bought at an average price of $94.07 per share, for a total transaction of $94,070.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 4,728 shares in the company, valued at approximately $444,762.96. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In other news, Director Ernest E. Maddock acquired 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 1st. The stock was acquired at an average price of $94.07 per share, with a total value of $94,070.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 4,728 shares in the company, valued at $444,762.96. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Richard John Burns sold 1,744 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.89, for a total transaction of $182,928.16. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 16,734 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,755,229.26. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.36% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Teradyne 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.