Zacks Research Brokers Cut Earnings Estimates for Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER)

Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Teradyne in a report issued on Friday, April 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will earn $1.09 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.10. The consensus estimate for Teradyne’s current full-year earnings is $2.82 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Teradyne’s FY2026 earnings at $6.56 EPS.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 30th. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.07. Teradyne had a return on equity of 19.45% and a net margin of 16.77%. The business had revenue of $670.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $674.99 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.92 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 8.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on TER. Evercore ISI began coverage on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Tuesday, April 16th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $130.00 price target on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “neutral” rating and set a $110.00 target price on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Monday, March 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Teradyne from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, April 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $113.73.

Teradyne Stock Up 1.9 %

Shares of Teradyne stock opened at $97.76 on Monday. Teradyne has a twelve month low of $81.07 and a twelve month high of $119.20. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $105.25 and a 200-day moving average price of $100.37. The firm has a market cap of $14.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.81 and a beta of 1.56.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Teradyne news, insider Richard John Burns sold 317 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $112.68, for a total transaction of $35,719.56. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 20,300 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,287,404. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In other Teradyne news, insider Richard John Burns sold 317 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $112.68, for a total transaction of $35,719.56. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 20,300 shares in the company, valued at $2,287,404. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Ernest E. Maddock purchased 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 acquisition, the director now directly owns 4,728 shares in the company, valued at approximately $444,762.96. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 11,797 shares of company stock worth $1,248,237. 0.36% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Teradyne

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of TER. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Teradyne in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Teradyne in the third quarter worth $27,000. CVA Family Office LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Teradyne during the fourth quarter worth $33,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Teradyne during the third quarter valued at $36,000. Finally, NBC Securities Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Teradyne in the 3rd quarter valued at $37,000. 99.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Teradyne

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.