Q1 Earnings Forecast for Teradyne Issued By Northland Capmk

Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) – Northland Capmk issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Teradyne in a report issued on Thursday, January 30th. Northland Capmk analyst G. Richard forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.08 per share for the quarter. Northland Capmk currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Teradyne’s current full-year earnings is $4.10 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Teradyne’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.79 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $1.86 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on TER. Craig Hallum cut their price target on Teradyne from $124.00 to $111.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on shares of Teradyne from $140.00 to $125.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Evercore ISI increased their price target on shares of Teradyne from $130.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Northland Securities cut their price objective on Teradyne from $154.00 to $140.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Finally, StockNews.com raised Teradyne from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, October 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Teradyne presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $148.23.

Teradyne Stock Performance

Shares of TER stock opened at $115.08 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $125.22 and a 200 day moving average price of $125.64. The stock has a market cap of $18.74 billion, a PE ratio of 34.56, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.46. Teradyne has a 1 year low of $92.29 and a 1 year high of $163.21.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last posted 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 net margin of 19.23% and a return on equity of 19.23%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Teradyne

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Teradyne in the third quarter worth about $2,221,000. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 87.1% in the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 11,371 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,523,000 after purchasing an additional 5,294 shares during the last quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its position in Teradyne by 17.6% during the 3rd quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 77,092 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,325,000 after purchasing an additional 11,541 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in Teradyne by 30.5% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 88,879 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,878,000 after buying an additional 20,762 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc. acquired a new stake in Teradyne in the third quarter worth $806,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Richard John Burns sold 407 shares of Teradyne stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.51, for a total value of $49,047.57. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 20,764 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,502,269.64. This trade represents a 1.92 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Sanjay Mehta sold 1,789 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.51, for a total value of $215,592.39. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 33,308 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,013,947.08. This represents a 5.10 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 5,383 shares of company stock valued at $677,935 in the last 90 days. 0.36% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Teradyne Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.42%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. Teradyne’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 14.41%.

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

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.