Rep. Julie Johnson Purchases Shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER)

Representative Julie Johnson (D-Texas) recently bought shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER). In a filing disclosed on March 12th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Teradyne stock on February 12th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MERRILL LYNCH TAX EFFICIENT CORE” account.

Representative Julie Johnson also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) on 2/25/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) on 2/25/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK) on 2/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) on 2/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of The PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC) on 2/24/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Progressive (NYSE:PGR) on 2/24/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) on 2/24/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) on 2/24/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) on 2/14/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Progressive (NYSE:PGR) on 2/14/2025.

Teradyne Stock Performance

Teradyne stock opened at $86.74 on Friday. Teradyne, Inc. has a 1 year low of $82.98 and a 1 year high of $163.21. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $117.60 and a 200 day moving average price of $120.38. The company has a market cap of $14.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.05, a PEG ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.46.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.91 by $0.04. Teradyne had a net margin of 19.23% and a return on equity of 19.08%. Sell-side analysts predict that Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 EPS for the current year.

Teradyne Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th were issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.55%. Teradyne’s payout ratio is currently 14.41%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 3,080 shares of Teradyne 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 74,660 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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 can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Sanjay Mehta sold 1,789 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.51, for a total value of $215,592.39. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 33,308 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,013,947.08. This trade 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 8,479 shares of company stock valued at $1,013,134 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.36% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Roberts Glore & Co. Inc. IL raised its position in shares of Teradyne by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Roberts Glore & Co. Inc. IL now owns 4,103 shares of the company’s stock valued at $517,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Covestor Ltd increased its stake in shares of Teradyne by 12.3% in the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 901 shares of the company’s stock worth $113,000 after buying an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Teradyne by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,748 shares of the company’s stock worth $472,000 after buying an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its holdings in Teradyne by 1.7% in the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 6,403 shares of the company’s stock valued at $858,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Teradyne by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,445 shares of the company’s stock valued at $434,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

TER has been the subject of several research analyst reports. KeyCorp dropped their price target on Teradyne from $150.00 to $140.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of Teradyne from $130.00 to $100.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on shares of Teradyne from $125.00 to $110.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. TD Cowen decreased their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $135.00 to $110.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of Teradyne from $112.00 to $81.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Teradyne currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $121.44.

About Representative Johnson

Julie Johnson (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Texas’ 32nd Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2025. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Johnson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas’ 32nd Congressional District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Julie Johnson earned a B.A. in history and government from the University of Texas at Austin in 1987 and a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1991. Johnson’s career experience includes working as an attorney.

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.