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The price of Teradyne, Inc (NASDAQ: TER) closed at $112.84 in the last session, up 1.17% from day before closing price of $111.54. In other words, the price has increased by $1.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.75 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at TER’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 30.65 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 38.76. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.43 and its Current Ratio is at 2.91. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.03 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.02.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Morgan Stanley on January 21, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Underweight and sets its target price to $117 from $121 previously.
On January 06, 2025, Northland Capital Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Market Perform but kept the price unchanged to $154.
JP Morgan Upgraded its Neutral to Overweight on December 16, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $145 to $158.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 04 ’25 when Mehta Sanjay sold 1,384 shares for $111.49 per share. The transaction valued at 154,302 led to the insider holds 36,576 shares of the business.
Burns Richard John sold 445 shares of TER for $49,613 on Feb 04 ’25. The President, Semiconductor Test now owns 25,191 shares after completing the transaction at $111.49 per share. On Feb 04 ’25, another insider, Driscoll Ryan, who serves as the VP, General Counsel, Secretary of the company, sold 216 shares for $111.49 each. As a result, the insider received 24,082 and left with 7,007 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Teradyne,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 33.97, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.63. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.39. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.52 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.34.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, TER has reached a high of $163.21, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $95.80. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -12.22%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 162.86M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 159.49M. Insiders hold about 2.07% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.33% stake in the company.
