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In the latest session, Teradyne, Inc (NASDAQ: TER) closed at $120.27 down -7.43% from its previous closing price of $129.92. In other words, the price has decreased by -$7.43 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.24 million shares were traded. TER stock price reached its highest trading level at $125.39 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $118.1499.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Teradyne, Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 35.51 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 43.21. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.85 and its Current Ratio is at 3.09. 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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 03 ’25 when Smith Gregory Stephen sold 3,080 shares for $130.00 per share. The transaction valued at 400,400 led to the insider holds 74,660 shares of the business.
JOHNSON MERCEDES sold 625 shares of TER for $79,225 on Jan 02 ’25. The Director now owns 14,018 shares after completing the transaction at $126.76 per share. On Jan 03 ’25, another insider, Smith Gregory Stephen, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 3,080 shares for $130.00 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, TER now has a Market Capitalization of 19587291136 and an Enterprise Value of 20686755840. As of this moment, Teradyne,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 38.26, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 28.36. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.37. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.17 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.75. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.557 whereas that against EBITDA is 32.287.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for TER is 1.45, which has changed by 0.2421838 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23883796 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, TER has reached a high of $163.21, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $92.29. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.45%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.94%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, TER has traded an average of 2.41M shares per day and 2145300 over the past ten days. A total of 162.96M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 159.64M. Insiders hold about 1.98% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.40% stake in the company. Shares short for TER as of 1735603200 were 7011936 with a Short Ratio of 2.91, compared to 1732838400 on 4501902. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7011936 and a Short% of Float of 4.8600003.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for TER is 0.48, from 0.47 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0036176108The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.41. The current Payout Ratio is 16.11% for TER, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-11-25 with an ex-dividend date of 1732492800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-09-01 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
