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Teradyne jumps as record Q2 results and strong AI-driven outlook lift shares

Teradyne (TER) is up 10.4% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The most likely driver is a strong second-quarter earnings report that beat the company’s own guidance and reinforced investor confidence in AI-related semiconductor test demand. Management also pointed to robust third-quarter demand and improving longer-term conditions tied to wafer fab equipment investment, which likely added to the rally.

Details:

  • Teradyne reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $1.329 billion, above the high end of its prior guidance range of $1.15 billion to $1.25 billion.
  • Non-GAAP earnings were $2.47 per share, while GAAP earnings were $2.38 per share, both sharply higher than the year-ago quarter.
  • The company described the quarter as another record period, with memory revenue hitting a record level on continued DRAM strength and a rebound in NAND final test.
  • Third-quarter guidance called for revenue of $1.2 billion to $1.3 billion, and management said near-term expectations reflect robust AI-related demand.
  • Sources:

    Teradyne Investor Relations, SEC, Investing.com

    Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

    $TER Insider Trading Activity

    TER Insider Trades

    $TER insiders have traded $TER stock on the open market 18 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 18 have been sales.

    Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $TER stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

    • GREGORY STEPHEN SMITH (President and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 16,597 shares for an estimated $6,031,571.
    • MARILYN MATZ has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 3,600 shares for an estimated $1,346,392.
    • MERCEDES JOHNSON has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 2,375 shares for an estimated $747,006.
    • SHANNON JOHN POULIN (President, Semiconductor Test) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 1,664 shares for an estimated $581,012.
    • REGAN MILLS (President, Product Test) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 1,056 shares for an estimated $341,078.

    To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.

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    $TER Hedge Fund Activity

    We have seen 696 institutional investors add shares of $TER stock to their portfolio, and 507 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

    Here are some of the largest recent moves:

    To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.

    $TER Government Contracts

    We have seen $35,239,886 of award payments to $TER over the last year.

    Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:

    To track government contracts to publicy traded companies, check out Quiver Quantitative's government contracts dashboard. You can access data on government contracts through the Quiver Quantitative API government contracts endpoint.

    $TER Congressional Stock Trading

    Members of Congress have traded $TER stock 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.

    Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $TER stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

    To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard. You can access data on congressional stock trades through the Quiver Quantitative API Congress trades endpoint.

    $TER Analyst Ratings

    Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $TER in the last several months. We have seen 1 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

    Here are some recent analyst ratings:

    • Evercore ISI Group issued a "Outperform" rating on 04/30/2026

    To track analyst ratings and price targets for $TER, check out Quiver Quantitative's $TER forecast page.

    $TER Price Targets

    Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $TER recently. We have seen 10 analysts offer price targets for $TER in the last 6 months, with a median target of $443.0.

    Here are some recent targets:

    • James Schneider from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $465.0 on 07/06/2026
    • Mehdi Hosseini from Susquehanna set a target price of $550.0 on 06/30/2026
    • C.J. Muse from Cantor Fitzgerald set a target price of $550.0 on 06/29/2026
    • Richard Eastman from Baird set a target price of $446.0 on 06/23/2026
    • Vivek Arya from B of A Securities set a target price of $525.0 on 06/23/2026
    • Mark Lipacis from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $370.0 on 04/30/2026
    • Atif Malik from Citigroup set a target price of $400.0 on 04/30/2026

    This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.

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