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Teradyne, Inc.

Strong FundamentalsStrong FundamentalsRevenue growing 87% YoY at strong marginsStreet coverage with positive forward estimatesConsistent chatter on X (553/wk), no spike
$TER·$70B·Semiconductors·Technology
$325.00-5.3%YTD+95.3%1Y+133.3%
Price updated 7h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
TETER
$TERTeradyne, Inc.
$325.00-5.31%553 posts1×
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On X

Top X posts

The complete picture of $TER on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

553X posts · last 7 days
Sep 29Oct 11
Chatter Meter
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How loud $TER's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-09

Teradyne is a cash-printing tester in the functional-testing duopoly with $ATEYY — the two combined command ~80% of the market. Bulls treat testing as picks-and-shovels for the semi-packaging complexity story, and $115K went into Sept $355 calls expiring two weeks out. $AEHR is presented as the less-discovered cousin.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $TER — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-10-02

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Teradyne is the semi-test duopoly leg — revenue just grew 87% and Oct 27 earnings is the next hard print.

Teradyne makes semiconductor test equipment — the big machines that validate every advanced chip before it ships. Along with Advantest (ATEYY), the two command roughly 80% of the market, and the semi-packaging complexity cycle is driving a step-change in demand.

  • The economics are elite: Q1 revenue +87% YoY at a 37% operating margin and ROIC of 26% — this is one of the cleanest test-equipment profiles in a decade, and the ramp is driven by multi-die advanced-packaging demand (HBM, chiplets).
  • 52-week range position is 80% with vol at 71% of average — the chart is extended but not stretched, and committed holders are not selling into strength, which supports continuation.
  • At 65x PE and 14.8x sales the stock is paying forward multiple quarters of continued acceleration — a $115K call bet on Sept $355 strikes expiring in two weeks is targeted positioning, not a passive bet.

Oct 27 Q3 is the gate — any continued HBM-tester backlog growth plus 2027 commentary extends the move. A memory-capex pause or any customer-mix softness and the stock pulls back for the first real test of the trend.

Agrees with X sentimentThe thread has the right structural read — functional-testing duopoly with Advantest, picks-and-shovels on semi-packaging complexity, HBM-tester backlog — and the targeted call positioning is a legitimate specific signal, not generic enthusiasm.

What to watch: Oct 27 Q3 — HBM-tester bookings, operating-margin trajectory, SOC-tester mix, and 2027 commentary. A customer-concentration update or memory-capex pause is the clear invalidator.

On the calendar: 2026-10-27 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Makes automated test equipment for semiconductor ICs and circuit boards, plus collaborative robots (Universal Robots).

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Semiconductors sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $TER.

Semiconductors · Technology

No material change from last week — hyperscaler AI capex remains the structural driver with Blackwell supply still packaging-constrained. Jensen Huang publicly named memory bandwidth as AI's next bottleneck, reinforcing HBM3e pricing power. AVGO custom ASIC demand broadens AI beneficiaries beyond NVDA's GPU allocation.

What this means for $TER

Direct beneficiary — Makes automated test equipment for semiconductor ICs and circuit boards, plus collaborative robots (Universal Robots).; memory bandwidth is AI's named bottleneck, driving HBM3e allocation tightness.

Top industry ETF

$SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF
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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
65.6How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
25.7%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
26.9%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
1.0%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
14.8Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
29.7%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
58.8%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 28, 2026$2.47$2.09+18.2%
Q1 2026Apr 28, 2026$2.56$2.11+21.3%
Q4 2025Feb 2, 2026$1.80$1.38+30.4%
Q3 2025Oct 28, 2025$0.85$0.79+7.6%
Next earningsTue, Oct 27·consensus EPS $2.08

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$1.3B+87.0%60.9%36.9%$2.55$200.4M
Q4 FY25$1.1B+43.9%57.5%28.6%$1.64$218.7M
Q3 FY25$769.2M+4.3%58.4%18.9%$0.75$2.4M
Q2 FY25$651.8M-10.7%57.2%13.9%$0.49$131.7M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 13 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$5.1B$4.6B – $5.3B$9.22$9.04 – $9.4613
FY27$6.2B$5.3B – $6.9B$11.73$9.34 – $13.5113
FY28$7.8B$6.1B – $9.3B$15.46$10.66 – $20.0912

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.2×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.54%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-14.6%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-5.7%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 156.0M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.0% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.755-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellOct 1Mercedes JohnsonDirector167 sh$67KSellSep 17Marilyn MatzDirector400 sh$140KSellSep 15Smith Gregory StephenCEO4.0K sh$1.4MSellSep 15Marilyn MatzDirector800 sh$270KSellSep 1Mercedes JohnsonDirector167 sh$57KSellAug 17Smith Gregory StephenCEO4.0K sh$1.7MSellAug 17Marilyn MatzDirector1.2K sh$510KSellAug 3Mercedes JohnsonDirector166 sh$59KSellJul 15Smith Gregory StephenCEO4.0K sh$1.4MSellJul 15Marilyn MatzDirector1.2K sh$428K
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+ 23 other (14 awards · 6 others · 2 exempts · 1 inkind) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KMaterial agreementAug 108-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
AI summary

Teradyne (TER) entered into a new Credit Agreement on August 7, 2026 with PNC Bank as administrative agent, providing a $1.0 billion five-year senior secured revolving credit facility. This facility gives Teradyne significant liquidity for working capital, acquisitions, or general corporate purposes.

8-KShareholder voteMay 118-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

TER held its annual meeting of stockholders around 2026-05-11 (8-K Item 5.07). Stockholders elected 10 directors to the board. Independent auditor ratification was approved. Routine governance event — monitor for unusually high withhold votes as an activist signal.

+ 9 other (4 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 1 SD) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Teradyne (TER) Falls More Steeply Than Broader Market: What Investors Need to Knowzacks.com·9h agoTeradyne, Inc. $TER Shares Purchased by Assenagon Asset Management S.A.defenseworld.net·1d agoTeradyne Inc (TER) Shares Fall 4.5% -- What GF Score of 83 Tells Investorsgurufocus.com·1d agoTÜV Rheinland North America Honors Teradyne with 2026 Excellence in Safety and Sustainability Leadership Awardbusinesswire.com·3d agoTeradyne, Inc. $TER Stock: Krilogy Financial LLC Decreases Stakedefenseworld.net·3d ago

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