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Teradyne, Inc.

Rising onWhy it's trendingMoving on elevated volumeBacked by solid revenue growth
$TER·$58B·Semiconductors·Technology
$371.47+5.2%YTD+77.2%1Y+212.6%
Price updated 15h ago·X counts updated 8d ago
TETER
$TERTeradyne, Inc.
$371.47+5.19%279 posts0.5×
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On X

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.

279X posts · last 7 days
Sep 2Sep 12
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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 quieter than usual.

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 2026-09-20

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

Teradyne is the AI-semi picks-and-shovels tester nobody talks about — revenue almost doubled and the tape is only starting to price it.

Teradyne makes the automated test equipment that every semiconductor company runs its chips through before shipping. It sits in a functional-testing duopoly with Advantest, and the AI-chip complexity boom is what's driving the doubling.

  • The financial step is dramatic: revenue grew 87% YoY to $1.28B last quarter at 37% operating margin — that's testing revenue tracking chip complexity, not unit volume.
  • The setup is duopoly-quality: Teradyne + Advantest control roughly 80% of functional testing, and semi-packaging complexity means more test time per chip — the picks-and-shovels story is durable if AI chip volume keeps growing.
  • The counterweight is stretched: 66x TTM earnings and 15x sales for a business with 26% ROIC — rich but justifiable, and directors are trimming small ($140K on Sep 17) into the strength.

Oct 27 Q3 earnings decide it. Another 80%+ growth print with FY guide raised restarts the leg toward $410. Any capex-normalization signal from hyperscaler customers and the 1.78-beta tape compresses back through $320.

Agrees with X sentimentThe X frame around the testing duopoly and the picks-and-shovels AI thesis is well-aligned with the 87% growth print — the crowd is right on the setup, and the small options flow into Sept $355 calls confirms directional positioning.

What to watch: Oct 27 Q3 earnings — another 80%+ growth print with FY guidance raised restarts the leg toward $410. Any hyperscaler capex-normalization signal and the 1.78-beta tape compresses through $320.

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

Hyperscaler AI capex drives the cycle — Blackwell GPU allocation constrained, HBM3e pricing firm. AVGO custom ASIC wins confirm AI demand broadening beyond NVDA. An Anthropic/OpenAI-led push to slow AI growth introduces regulatory tail risk but has not yet slowed near-term capex commitments.

What this means for $TER

Direct beneficiary — Automated test equipment for AI GPUs and HBM is Teradyne's highest-growth segment; increasing AI chip complexity raises test time and content per unit, driving ATE investment.

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 $2.03

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$9.21$9.03 – $9.4612
FY27$6.2B$5.3B – $6.9B$11.75$9.39 – $13.5813
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.1.7×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.69%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.+2.0%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.+14.4%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 today2.7% 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.β1.785-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

SellSep 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$428KSellJul 1Mercedes JohnsonDirector167 sh$77K
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+ 22 other (14 awards · 3 others · 3 inkinds · 2 exempts) 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.

+ 13 other (5 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 proxys) in window

Recent news

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

Nykredit A S Makes New $31.69 Million Investment in Teradyne, Inc. $TERdefenseworld.net·2d agoGoldman Sachs, UnitedHealth And A Tech Stock On CNBC's ‘Final Trades'benzinga.com·3d agoTeradyne (TER) Advances While Market Declines: Some Information for Investorszacks.com·4d agoASX vs. TER: Which AI Semiconductor Stock Should You Buy Right Now?zacks.com·4d agoTeradyne (NASDAQ:TER) versus Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) Critical Comparisondefenseworld.net·5d ago

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