Q1 Earnings Forecast for Teradyne Issued By Northland Capmk

Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) – Northland Capmk decreased their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Teradyne in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, March 13th. Northland Capmk analyst G. Richard now anticipates that the company will earn $0.85 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.90. Northland Capmk has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Teradyne’s current full-year earnings is $3.88 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Teradyne’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.38 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.75 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.15 EPS.

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.91 by $0.04. Teradyne had a net margin of 19.23% and a return on equity of 19.08%.

TER has been the subject of several other research reports. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of Teradyne from $112.00 to $81.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Northland Securities lowered their target price on shares of Teradyne from $154.00 to $140.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $145.00 to $120.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $130.00 to $100.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $125.00 to $110.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $121.44.

Teradyne Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:TER opened at $86.74 on Friday. Teradyne has a 52 week low of $82.98 and a 52 week high of $163.21. The company has a market capitalization of $14.03 billion, a PE ratio of 26.05, a PEG ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $117.60 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $120.38.

Teradyne Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.55%. Teradyne’s payout ratio is currently 14.41%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Teradyne

In other news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 3,080 shares of Teradyne stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.00, for a total value of $400,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 74,660 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,705,800. This trade represents a 3.96 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Sanjay Mehta sold 1,789 shares of Teradyne stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.51, for a total transaction of $215,592.39. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 33,308 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,013,947.08. This trade represents a 5.10 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 8,479 shares of company stock worth $1,013,134. Insiders own 0.36% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of TER. Compass Financial Services Inc bought a new stake in shares of Teradyne during the 4th quarter worth about $33,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL bought a new stake in shares of Teradyne during the 4th quarter worth about $34,000. AllSquare Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 200.0% during the 4th quarter. AllSquare Wealth Management LLC now owns 300 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. Manchester Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Teradyne by 264.0% during the 4th quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 313 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 227 shares during the period. Finally, Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp bought a new stake in shares of Teradyne during the 4th quarter worth about $45,000. Institutional investors own 99.77% of the company’s stock.

About Teradyne

Teradyne, Inc designs, develops, manufactures, and sells automated test systems and robotics products worldwide. It operates through four segments; Semiconductor Test, System Test, Robotics, and Wireless Test. The Semiconductor Test segment offers products and services for wafer level and device package testing of semiconductor devices in automotive, industrial, communications, consumer, smartphones, cloud, computer and electronic game, and other applications.