Teradyne rises as investors position for upcoming earnings and digest recent AI-test software deal

Teradyne (TER) is up 3.2% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: TER appears to be benefiting from a mix of positive positioning ahead of its upcoming quarterly results and continued optimism around AI/data-center driven semiconductor test demand. Recent corporate updates—especially its TestInsight acquisition—have reinforced the company’s message that software is becoming a bigger part of shortening time-to-market for advanced devices.

Details:

Teradyne scheduled its first-quarter 2026 earnings release for after the market close on April 28, 2026, which can spark pre-earnings buying and short-covering in volatile semiconductor tools names.

The company announced it acquired TestInsight on April 16, 2026, aiming to expand design-to-test software capabilities tied to AI and data-center devices.

An April analyst note raised a Teradyne price target to $415 while maintaining a positive stance, adding to bullish sentiment around the stock.

Teradyne’s early-February results and outlook highlighted strong momentum (including AI-related demand), which has remained a key narrative supporting the shares into late April.

Sources:

Teradyne Investor Relations, MarketScreener, Teradyne (earnings release PDF)

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 insiders have traded $TER stock on the open market 11 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 11 have been sales.

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

MERCEDES JOHNSON has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 3,750 shares for an estimated $917,050.
GREGORY STEPHEN SMITH (President and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 2,216 shares for an estimated $422,713.
REGAN MILLS (President, Product Test) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 1,056 shares for an estimated $341,078.

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$TER Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 570 institutional investors add shares of $TER stock to their portfolio, and 432 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 4,142,744 shares (-72.5%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $801,869,528
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP removed 1,971,740 shares (-96.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $381,649,994
PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ removed 1,834,698 shares (-71.9%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $355,124,144
VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP removed 1,715,143 shares (-42.9%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $331,983,079
T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. removed 1,482,272 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $286,908,568
POINT72 ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. removed 1,269,062 shares (-31.1%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $245,639,640
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO removed 1,150,643 shares (-24.7%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $222,718,459

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.

$TER Government Contracts

We have seen $34,457,953 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:

THIS REQUIREMENT IS FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF KITS, REQUIRED TO ASSEMBLE VDATS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ATTACHE...: $4,374,363
ENHANCED POWER CONTROL ASSEMBLY TESTER (EPCAT): $1,585,760
DELIVERY ORDER 22: $859,264

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$TER Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $TER stock 3 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.

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

REPRESENTATIVE LISA C. MCCLAIN has traded it 3 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 10/30 and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 10/31, 10/30.

To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.

$TER Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $TER in the last several months. We have seen 5 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 1 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

Cantor Fitzgerald issued a "Overweight" rating on 02/02/2026
Stifel issued a "Buy" rating on 01/30/2026
Citigroup issued a "Buy" rating on 11/12/2025
Goldman Sachs issued a "Sell" rating on 10/30/2025
Evercore ISI Group issued a "Outperform" rating on 10/30/2025
UBS issued a "Buy" rating on 10/30/2025

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 $328.5.

Here are some recent targets:

Timothy Arcuri from UBS set a target price of $440.0 on 04/21/2026
Samik Chatterjee from JP Morgan set a target price of $400.0 on 04/16/2026
Mehdi Hosseini from Susquehanna set a target price of $415.0 on 04/09/2026
C.J. Muse from Cantor Fitzgerald set a target price of $400.0 on 04/09/2026
Richard Eastman from Baird set a target price of $332.0 on 03/30/2026
Brian Chin from Stifel set a target price of $325.0 on 02/04/2026
Mark Lipacis from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $320.0 on 02/04/2026

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