<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Oak Thistle LLC purchased a new position in shares of  Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER - Free Report) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor  purchased 6,792 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $935,000.</p><ul><li>5 Robotics Stocks Catching Momentum After New Policy Tailwinds</li></ul><p>Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in TER. Bank of Nova Scotia lifted its position in shares of  Teradyne by 546.5% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 98,254 shares of the company's stock worth $8,835,000 after purchasing an additional 83,055 shares during the period.  Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in  Teradyne by 3.4% during the second quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 277,002 shares of the company's stock valued at $24,908,000 after buying an additional 9,094 shares during the period.  Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in  Teradyne by 73.3% in the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 4,585 shares of the company's stock worth $412,000 after buying an additional 1,939 shares in the last quarter.  MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its holdings in  Teradyne by 17.3% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 143,760 shares of the company's stock worth $11,893,000 after buying an additional 21,219 shares during the period.  Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in  Teradyne by 231.5% during the second quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 106,567 shares of the company's stock worth $9,583,000 after buying an additional 74,417 shares during the period. 99.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors. </p><h2>Insider Activity</h2><p>In other news, CEO Gregory Stephen Smith sold 1,108 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.31, for a total value of $223,051.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 93,409 shares in the company, valued at $18,804,165.79. This trade represents a 1.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders sold 3,878 shares of company stock valued at $653,659 in the last three months. Company insiders own  0.16% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Teradyne Trading Up 2.8%</h2><ul><li>Why Teradyne Is a Core Play in the AI Hardware Boom</li></ul><p>Shares of Teradyne stock opened at $190.45 on Friday. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $171.50 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $129.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 69.25, a PEG ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.85. Teradyne, Inc. has a 12-month low of $65.77 and a 12-month high of $205.00. </p><p>Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The company reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.78 by $0.07. Teradyne had a net margin of 15.49% and a return on equity of 18.04%. The firm had revenue of $769.21 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $744.20 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.90 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year.  On average, sell-side analysts predict that  Teradyne, Inc. will post 3.88 EPS for the current fiscal year. </p><h2>Teradyne Announces Dividend</h2><ul><li>Why Teradyne's 19% Rally Is Just Getting Started</li></ul><p>The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 24th were issued a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 24th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Teradyne's dividend payout ratio  is currently 17.45%. </p><h2>Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth</h2><p>A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald  reiterated an &#34;overweight&#34; rating and issued a $240.00 price target on shares of Teradyne in a report on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen upgraded Teradyne from a &#34;sell&#34; rating to a &#34;hold&#34; rating in a research note on Monday, September 1st. Weiss Ratings  reissued a &#34;hold (c)&#34; rating on shares of Teradyne in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Teradyne from $122.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock a &#34;neutral&#34; rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Teradyne from a &#34;sell&#34; rating to a &#34;buy&#34; rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $148.00 to $230.00 in a research note on Monday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and four have assigned  a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Teradyne currently has an average rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and a consensus price target of $185.75.</p><p><b>Get Our Latest Stock Analysis on Teradyne</b></p><h2>About Teradyne</h2> (Free Report)<p>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.</p><h2>Recommended Stories</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Teradyne</li><li>Want to Profit on the Downtrend? 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<p>Oak Thistle LLC has invested $935,000 in Teradyne, Inc. by purchasing 6,792 shares during the third quarter, as per their latest SEC filing. This move is part of a broader trend of institutional investments in Teradyne, with other firms like Bank of Nova Scotia and Mirae Asset Global Investments also increasing their stakes. Teradyne's stock has been performing well, with a recent trading price of $190.45 and a market cap of $29.83 billion.</p>

Oak Thistle LLC Makes New $935,000 Investment in Teradyne, Inc. $TER