TER’s short interest falls to 5.5 million shares

Daniel Torres

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Teradyne, Inc shares valued at $125,000 were sold by JOHNSON MERCEDES on Dec 05 ’25. At $200.00 per share, JOHNSON MERCEDES sold 625 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 8,863 shares worth approximately $1.81 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Ruzicka Kristin purchased 2,129 shares, netting a total of over 164,465 in proceeds.

Before that, JOHNSON MERCEDES had added 625 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $125,000, the Director bought Teradyne, Inc shares for $200.00 each.

As published in a research note from Stifel on December 02, 2025, Teradyne, Inc [TER] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $225. Analysts at BofA Securities upgraded the stock from ‘”an Underperform”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late October. As of September 22, 2025, Susquehanna has reiterated its “Positive” rating for TER. Earlier on July 31, 2025, Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Equal-weight” for TER stock which previously was a “an Underweight”.

Analyzing TER Stock Performance

On last trading session, Teradyne, Inc [NASDAQ: TER] rose 2.02% to $204.01. The stock’s lowest price that day was $198.827, but it reached a high of $204.7 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.58%. Over the course of the year, Teradyne, Inc shares have jumped approximately 72.15%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $205.00 on 12/08/25 and a 52-week low of $65.77 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Teradyne, Inc (TER)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 200.32, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 196.64. In the upper region, resistance lies at 206.20. The next price resistance is at 208.39. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 70.13 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.

Is Teradyne, Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Teradyne, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-11-28 dropping by -3.27 million shares to 5.5 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 8.77 million shares. A decline of -59.41% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.35 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.35.

Which companies own the most shares of Teradyne, Inc (TER)?

In terms of Teradyne, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 186 in the next 12 months, down nearly -6.99% from the previous closing price of $199.97. Analysts anticipate Teradyne, Inc stock to reach 225 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 136. In spite of this, 13 analysts ranked Teradyne, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 17, 2025, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $102.

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