Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Teradyne, Inc shares valued at $132,406 were sold by JOHNSON MERCEDES on Jan 05 ’26. At $211.85 per share, JOHNSON MERCEDES sold 625 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 8,238 shares worth approximately $1.9 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, JOHNSON MERCEDES purchased 625 shares, netting a total of over 132,406 in proceeds.
Before that, Smith Gregory Stephen had sold 1,108 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $223,051, the President and CEO traded Teradyne, Inc shares for $201.31 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,108 shares, worth approximately $21.5 million.
As published in a research note from Vertical Research on January 09, 2026, Teradyne, Inc [TER] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold and the price target has been revised to $220. Analysts at Goldman upgraded the stock from ‘”a Sell”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of December 02, 2025, Stifel has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for TER. Earlier on October 29, 2025, BofA Securities upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for TER stock which previously was a “an Underperform”.
Analyzing TER Stock Performance
On last trading session, Teradyne, Inc [NASDAQ: TER] rose 0.40% to $230.19. The stock’s lowest price that day was $224.61, but it reached a high of $231.13 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.47%. Over the course of the year, Teradyne, Inc shares have jumped approximately 72.79%.
Is Teradyne, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Teradyne, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -0.7 million shares to 4.8 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 5.5 million shares. A decline of -14.68% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.71 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.71.
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 210 in the next 12 months, down nearly -8.4% from the previous closing price of $229.27. Analysts anticipate Teradyne, Inc stock to reach 275 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 136. In spite of this, 13 analysts ranked Teradyne, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On September 22, 2025, Susquehanna assigned a price target of “a Positive” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $200.
