Teradyne (TER) Director Marilyn Matz Sells $140K of Stock
Key Points
- Director Marilyn Matz sold 400 shares of Teradyne, Inc. at a price of $351.11 per share on September 17, 2026, in a pre-arranged trade.
- The company trades below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, recently sitting around $328.45 as of October 16, 2026.
- Wall Street firms like UBS, Cantor Fitzgerald, and Morgan Stanley hold diverse ratings ahead of the upcoming earnings release on October 27, 2026.
Since the trade, $TER is up 9.8% after 1 week and down 8.0% to date (from the $353.13 close on Sep 17, 2026).
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Teradyne, Inc. director Marilyn Matz sold 400 shares of company stock on September 17, 2026, for a total value of $140,444.0. The transaction was revealed in a Form 4 filing submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Inside Marilyn Matz's Teradyne Trade
The sale took place at a price of $351.11 per share under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. On the day of the trade, Teradyne shares closed at $353.13.
Other Institutional Activity in Teradyne, Inc.
Major institutional investors have been adjusting their portfolios around the semiconductor equipment maker. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its holdings by 1,027,146 shares, ending with 1,074,459 shares worth about $430,761,358.0. Rokos Capital Management grew its holdings by 63,068 shares, ending with 102,970 shares worth about $49,436,925.19. Curated Wealth Partners trimmed its stake by 1,008,081 shares, leaving it with 2,628 shares valued at about $1,053,594.0. Lone Pine Capital opened a new position with 1,872,876 shares worth about $899,186,468.93, while Ameriprise Financial, Inc. reduced its stake by 124,567 shares to finish with 2,719,428 shares worth roughly $883,814,100.0.
Teradyne, Inc. Stock Down 8.6%
The stock recently traded around $328.45 on October 16, 2026, which is about 7.0% below its closing price on the day of the director's sale. Teradyne has a market capitalization of roughly $53.66 billion and carries a trailing P/E ratio of 47.14.
Recent Earnings
For the trailing twelve months, the company generated $4.46 billion in revenue and reported earnings of $7.28 per share. The next corporate earnings release is scheduled for October 27, 2026.
Dividend
Teradyne distributes an annual dividend yielding 0.15% with a payout ratio of 6.9%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Teradyne, Inc.
Earlier in the year, other company insiders also completed transactions. On June 15, 2026, Marilyn Matz sold 1,200 shares at $423.03 each for a total of $507,636.0 under a planned setup. President and CEO Smith Gregory Stephen sold 4,000 shares on the same day at $423.03 per share, totaling $1,692,120.0. Later in June, Paul Tufano and Henry Andrew Chisholm acquired smaller share amounts in transactions valued at zero dollars.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Financial institutions regularly review their outlooks for the company. On July 20, 2026, UBS maintained a Buy rating and raised its price target to $500.0 from $440.0. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an Overweight rating with a $550.0 target on July 29, 2026. Morgan Stanley kept an Equal-Weight rating on July 30, 2026, adjusting its target to $397.0 from $387.0. Evercore ISI Group maintained an Outperform rating on July 30, 2026, moving its target to $420.0 from $370.0. Baird issued a downgrade to a Neutral rating on August 21, 2026, keeping its target at $420.0. Overall, the stock holds a consensus buy rating from 15 analysts with a mean price target of $446.47.
About Teradyne, Inc.
Based in North Reading, Massachusetts, Teradyne designs and builds automated test systems and industrial robotics products used across multiple global industries.
Bottom Line
Investors will look toward the upcoming financial results later in October for further clarity on company performance. Filings and insider transactions will continue to provide updates on institutional and executive sentiment.
Source: Marilyn Matz's Form 4 filing on $TER (Sep 17, 2026). Written by software, not financial advice. How we make alerts