TERADYNE, INC TER
TERADYNE, INC (TER) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.11% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $3.2B at a 17.4% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.14 — grey zone (between the usual thresholds). A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-07-30 | Evercore ISI Group | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-07-29 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight (reit) |
| 2026-07-20 | UBS | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-06 | Goldman Sachs | Buy (main) |
| 2026-06-30 | Susquehanna | Positive (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.199 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.178 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.155 |
| Equity / liabilities | 2.014 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TER | TERADYNE, INC | 5/9 | 5.05 | 123.4 | +13.1% |
| ITRI | ITRON, INC. | 6/9 | 3.01 | 12.4 | -3% |
| ALNT | ALLIENT INC | 4/9 | 4.86 | — | +4.6% |
| COHU | COHU INC | 4/9 | 5.27 | — | +12.7% |
| TRNS | TRANSCAT INC | 5/9 | 3.32 | 160.2 | +19.2% |
| INTT | INTEST CORP | 4/9 | 4.89 | — | -12.9% |
| FEIM | FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS INC | 3/9 | 3.56 | — | -9.4% |
About TERADYNE, INC
Teradyne, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of automated test systems and robotics products in the United States, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company operates through Semiconductor Test, Robotics, and Other segments. The Semiconductor Test segment offers products and services for wafer level and device package testing, and system level testing of semiconductor devices in automotive, industrial, communications, consumer, smartphones, cloud, computer and electronic game, and other applications. This segment also provides FLEX test platform systems; J750 test system to address the volume semiconductor devices, including microcontrollers; Magnum platform that tests memory devices, such as flash memory and DRAM; and ETS platform for semiconductor manufacturers, and assembly and test subcontractors in the analog/mixed signal markets. It serves integrated device manufacturers that integrate the fabrication of silicon wafers into their business; fabless companies that outsource the manufacturing of silicon wafers; foundries; and semiconductor assembly and test providers. The Robotics segment provides collaborative robotic arms and autonomous mobile robots for manufacturing, logistics, and industrial customers. It also provides product test instruments which includes operations related to the design, manufacturing and marketing of products and services for defense/aerospace test, circuit-board test, wireless test systems, and silicon photonics testing. The company has a strategic collaboration with Tokyo Electron Limited for the development of a test cell solution for device screening in AI and data center applications. Teradyne, Inc. was incorporated in 1960 and is headquartered in North Reading, Massachusetts.
FAQ
Is TER financially healthy?
TERADYNE, INC's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does TER pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. TERADYNE, INC pays a dividend yielding about 0.11% with a 13.8% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is TER?
In FY2025, TERADYNE, INC had a net margin of 17.4% and a return on equity of 19.8%.
Is TER overvalued or undervalued?
TERADYNE, INC trades at about 116.1× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 15.3×–69.5×, median 26.5×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for TER?
The average Wall-Street price target for TERADYNE, INC is $449.80, about 11.7% above the recent price, from 15 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is TER a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on TERADYNE, INC: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 123.4×, a dividend yield of 0.11%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.