Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for TER in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Nov 4 close
Teradyne shares have moved on a mix of AI-driven growth enthusiasm and a sharp pullback despite strong fundamentals. The past year's 53.4% rise has been attributed to robust AI-related demand across Semiconductor Test, Product Test, and Robotics, with robotics profitability cited as a second growth driver alongside the AI-powered testing business. Teradyne is also noted to be eyeing India's growing semiconductor testing equipment market amid rising demand from R&D centers, OSAT firms, and chip design startups. Separately, shares fell 4.87% on Monday to close at $261.01, marking a fourth consecutive day of losses even as broader indices were mixed, and a director's Form 4 filing disclosed a $45,723 stock sale.
Teradyne closed at $250.99, down 6.8%, with the close sitting below both the 50-day average of $357.69 and the 200-day average of $350.03. The GekkoIndex reads 73.7, placing the stock in the Buying zone. The stock trades 25.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $337.23.
The next earnings report is scheduled for 27 January 2027, 83 days away, placing it outside a typical 20-trading-day holding window. Smart money activity shows no insider, Congress, or unusual options signals in their respective windows, though one billionaire holder is recorded. Seasonality from this point in the calendar has averaged a 8.5% gain over the next 20 trading days across 5 years, rising in 5 of them. The prior earnings reaction was 1.4%, following eight consecutive EPS beats, with an average absolute reaction of 11.5%, worth noting given the stock's elevated typical 20-day move of 9.5%.
Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Teradyne scores 4 supportive, 1 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
4 supportive1 mixed0 headwinds
Averages disagree
Close $250.99 sits between the 50-day ($357.69) and 200-day ($350.03) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart73.7, Buying
Reading 73.7 is in the Buying zone.
See the GekkoIndex25.6% below
Price is 25.6% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair valueNo data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 83 days
Next report Jan 27, 2027, 83 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings+8.5% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +8.5% over 5 years, rising in 5 of them.
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Teradyne closed at $250.99 on Nov 4, 2026, +37.1% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $151.52 to $487.91.
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Teradyne makes and sells machines that check electronic components and devices to confirm they work correctly before shipping. It is particularly known for systems that examine microchips, both as raw wafers and once packaged, with buyers spanning automotive, telecom, consumer electronics, mobile, cloud computing and gaming markets.
The business runs across four areas of activity. One group builds equipment for testing semiconductors, used by chip designers, manufacturing plants, and firms that handle outsourced assembly and testing work. Another supplies test instruments for defense and aerospace uses, along with tools for checking data storage devices and circuit boards. A separate arm produces robotic arms that work alongside people and mobile robots that move on their own, plus the software that runs them, mainly for factories and warehouses. Its wireless testing unit, sold under the LitePoint name, focuses on verifying connectivity in phones, tablets, laptops, accessories and connected devices, covering standards such as Wi-Fi and 5G.
Teradyne trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker TER.
Teradyne’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 73.7, in the Buying zone, up 4.6 points over five sessions.
Up 4.6 points over five sessions, from the Accumulation zone.
Reading for Nov 4, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying (current zone) | 28 | +1.4% | +2.0% | ||
| Accumulation | 166 | +0.8% | +4.3% | ||
| Neutral | 443 | +1.3% | +4.9% | ||
| Distribution | 54 | +0.9% | +7.9% | ||
| Selling | 6 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average TER share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Buying readings averaged +3.0% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Buying zone: Smart money likely accumulating heavily. About the five zones →
Teradyne trades 25.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $337.23, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Teradyne shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$337.23
Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026
25.6% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 17.3% below the estimate.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Teradyne, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for TER in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in TER were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Teradyne has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
1of the funds Gekko tracks holds TER.
Teradyne reports on Jan 27, 2027 (83 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.
Jan 27, 2027
83 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2026 | $2.29 est $2.09 | $1.31B est $1.27B | +1.4% |
| Jul 28, 2026 | $2.47 est $2.04 | $1.33B est $1.22B | −4.6% |
| Apr 28, 2026 | $2.56 est $2.12 | $1.28B est $1.20B | −23.8% |
| Feb 2, 2026 | $1.80 est $1.38 | $1.08B est $977.2M | +17.4% |
| Oct 28, 2025 | $0.85 est $0.79 | $769.2M est $744.1M | +17.9% |
| Jul 29, 2025 | $0.57 est $0.54 | $651.8M est $650.6M | +18.1% |
| Apr 28, 2025 | $0.75 est $0.62 | $685.7M est $680.5M | −2.9% |
| Jan 29, 2025 | $0.95 est $0.91 | $752.9M est $740.9M | −5.6% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Teradyne is $424.67, +69.2% from the last close, from 11 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 11 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 | Morgan Stanley | $380 | +51.4% |
| Oct 29 | KeyBanc | — | — |
| Oct 29 | Robert W. Baird | $385 | +53.4% |
| Oct 29 | UBS | $430 | +71.3% |
| Oct 28 | Stifel Nicolaus | $390 | +55.4% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, Teradyne averaged +8.5% across the last 5 years, rising in 5 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +3.7% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +2.4% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +2.8% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +8.5% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +12.1% | 5 of 5 |
For scale, TER’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 9.5%.
Teradyne’s market cap is $39.24B, with a P/E ratio of 31.5 and revenue of $5.00B over the last twelve months.
Coverage of Teradyne this week reads positive: 10 positive, 6 neutral and 4 negative headlines.
Teradyne’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| VRTVertiv | Accumulation | 20.6% below |
| BEBloom Energy | Accumulation | 23.8% below |
| FLEXFlex | Accumulation | 25.4% below |
| LFUSLittelfuse | Accumulation | 1.1% above |
| AEISAdvanced Energy Industries | Accumulation | 24.5% below |
| SANMSanmina | Accumulation | 26.8% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Teradyne’s market cap is $39.24B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $250.99, with 156.1M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 31.5.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Teradyne is $424.67, +69.2% from the last close. Of the 11 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 8 rate it a buy, 3 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate Teradyne is undervalued: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $250.99 is 25.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $337.23. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
Teradyne is expected to report on Jan 27, 2027 (83 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $2.12 per share on revenue of $1.31B. Teradyne beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 11.5% on average across the report.
Teradyne’s 52-week high is $487.91 and its 52-week low is $151.52; it closed at $250.99 on Nov 4, 2026, +37.1% over the past year.
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