Teradyne (TER)
NASDAQInformation TechnologySemiconductorsSnapshot 2026-09-04
$357.03+5.45%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NASDAQInformation TechnologySemiconductorsSnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Semiconductor Materials & Equipment is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar under pressure — Revenue grows to about $1.2 billion next quarter: Q3 FY26 rev guidance $1.25B vs $1.2B target; Q2 actual $1.33B.
View ThesisRevenue growth is accelerating — up about 58% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, guidance credibility, market reaction to earnings.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 4% on a typical day and fell roughly 34% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskTeradyne's growth relies on strong AI demand to drive revenue. Revenue grew 104% year over year, and the last quarter beat expectations. It trades at 46× P/E versus a peer median of 47×. The price reflects less growth than forecasted, indicating modest expectations. The primary risk is a potential revenue guidance cut, with a 12% miss probability next quarter. Peer multiples imply a price about 27% below where it trades. Our read remains intact.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. TER is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 17 analysts currently covering TER (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 7 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for TER in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 11 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Semiconductor Materials & Equipment — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Drive revenue growth through AI-related demand
Highlights AI demand supporting revenue growth objective.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $357.03
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $357.03.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 10% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Dividend signals financial stability and growth potential.
Advances: Maintain disciplined capital allocation including share repurchases
New credit line supports AI capital allocation.
Advances: Drive revenue growth through AI-related demand
Earnings call highlights strong AI-related demand driving growth.
Advances: Drive revenue growth through AI-related demand
Strong demand aligns with AI growth objective.
Advances: Drive revenue growth through AI-related demand
Rising chip complexity supports AI-related demand.
Advances: Drive revenue growth through AI-related demand
Record revenue and AI demand confirm growth thesis.
Advances: Drive revenue growth through AI-related demand
Profit surge from semiconductor testing aligns with growth.