📍 $97.05 | 📉 -1.57 (-1.59%) as of Jul 11, 2025, 4:00 PM ET 🎯 
📈 Robots, Chips, and Hot Dogs — Oh My! 

🦾 What Is Teradyne?

Teradyne (NASDAQ: TER) designs and sells automated test equipment, robotic arms, autonomous mobile bots, and other tech wizardry across semiconductor and industrial sectors. Translation? They help tech work better, faster, smarter. 🤖⚙️

📍 HQ: North Reading, Massachusetts
📆 Founded: 1960
🌭 Fun Fact #1: Started above Joe & Nemo’s hotdog stand in Boston.
💪 Fun Fact #2: A “teradyne” = 10 meganewtons = over 2 million pounds of force! #NameGoals

🚨 Trigger Alert: Cathie Wood’s ARK Just Bought More

📅 On July 10, 2025, Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) scooped up 179,242 more shares of Teradyne.

But wait—TER is only 1.72% of ARKK. So, not exactly “all in,” but still, it’s on the Ark radar. 🌊🛸

💼 Institutional Heavy Hitters Are IN

Institutions own a jaw-dropping 99.83% of the float. That's as close to unanimous Wall Street love as you’ll get without a Beyoncé cameo.

🧠 So clearly, big brains and big wallets believe.

🔍 For full Institutional Ownership breakdown, see here. 

💵 Financials That Flex

Q4 2024:

• 🧠 Revenue: $753M, up 12% YoY

• 💸 EPS: $0.90, up from $0.72 YoY

• 💪 FY24 EPS: $3.32 vs. $2.73 in FY23

Q1 2025:

• 🚀 Revenue: $686M, up 14% YoY

• 🧠 EPS: $0.61, up from $0.40

• ✅ Beat guidance + AI demand kicking in

📢 CEO Greg Smith:

"We’re winning in semiconductor test, mobile SoCs are booming, and long-term tailwinds like AI, EVs, and factory automation are real. The near-term's murky—but our future looks like WALL-E meets Iron Man.” (Okay, not a real quote, but vibes.)

📈 Also:
💰 $1B share repurchase program approved. (That’s right—$1B, up from $400M. Thanks, robots!)

👉 Want the full picture? Dive into Teradyne's financials here.

⚖️ The Good, the Meh, the Maybe

✅ The Bright Side

• 🔧 Strong momentum in semiconductors & AI

• 💵 Earnings growth > Revenue growth = Efficiency!

• 🚀 Robotics & automation tailwinds

• 💰 Huge buyback program (aka shareholder love)

❗ The Risky Bits

• 💸 Not dirt cheap (but not that expensive):

  • Trailing P/E = 27.49

  • Forward P/E = 28.74

  • Price/Sales = 5.45

  • Price/Book = 5.57

• 🧾 Trade policy unknowns

• 📉 Vulnerable to tech bear markets or recessions

🤔 So… Should You Buy TER?

If you like:

• Strong AI exposure 🤖

• Tech automation trends 📦🚙

• Solid institutional backing 💼

• A little Cathie Wood mojo 🦄

Then Teradyne deserves a spot on your radar.

We’re buyers — because asymmetry matters.
(And because robots don’t take lunch breaks.)

🚨 Disclaimer:

This is not financial advice. It’s just a second opinion — and yes, we’re billing your sense of humor. 🎪💸

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