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TERTeradyne, Inc.Buy Wait6.2·$376.84+5.28%
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Why Teradyne (TER) is rated BUY WAIT

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VerdictBUY WAIT
Overall score6.2/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroRISK_OFF

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

2.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
P/E1.7
P/S0.1
EV/EBITDA0.0
Fwd P/E2.9
PEG5.3
Analyst target3.0
  • Forward P/E: 37.3x
  • PEG: 1.42
  • Expensive valuation

Quality

8.1/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE9.6
ROA10.0
Gross margin7.7
Op margin10.0
Net margin10.0
Current ratio7.4
FCF quality2.8
Moat7.5
Piotroski F7.8
  • Excellent ROE: 29%
  • Strong margins: 23%
  • Earnings quality RED FLAG: 35% FCF/NI
  • Wide economic moat

Growth

10.0/10data confidence 33%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth10.0
  • Strong growth: 87% YoY

Momentum

5.0/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI5.0
MACD10.0
OBV1.0
MA position9.0
Volume0.0
  • Volume distribution (falling OBV)
  • Above 200-day MA

Sentiment

6.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
LLM sentiment7.0
Analyst rating7.4
Price target4.9
  • LLM news sentiment: +0.40 (n=5)

Insider

5.0/10data confidence 50%
ComponentSub-score
materiality5.0
holder change5.1
  • Insider selling (low materiality) — $4,498,824 (0.008% of mkt cap)

Peer rank

6.4/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank3.3
quality rank7.8
growth rank9.6
  • Industry growth leader

Technical

4.7/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger3.9
support resistance4.0
52w position7.8
gap3.0
  • Extreme gap up (5.6%) - may pull back

Risk (lower is worse)

3.9/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest7.7
days to cover9.4
volatility0.0
put call4.5
implied vol0.0
max pain risk3.0
beta4.0
debt equity2.4
  • High IV: 90%
  • Above max pain $165

Catalyst

7.2/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history10.0
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg10.0
dividend safety5.2
news activity8.0
  • Perfect beat streak: 4Q
  • Dividend: 15.0%

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Fundamentals strong but target reached (-10.4% upside).

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L4:PATH_C2_GARP|V8:TARGET_REACHED|ENTRY_STICKY:WITHIN_BAND
Passed (6)
  • MOMENTUM:5.0>=4.5
  • INSIDER:OK
  • 8K:CLEAN
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:51d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (1)
  • ASYMMETRY:-0.7=NEGATIVE
Warning (1)
  • MOMENTUM:5.0<5.5 (soft — BUY_NOW allowed but watch)
Reward-to-Risk
-0.69
Upside
-10.4%
Downside
15.0%
Sizing output
STARTER

SetupBREAKOUT Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 63, MACD bullish

EdgeNO_EDGE No clear edge identified

SuitabilityAGGRESSIVE Beta 1.79>1.3

Investment implication

The C-path quality+growth combination triggered the STRONG_BUY_WAIT verdict: quality 8.1 and growth 10.0 both clear their thresholds, with asymmetric R:R of -0.69 supporting the read.

The strongest dimensions are Growth at 10.0, Quality at 8.1, and Catalyst at 7.2; the weakest are Value at 2.5, Risk (lower is worse) at 3.9, and Technical at 4.7. The V9 engine flagged 1 failed gate with 1 warning, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of -0.69 and an engine sizing output of STARTER.

Engine reasoning is mechanically derived from pipeline gate outputs. See decision view.

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