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Smith Gregory Stephen sold $1.7M of TER

Smith Gregory Stephen (President and CEO) sold 4,000 shares of TERADYNE, INC (TER) at $425.00 ($1.70M total) on 2026-08-17 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR · Smith Gregory Stephen
Published Aug 18, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC
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Relevance
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

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01

Why it matters

The only new information is the disclosed sale size, price, and post-transaction holdings; it does not include any new guidance, contract, or regulatory development.

02

Market read

Traders may note the CEO’s scheduled sale optics, but there is no fundamental update to drive repricing.

03

What to watch

The disclosure does not indicate whether the sale was driven by diversification, taxes, or scheduled liquidity needs; 10b5-1 timing can decouple sales from near-term outlook.

Relevance 5/10Novelty 3/10Timing: filed today on SEC EDGAR, covering a sale dated 2026-08-17

Background

The article is an SEC Form 4 insider transaction report for Teradyne, Inc. (TER) by its President and CEO.

Company-level read

Ticker impact

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Context

Teradyne CEO sold 4,000 shares in an open-market transaction for about $1.7M under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan.

Expected impact

Likely limited near-term impact; any effect is more about optics than fundamentals.

Evidence & confidence

The filing is a Form 4 insider transaction with a stated 10b5-1 plan, and the article provides no new company-specific operational or financial information.

Market effects

Sector

No direct sector read-through; insider sales under 10b5-1 are typically not interpreted as earnings or guidance signals.

Regional

None.

Global

None.

Counterpoint

What could challenge this read

Some traders may treat large CEO sales as a mild bearish signal, even if 10b5-1 reduces interpretability.

Key entities

  • issuer
    TERADYNE, INC

    Public company whose CEO filed the Form 4 insider sale disclosure.

  • insider
    Smith Gregory Stephen

    President and CEO who sold 4,000 shares at $425/share under a 10b5-1 plan.

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Full insider trading history

This story covers one filing. See everything behind it: every insider buy and sell on record, 10b5-1 plans, late filings, and which officers and directors are trading.

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