Long Position on TER @ $56.00 on 9/16/2019 (Momentum)

bullish cup and handle, $TERTeradyne, Inc. (TER) designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and supports automatic test equipment worldwide.

Its Semiconductor Test segment offers semiconductor test products and services for wafer level and device package testing in automotive, industrial, communications, consumer, computer and electronic game, and other applications. This segment offers FLEX test platform systems; J750 test system to address the highest volume semiconductor devices; Magnum platform that tests memory devices, such as flash memory and DRAM; and ETS platform for use by semiconductor manufacturers, and assembly and test subcontractors in the analog/mixed signal markets. This segment serves integrated device manufacturers that integrate the fabrication of silicon wafers into their business; fabless companies that outsource the manufacturing of silicon wafers; foundries; and outsourced semiconductor assembly and test providers.

The company's System Test segment offers defense/aerospace test instrumentation and systems; storage test systems; and circuit-board test and inspection systems. Its Industrial Automation segment provides collaborative robots for manufacturing and light industrial customers.

The company's Wireless Test segment provides test solutions for use in the development and manufacture of wireless devices, smart phones, tablets, notebooks, laptops, peripherals, and Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices under the LitePoint brand name. This segment offers IQxel products for Wi-Fi and other standards; IQxstream solution for testing GSM, EDGE, CDMA2000, TD-SCDMA, WCDMA, HSPA+, LTE-FDD, TD_LTE, and LTE-A technologies; modular wireless test instruments for design verification test and production testing of wireless components; lab-in-a-box zSeries solution for design verification of RF power amplifier and smart device RF front end modules; and test software for wireless chipsets. 

Shares have formed a bullish "cup and handle" and are expected to move higher out of this formation.  On July 23rd, Teradyne (TER) reported 2nd Quarter June 2019 earnings of $0.66 per share on revenue of $564.2 million. The consensus earnings estimate was $0.62 per share on revenue of $537.9 million. 

The company said it expects third quarter earnings of $0.64 to $0.74 per share on revenue of $540.0 million to $580.0 million. The current consensus earnings estimate is $0.63 per share on revenue of $547.9 million for the quarter ending September 30, 2019. 

Entry Point: $56.00

Trading Range: $28.73 to $58.61

Stop Loss: $53.20

Target Price: $61.60

Updates

10/11/2019 10:04:12 AM

TER closed at $61.25

Position closed on 10/11/2019 at price of $61.30 with a 9.46% gain in 25 days.

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