As Teradyne Com (TER) Share Price Declined, Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co Trimmed Its Position; Medtronic Plc (MDT) Shareholder Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Has Boosted Its Position

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Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co decreased its stake in Teradyne Inc Com (TER) by 2.89% based on its latest 2018Q1 regulatory filing with the SEC. Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co sold 17,557 shares as the company’s stock declined 14.92% with the market. The institutional investor held 589,419 shares of the capital goods company at the end of 2018Q1, valued at $26.94 million, down from 606,976 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co who had been investing in Teradyne Inc Com for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $7.38 billion market cap company. The stock increased 0.29% or $0.11 during the last trading session, reaching $38.57. About 2.50M shares traded. Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE:TER) has risen 9.59% since May 31, 2017 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 2.98% the S&P500.

Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc increased its stake in Medtronic Plc (MDT) by 7.19% based on its latest 2018Q1 regulatory filing with the SEC. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc bought 12,848 shares as the company’s stock rose 4.71% while stock markets declined. The institutional investor held 191,548 shares of the electromedical & electrotherapeutic apparatus company at the end of 2018Q1, valued at $15.37 million, up from 178,700 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc who had been investing in Medtronic Plc for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $116.31 billion market cap company. The stock increased 0.59% or $0.5 during the last trading session, reaching $85.89. About 4.24M shares traded. Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) has risen 0.84% since May 31, 2017 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 11.73% the S&P500.

Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co, which manages about $1.89B and $1.48B US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Territorial Bancorp Inc Com (NASDAQ:TBNK) by 28,155 shares to 66,134 shares, valued at $1.96 million in 2018Q1, according to the filing. It also increased its holding in Fly Leasing Ltd Sponsored Adr (NYSE:FLY) by 49,363 shares in the quarter, for a total of 285,698 shares, and has risen its stake in Caleres Inc Com.

Another recent and important Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE:TER) news was published by Globenewswire.com which published an article titled: “Teradyne Tops VLSIresearch Customer Satisfaction Survey for Sixth Consecutive Year” on May 23, 2018.

Among 18 analysts covering Teradyne (NYSE:TER), 7 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 11 Hold. Therefore 39% are positive. Teradyne had 53 analyst reports since August 25, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm has “Neutral” rating given on Wednesday, February 3 by Goldman Sachs. The rating was downgraded by Craig Hallum to “Hold” on Friday, July 29. The stock of Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE:TER) has “Overweight” rating given on Monday, September 21 by Pacific Crest. The firm has “Hold” rating by Craig Hallum given on Tuesday, August 25. The company was maintained on Friday, July 29 by DA Davidson. As per Thursday, October 26, the company rating was maintained by Needham. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Tuesday, September 5 by KeyBanc Capital Markets. The firm has “Neutral” rating given on Monday, September 21 by Susquehanna. Stifel Nicolaus maintained it with “Buy” rating and $54 target in Wednesday, January 24 report. The rating was maintained by Stifel Nicolaus on Thursday, April 26 with “Buy”.

Analysts await Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE:TER) to report earnings on July, 25. They expect $0.49 earnings per share, down 45.56% or $0.41 from last year’s $0.9 per share. TER’s profit will be $93.74 million for 19.68 P/E if the $0.49 EPS becomes a reality. After $0.45 actual earnings per share reported by Teradyne, Inc. for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts 8.89% EPS growth.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.11 in Q1 2018. Its up 0.16, from 0.95 in 2017Q4. It improved, as 43 investors sold TER shares while 118 reduced holdings. 53 funds opened positions while 125 raised stakes. 181.84 million shares or 2.01% less from 185.57 million shares in 2017Q4 were reported. Louisiana State Employees Retirement, a Louisiana-based fund reported 51,300 shares. Balyasny Asset Ltd reported 42,538 shares. Virtu Ltd Liability Co owns 16,769 shares. Picton Mahoney Asset has invested 1.62% in Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE:TER). Public Employees Retirement Of Ohio holds 0.06% or 250,629 shares. Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania Pub School Empls Retrmt Systems has invested 0.03% of its portfolio in Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE:TER). Los Angeles Cap & Equity Research Inc stated it has 724,053 shares or 0.19% of all its holdings. American Intl Grp has invested 0.06% of its portfolio in Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE:TER). Parametric Limited Liability invested in 0.02% or 537,475 shares. Capital Investment Counsel owns 27,965 shares. Fiduciary has 0.01% invested in Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE:TER) for 4,900 shares. Panagora Asset Mngmt reported 8,269 shares or 0% of all its holdings. Hightower Advisors Ltd Com owns 60,742 shares. Ameritas Prtnrs, Nebraska-based fund reported 72,560 shares. Alpine Glob Mngmt Limited Liability Com, a New York-based fund reported 8,669 shares.

Since January 26, 2018, it had 0 insider purchases, and 5 sales for $6.73 million activity. JAGIELA MARK E had sold 30,000 shares worth $1.35M on Friday, February 2. Another trade for 32,238 shares valued at $1.49 million was made by Gray Charles Jeffrey on Tuesday, January 30. 7,431 shares were sold by Smith Gregory Stephen, worth $330,763.

More notable recent Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) news were published by: Globenewswire.com which released: “Medtronic Announces 2018 Institutional Investor and Analyst Meeting and Webcast” on May 18, 2018, also Seekingalpha.com with their article: “Medtronic plc (MDT) CEO Omar Ishrak on Q4 2018 Results – Earnings Call Transcript” published on May 24, 2018, Globenewswire.com published: “Medtronic to Participate in Goldman Sachs Global Healthcare Conference” on May 29, 2018. More interesting news about Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) were released by: Seekingalpha.com and their article: “Medtronic Should Focus On Aggressive Deleveraging” published on May 15, 2018 as well as Seekingalpha.com‘s news article titled: “Medtronic plc 2018 Q4 – Results – Earnings Call Slides” with publication date: May 24, 2018.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.08 in 2018 Q1. Its up 0.06, from 1.02 in 2017Q4. It increased, as 80 investors sold MDT shares while 383 reduced holdings. 88 funds opened positions while 414 raised stakes. 1.04 billion shares or 0.00% more from 1.04 billion shares in 2017Q4 were reported. Fort Washington Invest Oh invested 0.12% of its portfolio in Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT). Primecap Mgmt Ca invested in 8.18M shares or 0.49% of the stock. Lodestar Investment Counsel Lc Il reported 0.05% in Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT). 3.39 million are held by D E Shaw Co Inc. Thornburg Investment Management Incorporated stated it has 0.39% in Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT). North Star Asset Management Incorporated invested in 0.05% or 7,495 shares. Moreover, Wg Shaheen And Assocs Dba Whitney And has 0% invested in Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) for 187 shares. 18,835 are owned by Covington Cap. Atlanta Capital Management L L C reported 66,726 shares. Moreover, Orrstown Financial Service has 1.02% invested in Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) for 10,781 shares. Us Retail Bank De invested in 1.00M shares. Healthcor Mngmt Limited Partnership holds 0.32% of its portfolio in Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) for 119,120 shares. Motley Fool Asset Mgmt Limited Co stated it has 2.31% in Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT). Los Angeles Capital And Equity Rech Inc holds 0.04% or 96,243 shares. Mufg Americas Holdings Corp stated it has 0.49% of its portfolio in Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT).

Among 29 analysts covering Medtronic (NYSE:MDT), 19 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 10 Hold. Therefore 66% are positive. Medtronic had 86 analyst reports since August 10, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Credit Suisse maintained it with “Outperform” rating and $85 target in Monday, November 23 report. The stock has “Buy” rating by Needham on Monday, October 9. Wells Fargo downgraded Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) on Monday, October 9 to “Market Perform” rating. As per Wednesday, November 22, the company rating was maintained by Stifel Nicolaus. The rating was downgraded by JP Morgan on Tuesday, January 3 to “Neutral”. The stock of Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) has “Buy” rating given on Tuesday, August 22 by Cowen & Co. The stock of Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) earned “Buy” rating by Jefferies on Wednesday, August 23. The stock of Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) earned “Hold” rating by Stifel Nicolaus on Tuesday, July 18. The company was maintained on Thursday, March 23 by Oppenheimer. Cowen & Co maintained the stock with “Buy” rating in Wednesday, September 27 report.

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