Teradyne (NYSE: TER) and KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitabiliy, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
93.6% of Teradyne shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of KLA-Tencor Corporation shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Teradyne shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of KLA-Tencor Corporation shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Teradyne and KLA-Tencor Corporation’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Teradyne | -0.46% | 18.34% | 12.86% |
| KLA-Tencor Corporation | 27.20% | 106.36% | 18.70% |
Volatility and Risk
Teradyne has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KLA-Tencor Corporation has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Dividends
Teradyne pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. KLA-Tencor Corporation pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Teradyne pays out -699.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KLA-Tencor Corporation pays out 36.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Teradyne has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for Teradyne and KLA-Tencor Corporation, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Teradyne | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2.75 |
| KLA-Tencor Corporation | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2.40 |
Teradyne presently has a consensus price target of $31.25, suggesting a potential downside of 8.33%. KLA-Tencor Corporation has a consensus price target of $93.96, suggesting a potential downside of 5.22%. Given KLA-Tencor Corporation’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe KLA-Tencor Corporation is more favorable than Teradyne.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Teradyne and KLA-Tencor Corporation’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | EBITDA | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Teradyne | $1.78 billion | 3.81 | $448.92 million | ($0.04) | -852.04 |
| KLA-Tencor Corporation | $3.46 billion | 4.49 | $1.35 billion | $5.99 | 16.55 |
KLA-Tencor Corporation has higher revenue and earnings than Teradyne. Teradyne is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KLA-Tencor Corporation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
KLA-Tencor Corporation beats Teradyne on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Teradyne
Teradyne, Inc. supplies automation equipment for test and industrial applications. The Company designs, develops, manufactures and sells automatic test systems used to test semiconductors, wireless products, data storage and complex electronics systems in the consumer electronics, wireless, automotive, industrial, communications, and aerospace and defense industries. Its segments include Semiconductor Test, which includes operations related to the design, manufacturing and marketing of semiconductor test products and services; System Test, which includes operations related to the design, manufacturing and marketing of products and services for defense/aerospace instrumentation test, storage test and circuit-board test; Wireless Test, which includes operations related to the design, manufacturing and marketing of wireless test products and services, and Industrial Automation, which includes operations related to the design, manufacturing and marketing of collaborative robots.
About KLA-Tencor Corporation
KLA-Tencor Corporation (KLA-Tencor) is a supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related nanoelectronics industries. The Company’s products are also used in a number of other high technology industries, including the light emitting diode (LED) and data storage industries, as well as general materials research. Its products and services are used by bare wafer, integrated circuit (IC), lithography reticle (reticle or mask) and disk manufacturers around the world. The Company’s inspection and metrology products and related offerings are categorized in various groups, including Chip Manufacturing, Wafer Manufacturing, Reticle Manufacturing, LED, Power Device and Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing, Data Storage Media/Head Manufacturing, Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Manufacturing, and General Purpose/Lab Applications. It also provides refurbished KLA-Tencor tools as service and support for its products.
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