Quality Momentum

QM · rank #8 · 2026-07-20

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NASDAQ · $51.68B (USD)

SignalStrong Buy5.6strength 5.6 / 10
verdict · PROCEED

The exact numbers the algorithm saw.

Factor scores and the inputs behind this pick.
Momentum 12-1
Return from 12 months ago to 1 month ago.
+408.80%
ROE TTM
Return on equity, trailing 12 months.
+28.7%
Profit margin
Net profit margin, trailing 12 months.
+22.6%
Market cap (USD)
Size filter: > $500M required.
$51.68B
Anchor (recent)
Close on 2026-06-18
$437.92
Anchor (far)
Close on 2025-06-20
$86.07

The AI research card

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Summary

Teradyne is a dominant automatic test equipment provider serving semiconductor, robotics, and product test markets, with a ~36% ATE share target and growing AI-driven GPU/ASIC test demand.

Rationale

Record Q1 2026 results (~87% YoY revenue growth, 37.5% operating margin, ROE of 28.75%) confirm that momentum and quality signals are grounded in real fundamental acceleration tied to AI semiconductor test capacity buildout, not mere sentiment rotation.

Material risks

  • 1Teradyne's near-term revenue is heavily concentrated in AI/GPU test volumes from a small number of hyperscaler and merchant silicon customers; any in-house test capability development by NVIDIA or a major custom ASIC customer (e.g., Google TPU, Amazon Trainium) would directly erode the bottleneck-solver thesis.
  • 2Q2 2026 guidance of $1.15–$1.25B implies sequential revenue deceleration from the Q1 record, signaling potential peak-cycle dynamics that could stall the momentum signal if AI capex digestion accelerates.

AI verdict council

Each pick is reviewed independently by 3 models before any order. 2 of 3 voted to proceed.

OpenAI
Proceed
Claude
Proceed
Gemini
Error