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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated TDY

Market cap $28.8BP/E 29.9× trailingGross margin 39.0%Reports Wed 28 Oct, before the open
$621.05
+8.31 (+1.36%)Wed close 16:00 ET
52-wk $483.02 – $697.67
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Orin's take
0.62conviction · moderate
Refreshed 30 Aug · take v6. A new filing or a print queues the next refresh.

Teledyne's FY2025 results show genuine fundamental improvement — revenue grew 7.86% to $6.12B, operating margin expanded to 18.8%, EPS rose 9.7% to $18.88, and total debt declined to $2.64B from $2.79B — yet the stock has pulled back to $621.96 from prior levels near $674, trading below its 50-day MA of $647.35 with an RSI of 36.2 signaling oversold conditions. At a PE of 29.95 versus a peer median of 30.36 and EV/EBITDA of 19.23 versus 19.42, valuation is essentially in line with peers, making the post-pullback entry more attractive.

The risk/reward has improved sufficiently to upgrade from hold to buy, though gross margin compression to 39.2% from 42.9% and recent insider selling temper conviction.

What could go wrong

  • Gross margin compression. FY2025 gross margin fell to 39.2% from 42.9% in FY2024, a meaningful contraction that could signal pricing pressure or mix shift; if it persists, operating leverage gains could reverse.
  • Insider selling. Multiple insiders sold in August 2026, including Lorne Simon M selling shares at prices around $680 and Von Schack selling 468 shares at $686.63, despite the 24-month net insider position being modestly positive at 19,589 shares.
  • P/S premium to peers. P/S of 4.52 is 37% above the peer median of 3.30, suggesting the stock carries a revenue multiple premium that could limit upside if growth decelerates.
  • MACD deterioration. MACD line at -7.55 with signal at -1.14 and histogram at -6.41 indicates strong bearish momentum that has not yet reversed despite oversold RSI.

What would change my mind

Gross margin stabilization. Q3 2026 results show gross margin holding at or above 39% with revenue growth sustaining above 5% YoYbullish
Technical reversal. Stock reclaims the 50-day MA near $647 with RSI recovering above 50 and MACD histogram turning positivebullish
Further margin erosion. Q3 2026 gross margin declines below 38% or operating margin falls below 18%bearish
Smart money outflows. 13F composite for Q3 2026 shows fund count declining below 55 or smart money score turning negativebearish

Where this comes from: FMP FY2025 annual + derived_metrics · FMP FY2025 annual · derived_metrics FY2025 vs FY2024 · technicals as of 2026-08-28. Orin's read on TDY; not advice.

Twelve months actual closes to 2026-09-23 · actual filings

Sept 25Nov 25Jan 26Mar 26May 26Jul 26

50-day average 200-day average · volume below

Largest holders · 13F Q2 2026

Money flow
FilerPositionOf fund
Price T Rowe Associates /Md/$2.1B0.2% of fund
Vanguard Capital Management$2.0B0.0% of fund
Vanguard Portfolio Management$1.6B0.1% of fund
State Street$1.5B0.0% of fund
Geode Capital Management$877.6M0.0% of fund
Jpmorgan Chase &$657.5M0.0% of fund

91 filers · quarter ended Q2 2026 · positions, not flows

Insiders, last 24 months: 84 Form 4 filings, net $6.7M. Of the 50 on hand, 0 were open-market purchases and 11 sales— the rest are grants, option exercises and tax withholding.

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Where it trades

vs its own 5y · Technology
MetricNowOwn medianSector
P/E29.9×26.5×53.3×
EV/EBITDA19.2×18.0×
P/S4.52×3.83×
P/B2.7×2.3×

Its P/E sits 80th percentile of its own last 5 years (+0.16σ from its own mean).

What the price assumes

11.7%

free-cash-flow growth every year for 10 years, discounted at 10%, is what today’s price implies — starting from $1.1B of trailing free cash flow. It is an assumption the market is making, not a forecast Orin is making.

What Wall Street published

18 firms · 2026-09-23
Consensus target

$698

$465$830 · +12% against today's price

How they rate it
  • 12 buy or overweight
  • 4 hold
  • 2 underweight or sell

The analysts’ consensus and their own ratings, not Orin’s. A target is a twelve-month opinion published by the firm that wrote it.

Against the companies it is compared to

median P/E 31.8× of 9 peers
CompanyMarket capP/EEV/EBITDAGrossNetROE
TDYTeledyne Technologies Incorporated$29B29.9×19.2×39.0%15.3%9%
BRBroadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.$19B16.9×11.6×31.8%15.0%40%
COHRCoherent, Inc.$59B69.1×39.2×37.5%11.3%8%
FLEXFlex Ltd.$41B43.4×23.4×9.5%3.3%19%
FTVFortive Corporation$17B32.7×18.8×63.2%12.4%9%
HPQHP Inc.$29B12.1×9.5×19.8%4.1%-727%
JBLJabil Inc.$32B38.1×16.4×9.2%2.6%62%
LDOSLeidos Holdings, Inc.$16B11.5×9.4×17.4%7.9%28%
NTAPNetApp, Inc.$39B27.3×18.4×70.6%19.2%114%
TRMBTrimble Inc.$14B57.3×68.4%-2.8%-2%
VRSNVeriSign, Inc.$27B31.8×23.3×88.5%49.8%-39%

The median is of the 9 peers listed above and nothing else — check it against the column. This company trades 5.9% below it. The peer set is the vendor’s, so a company can appear here that a person would not have chosen.

What it has traded at

P/E by fiscal year
FY14 17.3×FY25 27.3×

What its sector has traded at

Technology
FY14 9.0×FY26 48.0×

Two scales, drawn separately on purpose: a sector median and one company’s multiple are not the same number and putting them on one axis invites a comparison neither series supports.

Discounted cash flow

not recomputed since
ModelFair valueAgainstComputed
Standard DCF$543$611.38 · −11%2026-06-10
Levered DCF$549$611.38 · −10%2026-06-10

The vendor’s intrinsic-value models. Treat them as a low-growth anchor — for a fast grower the market routinely pays well above a DCF. These were computed against the price in the “against” column, not today’s.

Every estimate on one scale

price $621.05
52-week range$483 – $698
Analyst targets$465 – $830
Standard DCF$543 as of 2026-06-10, when it was $611.38
Levered DCF$549 as of 2026-06-10, when it was $611.38
At own 5y-median P/E (27×)$551
At 5y P/E range (24–42×)$493 – $880
At sector P/E (53×)$1107

The vertical rule is the current price. Ranges and point estimates are the backend’s, published as they were calculated; an arrow means the estimate sits beyond this scale, and its number is on the right.