5,128 Shares in IPG Photonics Corporation $IPGP Acquired by AlphaQuest LLC

Key Points

• AlphaQuest LLC has acquired a new stake in IPG Photonics Corporation, purchasing 5,128 shares worth approximately $324,000 during the first quarter.
• During the 4th quarter, several hedge funds, including MetLife Investment Management and Tower Research Capital, significantly increased their stakes in IPG Photonics.
• IPG Photonics reported a positive earnings surprise, with an EPS of $0.30, beating analysts' expectations, and has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.050-0.350 EPS.

AlphaQuest LLC bought a new position in shares of IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IPGP - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 5,128 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $324,000.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Larson Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of IPG Photonics during the 1st quarter worth $39,000. UMB Bank n.a. raised its position in IPG Photonics by 107.5% in the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 635 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 329 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in IPG Photonics by 18.1% during the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,594 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $101,000 after acquiring an additional 244 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its stake in shares of IPG Photonics by 90.7% in the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,819 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $115,000 after purchasing an additional 865 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of IPG Photonics during the fourth quarter worth about $134,000. 93.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at IPG Photonics

In related news, SVP Trevor Ness sold 1,678 shares of IPG Photonics stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.94, for a total transaction of $139,173.32. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 42,243 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,503,634.42. The trade was a 3.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Jeanmarie F. Desmond sold 1,360 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.24, for a total value of $103,686.40. Following the sale, the director owned 9,740 shares of the company's stock, valued at $742,577.60. This trade represents a 12.25% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 39.50% of the company's stock.

IPG Photonics Stock Down 3.7%

IPGP traded down $3.16 during trading on Monday, hitting $81.82. 211,271 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 238,005. The business's 50 day moving average is $75.58 and its two-hundred day moving average is $66.71. IPG Photonics Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $48.59 and a fifty-two week high of $88.50. The stock has a market cap of $3.45 billion, a P/E ratio of -16.70, a PEG ratio of 23.15 and a beta of 0.95.

IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The semiconductor company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.20. IPG Photonics had a negative net margin of 22.77% and a positive return on equity of 2.25%. The firm had revenue of $250.72 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $228.20 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.45 earnings per share. The business's revenue was down 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. IPG Photonics has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.050-0.350 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that IPG Photonics Corporation will post 1.54 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on IPGP. Raymond James Financial dropped their price objective on IPG Photonics from $80.00 to $70.00 and set a "strong-buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised IPG Photonics from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $97.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of IPG Photonics from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $75.00.

IPG Photonics Company Profile

IPG Photonics Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells various high-performance fiber lasers, fiber amplifiers, and diode lasers used in various applications primarily in materials processing worldwide. Its laser products include hybrid fiber-solid state lasers with green and ultraviolet wavelengths; fiber pigtailed packaged diodes and fiber coupled direct diode laser systems; high-energy pulsed lasers, multi-wavelength and tunable lasers, and single-polarization and single-frequency lasers; and high-power optical fiber delivery cables, fiber couplers, beam switches, chillers, scanners, and other accessories.