Capital Fund Management S.A. Makes New $2.18 Million Investment in IPG Photonics Corporation $IPGP

Key Points

• Capital Fund Management S.A. has made a new investment of approximately $2.18 million in IPG Photonics Corporation, acquiring 34,495 shares during the first quarter.
• IPG Photonics reported earnings of $0.30 per share for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations, though revenue was down 2.7% compared to the previous year.
• Several institutional investors have increased their stakes in IPG Photonics, with institutional ownership now at 93.79% of the company's stock.

Capital Fund Management S.A. purchased a new stake in IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IPGP - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 34,495 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $2,178,000. Capital Fund Management S.A. owned 0.08% of IPG Photonics at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in IPG Photonics by 14.7% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,352,246 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $98,335,000 after buying an additional 173,584 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of IPG Photonics by 4,282.2% in the first quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 175,113 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $11,057,000 after buying an additional 171,117 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in shares of IPG Photonics by 126.6% in the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 212,693 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $13,429,000 after buying an additional 118,827 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its position in IPG Photonics by 65.1% during the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 298,845 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $21,732,000 after purchasing an additional 117,846 shares during the period. Finally, Sora Investors LLC boosted its position in IPG Photonics by 94.8% during the fourth quarter. Sora Investors LLC now owns 165,611 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $12,043,000 after purchasing an additional 80,611 shares during the period. 93.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other IPG Photonics news, 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 completion of the transaction, the director owned 9,740 shares in the company, valued at $742,577.60. This represents a 12.25% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Trevor Ness sold 1,678 shares of IPG Photonics stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.94, for a total value of $139,173.32. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 42,243 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,503,634.42. This trade represents a 3.82% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 39.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

IPG Photonics Stock Up 1.6%

NASDAQ IPGP traded up $1.35 on Thursday, reaching $84.98. The company had a trading volume of 315,382 shares, compared to its average volume of 297,515. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.59 billion, a P/E ratio of -17.34, a P/E/G ratio of 23.81 and a beta of 0.88. The company's fifty day moving average is $74.90 and its 200 day moving average is $66.41. IPG Photonics Corporation has a 52-week low of $48.59 and a 52-week high of $88.50.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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