Kera Capital Partners Inc. Acquires Shares of 4,745 IPG Photonics Corporation $IPGP

Key Points

• Kera Capital Partners Inc. has acquired 4,745 shares of IPG Photonics Corporation, valued at approximately $326,000.
• Several institutional investors have made significant changes to their positions in IPG Photonics, with institutional ownership now at 93.79% of the company's stock.
• Recent earnings reports show IPG Photonics exceeded analysts' expectations, posting $0.30 EPS for the quarter, surpassing estimates of $0.10 EPS.

Kera Capital Partners Inc. acquired a new stake in IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IPGP - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 4,745 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $326,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in IPGP. Larson Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of IPG Photonics during the 1st quarter worth $39,000. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in shares of IPG Photonics by 107.5% during the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 635 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 329 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. grew its stake in shares of 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 period. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its stake in shares of IPG Photonics by 90.7% during the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,819 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $115,000 after acquiring an additional 865 shares during the period. Finally, Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of IPG Photonics during the 4th quarter worth $134,000. Institutional investors own 93.79% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other IPG Photonics news, SVP Trevor Ness sold 1,678 shares of the firm's 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 sale, the senior vice president owned 42,243 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,503,634.42. This trade represents a 3.82% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Jeanmarie F. Desmond sold 1,360 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.24, for a total value of $103,686.40. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 9,740 shares in the company, valued at approximately $742,577.60. The trade was a 12.25% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 39.50% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on IPGP shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded IPG Photonics from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded IPG Photonics from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $97.00 price target for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $75.00.

IPG Photonics Stock Performance

Shares of IPGP opened at $79.94 on Friday. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $77.92 and its 200 day simple moving average is $68.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -16.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 23.37 and a beta of 0.95. 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 issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The semiconductor company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $250.72 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $228.20 million. IPG Photonics had a positive return on equity of 2.25% and a negative net margin of 22.77%.The firm's quarterly revenue was down 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter 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 forecast that IPG Photonics Corporation will post 1.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About IPG Photonics

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.

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