IPG Photonics Corporation $IPGP Shares Purchased by Quantbot Technologies LP

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Quantbot Technologies LP raised its stake in shares of IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IPGP - Free Report) by 219.6% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 76,838 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 52,798 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP owned 0.18% of IPG Photonics worth $4,852,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its stake in IPG Photonics by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 3,030 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $222,000 after buying an additional 163 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of IPG Photonics by 4.8% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,274 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $311,000 after purchasing an additional 194 shares in the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its stake in IPG Photonics by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 5,408 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $341,000 after purchasing an additional 236 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. lifted its holdings in IPG Photonics by 18.1% in the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,594 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $101,000 after purchasing an additional 244 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. boosted its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 329 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.79% of the company's stock.

IPG Photonics Stock Up 4.5%

NASDAQ:IPGP traded up $3.54 on Friday, hitting $82.16. The stock had a trading volume of 198,916 shares, compared to its average volume of 237,993. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $73.96 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $66.16. The stock has a market cap of $3.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -16.77, a PEG ratio of 22.52 and a beta of 0.88. IPG Photonics Corporation has a 1-year low of $48.59 and a 1-year 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 the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.20. The firm had revenue of $250.72 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $228.20 million. IPG Photonics had a negative net margin of 22.77% and a positive return on equity of 2.25%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.45 EPS. IPG Photonics has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.050-0.350 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that IPG Photonics Corporation will post 1.54 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently weighed in on IPGP. Sanford C. Bernstein raised shares of 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. Raymond James Financial cut their price objective on shares of IPG Photonics from $80.00 to $70.00 and set a "strong-buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $72.00 target price on shares of IPG Photonics in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded 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 issued a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $75.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at IPG Photonics

In related news, Director Jeanmarie F. Desmond sold 1,360 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.24, for a total transaction of $103,686.40. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 9,740 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $742,577.60. This trade represents a 12.25% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 39.50% of the company's stock.

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.