SG Americas Securities LLC Raises Stake in IPG Photonics Corporation $IPGP

Key Points

• SG Americas Securities LLC increased its stake in IPG Photonics by 374.5% in Q4 to 35,007 shares (about 0.08% of the company) worth $2.51 million.
• IPG beat Q4 estimates with EPS $0.46 vs. $0.25 and revenue $274.47M vs. $249.58M, provided Q1 2026 EPS guidance of $0.10–0.40, and holds a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating with an average target of $131.40.
• There was notable insider selling—134,617 shares (~$10.64M) sold last quarter—while insiders still own 39.5% of stock and institutional investors hold 93.79%.

SG Americas Securities LLC increased its position in IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IPGP - Free Report) by 374.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 35,007 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 27,629 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC owned about 0.08% of IPG Photonics worth $2,507,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust acquired a new position in IPG Photonics in the 3rd quarter valued at $6,645,000. Allianz Asset Management GmbH boosted its holdings in shares of IPG Photonics by 45.2% during the third quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 200,138 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $15,849,000 after purchasing an additional 62,286 shares during the last quarter. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. grew its position in shares of IPG Photonics by 27.4% in the third quarter. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. now owns 79,721 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $6,313,000 after purchasing an additional 17,132 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. acquired a new position in IPG Photonics in the fourth quarter valued at $3,435,000. Finally, Old West Investment Management LLC increased its stake in IPG Photonics by 138.0% in the third quarter. Old West Investment Management LLC now owns 20,842 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,650,000 after purchasing an additional 12,085 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.79% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on IPGP shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded IPG Photonics from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, March 29th. Benchmark reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of IPG Photonics in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Raymond James Financial cut shares of IPG Photonics from a "strong-buy" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their target price for the stock from $97.00 to $180.00 in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of IPG Photonics from $92.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Roth Mkm upped their price target on shares of IPG Photonics from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $131.40.

Insider Activity

In other IPG Photonics news, Director Eric Meurice sold 750 shares of IPG Photonics stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total transaction of $71,250.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 22,803 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,166,285. The trade was a 3.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Valentin Gapontsev Trust I sold 23,029 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.98, for a total transaction of $1,772,772.42. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 6,818,577 shares of the company's stock, valued at $524,894,057.46. The trade was a 0.34% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 134,617 shares of company stock valued at $10,636,883 over the last quarter. 39.50% of the stock is owned by insiders.

IPG Photonics Stock Performance

IPGP stock opened at $113.94 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $4.84 billion, a PE ratio of 153.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.01. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $118.65 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $94.00. IPG Photonics Corporation has a 12-month low of $48.59 and a 12-month high of $155.82.

IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The semiconductor company reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.21. IPG Photonics had a return on equity of 2.89% and a net margin of 3.10%.The company had revenue of $274.47 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $249.58 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.18 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 17.2% compared to the same quarter last year. IPG Photonics has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.100-0.400 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that IPG Photonics Corporation will post 1.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

IPG Photonics Company Profile

IPG Photonics Corporation is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance fiber lasers and amplifiers used in industrial, medical, scientific, and telecommunications applications. The company's core products include ytterbium and erbium fiber lasers, diode lasers, and fiber amplifiers that deliver high power and efficiency for precision cutting, welding, marking, and engraving. IPG's systems are engineered to optimize process speed, reliability, and energy consumption, making them a preferred choice for advanced manufacturing environments.

In addition to stand-alone laser sources, IPG offers turnkey laser systems and integrated solutions tailored to sectors such as automotive, electronics, aerospace, additive manufacturing, and life sciences.

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