IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IPGP) Given Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages

Key Points

• IPG Photonics Corporation has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from brokers, with one sell recommendation, three holds, three buys, and one strong buy among eight ratings firms.
• The company's stock price target among analysts is set at $75.00, while it recently opened at $79.19 with a market cap of $3.34 billion.
• IPG Photonics reported earnings of $0.30 per share, beating expectations, but the revenue for the quarter was down 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IPGP - Get Free Report) has received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the eight ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have given a hold recommendation, three have given a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $75.00.

IPGP has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of IPG Photonics from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded shares of IPG Photonics from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $97.00 price target for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 7th.

IPG Photonics Trading Up 0.4%

NASDAQ IPGP opened at $79.19 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -16.16, a PEG ratio of 21.87 and a beta of 0.95. The business's 50 day moving average is $79.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $69.68. IPG Photonics has a 12-month low of $48.59 and a 12-month high of $88.50.

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

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Jeanmarie F. Desmond sold 1,360 shares of the business'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 sale, the director directly owned 9,740 shares in the company, valued at $742,577.60. The trade was a 12.25% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Eugene A. Scherbakov sold 2,700 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.81, for a total transaction of $220,887.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 70,130 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,737,335.30. This trade represents a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 138,083 shares of company stock valued at $11,219,383 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 39.50% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of IPG Photonics

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its position in shares of IPG Photonics by 10.2% during the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 86,725 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $6,307,000 after purchasing an additional 8,041 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of IPG Photonics by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,274 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $311,000 after acquiring an additional 194 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 865 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of IPG Photonics by 7,604.8% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 12,944 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $817,000 after acquiring an additional 12,776 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Merit Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of IPG Photonics during the first quarter valued at $343,000. 93.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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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