IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IPGP) Given Consensus Rating of "Hold" by Analysts

Key Points

• IPG Photonics Corporation has received a consensus rating of "Hold", with two analysts recommending sell, three hold, four buy, and one strong buy ratings.
• In its latest earnings report, IPG Photonics surpassed expectations with $0.30 EPS and revenue of $250.72 million, although its revenue was down 2.7% year-over-year.
• Major shareholder Valentin Gapontsev Trust I recently sold 17,707 shares at an average price of $85.09, signifying a 0.25% decrease in their ownership.

Shares of IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IPGP - Get Free Report) have been given an average recommendation of "Hold" by the ten research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $78.50.

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded 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. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of IPG Photonics from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Roth Capital set a $96.00 price target on shares of IPG Photonics and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a "sell (d)" rating on shares of IPG Photonics in a research note on Saturday.

IPG Photonics Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ IPGP opened at $86.62 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $3.66 billion, a P/E ratio of -17.68, a P/E/G ratio of 24.01 and a beta of 0.98. IPG Photonics has a 52-week low of $48.59 and a 52-week high of $90.29. The firm's fifty day moving average is $82.51 and its two-hundred day moving average is $72.64.

IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The semiconductor company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 negative net margin of 22.77% and a positive return on equity of 2.25%. The business's quarterly revenue 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 forecast that IPG Photonics will post 1.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at IPG Photonics

In other news, SVP Trevor Ness sold 1,678 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.00, for a total value of $145,986.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 38,887 shares in the company, valued at $3,383,169. The trade was a 4.14% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Valentin Gapontsev Trust I sold 17,707 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.09, for a total transaction of $1,506,688.63. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 6,992,599 shares in the company, valued at approximately $595,000,248.91. This trade represents a 0.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 274,630 shares of company stock worth $22,881,519. 39.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of IPG Photonics

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in shares of IPG Photonics by 126.6% in the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 212,693 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $13,429,000 after buying an additional 118,827 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG grew its holdings in IPG Photonics by 699.2% during the 1st quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 57,964 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $3,660,000 after purchasing an additional 50,711 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in IPG Photonics by 194.1% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 12,568 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $794,000 after purchasing an additional 8,294 shares during the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC grew its holdings in IPG Photonics by 62.6% during the 1st quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 58,612 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $3,701,000 after purchasing an additional 22,573 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its holdings in IPG Photonics by 6.6% during the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 129,169 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $8,156,000 after purchasing an additional 7,954 shares during the last quarter. 93.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.

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