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

Key Points

• IPG Photonics Corporation has received a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from eight analysts, with a 12-month average price target of $75.00.
• The company recently reported earnings of $0.30 EPS, exceeding analysts' expectations, but also noted a 2.7% decline in revenue compared to the previous year.
• Corporate insiders have recently sold shares, indicating a decrease in ownership, with one director's sale representing a 12.25% reduction in their stake.

Shares of IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IPGP - Get Free Report) have been given an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by the eight analysts that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $75.00.

Several research firms have recently commented on IPGP. Sanford C. Bernstein raised shares of IPG Photonics from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $97.00 target price for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. Wall Street Zen raised IPG Photonics from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th.

IPG Photonics Stock Up 2.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:IPGP opened at $84.27 on Friday. IPG Photonics has a twelve month low of $48.59 and a twelve month high of $88.50. The stock's 50 day moving average is $76.95 and its 200-day moving average is $67.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -17.20, a PEG ratio of 23.30 and a beta of 0.95.

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, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.20. IPG Photonics had a negative net margin of 22.77% and a positive return on equity of 2.25%. The business had revenue of $250.72 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $228.20 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.45 EPS. IPG Photonics's quarterly revenue was down 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. IPG Photonics has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.050-0.350 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that IPG Photonics will post 1.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Jeanmarie F. Desmond sold 1,360 shares of the 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 owned 9,740 shares in the company, valued at $742,577.60. This represents a 12.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Trevor Ness sold 1,678 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.94, for a total transaction of $139,173.32. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 42,243 shares in the company, valued at $3,503,634.42. The trade was a 3.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 39.50% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On IPG Photonics

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IPGP. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC boosted its stake in shares of IPG Photonics by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 7,922 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $544,000 after buying an additional 215 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in IPG Photonics during the second quarter worth $464,000. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new position in IPG Photonics in the second quarter worth $65,000. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its stake in IPG Photonics by 27.3% in the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 9,280 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $637,000 after purchasing an additional 1,988 shares during the period. Finally, Two Sigma Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of IPG Photonics during the 2nd quarter valued at $410,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.79% 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.

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