IPG Photonics' (IPGP) "Sell (D)" Rating Reiterated at Weiss Ratings

Key Points

• IPG Photonics' stock received a "sell (D)" rating from Weiss Ratings, while other analysts have varied opinions, with one upgrading the stock to a "buy" and another to a "hold."
• The company reported earnings of $0.30 per share, exceeding analysts' expectations, although its revenue was down 2.7% year-over-year.
• Recent insider activity includes the sale of over 14,000 shares by a major shareholder, highlighting potential shifts in investor confidence.

IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "sell (d)" rating restated by analysts at Weiss Ratings in a report released on Wednesday,Weiss Ratings reports.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein raised IPG Photonics from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $97.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Wall Street Zen upgraded IPG Photonics from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Finally, Roth Capital set a $96.00 price objective on IPG Photonics and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $78.50.

IPG Photonics Price Performance

Shares of IPGP stock opened at $87.77 on Wednesday. IPG Photonics has a one year low of $48.59 and a one year high of $90.29. The stock has a market cap of $3.71 billion, a P/E ratio of -17.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 23.60 and a beta of 0.98. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $80.34 and a 200 day moving average price of $70.45.

IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The semiconductor company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.20. The company had revenue of $250.72 million during 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 revenue was down 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.45 EPS. 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 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at IPG Photonics

In related news, major shareholder Valentin Gapontsev Trust I sold 14,180 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.67, for a total transaction of $1,143,900.60. Following the transaction, the insider owned 7,059,099 shares in the company, valued at $569,457,516.33. This represents a 0.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Trevor Ness sold 1,678 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.64, for a total transaction of $138,669.92. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 40,565 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,352,291.60. This trade represents a 3.97% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 139,585 shares of company stock valued at $11,354,053. 39.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of IPG Photonics

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its position in shares of IPG Photonics by 8.9% during the 2nd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,813 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $124,000 after buying an additional 148 shares during the period. Inspire Investing LLC increased its holdings in IPG Photonics by 2.8% in the first quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 6,383 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $403,000 after purchasing an additional 176 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in 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 valued at $311,000 after purchasing an additional 194 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC grew its position in shares of IPG Photonics by 3.2% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 6,352 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $436,000 after buying an additional 194 shares during the period. Finally, Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC grew its position in shares of IPG Photonics by 2.8% during 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 period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.79% of the company's stock.

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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