IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) Issues Earnings Results

Key Points

• IPG Photonics reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $0.16, beating estimates by $0.06, while revenue was $250.72 million compared to expectations of $228.20 million.
• The company's revenue decreased by 2.7% year-over-year and it has updated its guidance for Q3 2025 to a range of $0.050-0.350 EPS.
• IPG Photonics declared a quarterly dividend of $0.33, representing an annualized yield of 1.7%, with institutional investors holding 93.79% of the company's stock.

IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP - Get Free Report) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The semiconductor company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.20, Zacks reports. The firm had revenue of $250.72 million during 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 quarterly revenue was down 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.45 earnings per share. IPG Photonics updated its Q3 2025 guidance to 0.050-0.350 EPS.

IPG Photonics Price Performance

Shares of IPG Photonics stock traded up $0.53 during trading on Friday, hitting $75.26. 254,586 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 222,867. IPG Photonics has a 1 year low of $48.59 and a 1 year high of $88.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.18 billion, a P/E ratio of -15.36, a PEG ratio of 21.55 and a beta of 0.88. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $71.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $65.70.

IPG Photonics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.33 per share. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%.

Insider Activity at IPG Photonics

In related news, Director Jeanmarie F. Desmond sold 1,360 shares of IPG Photonics stock in a transaction on Friday, August 8th. The stock was 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 of the company's stock, valued at $742,577.60. The trade was a 12.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 39.50% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On IPG Photonics

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of IPGP. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of IPG Photonics by 79.4% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 122,105 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $7,710,000 after acquiring an additional 54,026 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its position in shares of IPG Photonics by 0.9% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 87,469 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $5,523,000 after buying an additional 744 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its position in shares of IPG Photonics by 20.9% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 39,024 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,541,000 after buying an additional 6,741 shares in the last quarter. 93.79% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently issued reports on IPGP shares. Sanford C. Bernstein raised IPG Photonics from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $97.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Stifel Nicolaus set a $72.00 price target on IPG Photonics in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Raymond James Financial decreased their price objective on IPG Photonics from $80.00 to $70.00 and set a "strong-buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded IPG Photonics from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $75.00.

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.