IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.20 EPS

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 earnings results on Tuesday. The semiconductor company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.20, Zacks reports. The firm had revenue of $250.72 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $228.20 million. IPG Photonics had a positive return on equity of 2.25% and a negative net margin of 22.77%. IPG Photonics's revenue was down 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.45 earnings per share. IPG Photonics updated its Q3 2025 guidance to 0.050-0.350 EPS.

IPG Photonics Stock Up 3.7%

IPG Photonics stock traded up $2.66 on Thursday, hitting $74.80. The company's stock had a trading volume of 77,970 shares, compared to its average volume of 303,702. IPG Photonics has a one year low of $48.59 and a one year high of $88.50. The firm has a market cap of $3.18 billion, a P/E ratio of -15.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 12.02 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $71.53 and a 200-day moving average price of $65.80.

IPG Photonics Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently commented on IPGP shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of IPG Photonics from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 15th. Raymond James Financial reduced their target price on IPG Photonics from $80.00 to $70.00 and set a "strong-buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $72.00 target price on IPG Photonics in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein raised IPG Photonics from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $97.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $75.00.

Institutional Trading of IPG Photonics

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in IPGP. Jane Street Group LLC raised its position in 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 purchasing an additional 54,026 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in IPG Photonics by 20.9% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 39,024 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,541,000 after purchasing an additional 6,741 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its stake in shares of IPG Photonics by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 87,469 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $5,523,000 after purchasing an additional 744 shares during the period. 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.