Seaport Res Ptn Forecasts Reduced Earnings for IPG Photonics

IPG Photonics Co. (NASDAQ:IPGP - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for IPG Photonics in a research report issued on Wednesday, May 7th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst S. Graham now anticipates that the semiconductor company will post earnings of $0.22 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.27. The consensus estimate for IPG Photonics' current full-year earnings is $1.54 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for IPG Photonics' Q4 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently issued reports on IPGP. CL King upgraded IPG Photonics from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $76.00 price target on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Raymond James reduced their price target on shares of IPG Photonics from $80.00 to $70.00 and set a "strong-buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Stifel Nicolaus set a $72.00 price objective on shares of IPG Photonics in a report on Monday, April 28th. Needham & Company LLC restated a "hold" rating on shares of IPG Photonics in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their price target on IPG Photonics from $62.00 to $60.00 and set a "sell" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $69.50.

IPG Photonics Price Performance

Shares of IPG Photonics stock opened at $57.81 on Thursday. The stock's 50-day moving average is $59.17 and its 200 day moving average is $68.79. IPG Photonics has a one year low of $48.59 and a one year high of $92.21. The firm has a market cap of $2.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -13.83 and a beta of 0.92.

IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The semiconductor company reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $227.79 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $227.00 million. IPG Photonics had a negative net margin of 18.58% and a positive return on equity of 2.98%. IPG Photonics's quarterly revenue was down 9.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.52 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of IPG Photonics

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Larson Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in IPG Photonics in the first quarter worth $39,000. UMB Bank n.a. raised its holdings in IPG Photonics by 107.5% during the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 635 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 329 shares during the period. Venturi Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in IPG Photonics by 355.7% during the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,048 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $76,000 after purchasing an additional 818 shares in the last quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in IPG Photonics by 463.5% in the 4th quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 1,065 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $77,000 after purchasing an additional 876 shares during the period. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of IPG Photonics during the fourth quarter valued at about $87,000. 93.79% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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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