Zacks Research Reduces Earnings Estimates for IPG Photonics

IPG Photonics Co. (NASDAQ:IPGP - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of IPG Photonics in a research report issued on Tuesday, May 27th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the semiconductor company will earn $0.07 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.33. The consensus estimate for IPG Photonics' current full-year earnings is $1.54 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for IPG Photonics' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.38 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.21 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.46 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.32 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.45 EPS.

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

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Raymond James reduced their target price 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, May 7th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a "hold" rating on shares of IPG Photonics in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. CL King raised shares of IPG Photonics from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $76.00 target price for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $72.00 target price on shares of IPG Photonics in a report on Monday, April 28th. Finally, Citigroup reduced their target price on shares of IPG Photonics from $62.00 to $60.00 and set a "sell" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, IPG Photonics currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $69.50.

IPG Photonics Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:IPGP traded down $1.42 during trading on Friday, hitting $65.62. The company's stock had a trading volume of 556,723 shares, compared to its average volume of 293,088. The company has a 50-day moving average of $59.90 and a 200-day moving average of $66.93. The firm has a market cap of $2.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -15.70 and a beta of 0.92. IPG Photonics has a 12 month low of $48.59 and a 12 month high of $92.21.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On IPG Photonics

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IPGP. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its holdings in IPG Photonics by 1,918.3% during the 1st quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,429,241 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $90,242,000 after buying an additional 1,358,428 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in IPG Photonics by 188.6% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 636,804 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $40,208,000 after buying an additional 416,186 shares in the last quarter. Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in IPG Photonics by 375.0% during the 4th quarter. Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC now owns 304,000 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $22,107,000 after buying an additional 240,000 shares in the last quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. purchased a new stake in IPG Photonics during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $11,516,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in IPG Photonics by 14.7% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,352,246 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $98,335,000 after buying an additional 173,584 shares in the last quarter. 93.79% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

IPG Photonics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.33 per share. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.01%.

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.