IPGP vs. FN, SANM, PLXS, TTMI, MRCY, BHE, CTS, MEI, PKE, and NEON
Should you be buying IPG Photonics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IPG Photonics include Fabrinet (FN), Sanmina (SANM), Plexus (PLXS), TTM Technologies (TTMI), Mercury Systems (MRCY), Benchmark Electronics (BHE), CTS (CTS), Methode Electronics (MEI), Park Aerospace (PKE), and Neonode (NEON). These companies are all part of the "electronic manufacturing services" industry.
IPG Photonics vs.
Fabrinet (NYSE:FN) and IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and community ranking.
Fabrinet has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IPG Photonics has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Fabrinet has a net margin of 10.44% compared to IPG Photonics' net margin of -18.58%. Fabrinet's return on equity of 18.48% beat IPG Photonics' return on equity.
97.4% of Fabrinet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.8% of IPG Photonics shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Fabrinet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.5% of IPG Photonics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Fabrinet had 13 more articles in the media than IPG Photonics. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Fabrinet and 4 mentions for IPG Photonics. IPG Photonics' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Fabrinet's score of 0.93 indicating that IPG Photonics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Fabrinet has higher revenue and earnings than IPG Photonics. IPG Photonics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fabrinet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Fabrinet currently has a consensus target price of $239.29, suggesting a potential upside of 0.74%. IPG Photonics has a consensus target price of $69.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.04%. Given IPG Photonics' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe IPG Photonics is more favorable than Fabrinet.
Fabrinet received 108 more outperform votes than IPG Photonics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.18% of users gave Fabrinet an outperform vote while only 65.54% of users gave IPG Photonics an outperform vote.
Summary
Fabrinet beats IPG Photonics on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get IPG Photonics News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IPGP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
IPG Photonics Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
This page (NASDAQ:IPGP) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
Buy IPGP Stock Free IPGP Stock Alerts