IPG Photonics (IPGP) Competitors

IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) and Fabrinet (NYSE:FN) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, valuation, earnings and risk.

Is IPGP or FN more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IPG Photonics	-18.58%	2.98%	2.67%
Fabrinet	10.44%	18.48%	13.68%

Which has better earnings & valuation, IPGP or FN?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
IPG Photonics	$952.92M	2.92	-$181.53M	-$4.61	-14.20
Fabrinet	$3.26B	2.50	$296.18M	$8.98	25.32

Which has more risk & volatility, IPGP or FN?

IPG Photonics has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fabrinet has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in IPGP or FN?

93.8% of IPG Photonics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Fabrinet shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.5% of IPG Photonics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Fabrinet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IPGP or FN?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IPG Photonics	Outperform Votes 525 65.54%	Underperform Votes 276 34.46%
Fabrinet	Outperform Votes 633 73.18%	Underperform Votes 232 26.82%

Do analysts prefer IPGP or FN?

IPG Photonics presently has a consensus price target of $69.50, indicating a potential upside of 6.19%. Fabrinet has a consensus price target of $239.29, indicating a potential upside of 5.26%. Given IPG Photonics' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe IPG Photonics is more favorable than Fabrinet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IPG Photonics	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Fabrinet	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Does the media prefer IPGP or FN?

In the previous week, IPG Photonics had 1 more articles in the media than Fabrinet. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for IPG Photonics and 13 mentions for Fabrinet. Fabrinet's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat IPG Photonics' score of 1.43 indicating that Fabrinet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IPG Photonics	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fabrinet	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Fabrinet beats IPG Photonics on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.