IPG Photonics (IPGP) Competitors

IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) and Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IPGP or ADI?

93.8% of IPG Photonics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Analog Devices shares are held by institutional investors. 39.5% of IPG Photonics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Analog Devices shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, IPGP or ADI?

Analog Devices has higher revenue and earnings than IPG Photonics. IPG Photonics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Analog Devices, 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	$945.99M	3.71	-$181.53M	-$4.90	-16.97
Analog Devices	$9.43B	13.34	$1.64B	$3.92	65.21

Do analysts rate IPGP or ADI?

IPG Photonics presently has a consensus price target of $75.00, suggesting a potential downside of 9.80%. Analog Devices has a consensus price target of $273.53, suggesting a potential upside of 7.00%. Given Analog Devices' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Analog Devices is more favorable than IPG Photonics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IPG Photonics	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Analog Devices	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Which has more risk and volatility, IPGP or ADI?

IPG Photonics has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Analog Devices has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer IPGP or ADI?

In the previous week, Analog Devices had 99 more articles in the media than IPG Photonics. MarketBeat recorded 108 mentions for Analog Devices and 9 mentions for IPG Photonics. IPG Photonics' average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Analog Devices' score of 1.01 indicating that IPG Photonics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IPG Photonics	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Analog Devices	53 Very Positive mention(s)	11 Positive mention(s)	27 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is IPGP or ADI more profitable?

Analog Devices has a net margin of 18.85% compared to IPG Photonics' net margin of -22.77%. Analog Devices' return on equity of 10.32% beat IPG Photonics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IPG Photonics	-22.77%	2.25%	2.00%
Analog Devices	18.85%	10.32%	7.50%

Summary

Analog Devices beats IPG Photonics on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.