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 business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends and earnings.

Which has more risk & volatility, IPGP or FN?

IPG Photonics has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fabrinet has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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	$977.13M	2.70	-$181.53M	-$4.18	-14.78
Fabrinet	$3.12B	2.45	$296.18M	$8.94	23.84

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%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Fabrinet shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IPGP or FN?

Fabrinet received 107 more outperform votes than IPG Photonics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.29% of users gave Fabrinet an outperform vote while only 65.75% of users gave IPG Photonics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IPG Photonics	Outperform Votes 524 65.75%	Underperform Votes 273 34.25%
Fabrinet	Outperform Votes 631 73.29%	Underperform Votes 230 26.71%

Do analysts rate IPGP or FN?

IPG Photonics presently has a consensus price target of $77.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.67%. Fabrinet has a consensus price target of $235.86, suggesting a potential upside of 10.66%. Given IPG Photonics' higher probable upside, 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 favor IPGP or FN?

In the previous week, Fabrinet had 13 more articles in the media than IPG Photonics. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Fabrinet and 9 mentions for IPG Photonics. Fabrinet's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat IPG Photonics' score of 1.15 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fabrinet	18 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Fabrinet beats IPG Photonics on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.