IPG Photonics (IPGP) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer IPGP or ADI?

IPG Photonics currently has a consensus price target of $69.50, indicating a potential downside of 6.35%. Analog Devices has a consensus price target of $257.67, indicating a potential upside of 5.84%. Given Analog Devices' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Analog Devices	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Does the media prefer IPGP or ADI?

In the previous week, Analog Devices had 34 more articles in the media than IPG Photonics. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Analog Devices and 3 mentions for IPG Photonics. IPG Photonics' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Analog Devices' score of 1.00 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Analog Devices	21 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is IPGP or ADI more profitable?

Analog Devices has a net margin of 18.65% compared to IPG Photonics' net margin of -21.18%. Analog Devices' return on equity of 9.56% beat IPG Photonics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IPG Photonics	-21.18%	2.56%	2.28%
Analog Devices	18.65%	9.56%	6.99%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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	$952.92M	3.31	-$181.53M	-$4.61	-16.10
Analog Devices	$9.43B	12.82	$1.64B	$3.67	66.34

Which has more risk and volatility, IPGP or ADI?

IPG Photonics has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Analog Devices has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Analog Devices beats IPG Photonics on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.