IPG Photonics (IPGP) Competitors $66.49 +1.09 (+1.67%) Closing price 05/16/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$66.47 -0.02 (-0.02%) As of 05/16/2025 07:53 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock IPGP vs. FN, SANM, PLXS, TTMI, MRCY, BHE, CTS, MEI, PKE, and NEONShould 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 Sanmina Plexus TTM Technologies Mercury Systems Benchmark Electronics CTS Methode Electronics Park Aerospace Neonode Fabrinet (NYSE:FN) and IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) 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 risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, valuation and profitability. Is FN or IPGP 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 Fabrinet10.44% 18.48% 13.68% IPG Photonics -18.58%2.98%2.67% Which has more volatility & risk, FN or IPGP? Fabrinet has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IPG Photonics has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FN or IPGP? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFabrinetOutperform Votes63373.18% Underperform Votes23226.82% IPG PhotonicsOutperform Votes52565.54% Underperform Votes27634.46% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FN or IPGP? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFabrinet$3.26B2.54$296.18M$8.9825.80IPG Photonics$952.92M2.95-$181.53M-$4.61-14.34 Does the media prefer FN or IPGP? In the previous week, IPG Photonics had 6 more articles in the media than Fabrinet. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for IPG Photonics and 12 mentions for Fabrinet. Fabrinet's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat IPG Photonics' score of 0.96 indicating that Fabrinet is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Fabrinet 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive IPG Photonics 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FN or IPGP? 97.4% of Fabrinet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.8% of IPG Photonics shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Fabrinet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.5% of IPG Photonics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend FN or IPGP? Fabrinet presently has a consensus target price of $239.29, suggesting a potential upside of 3.29%. IPG Photonics has a consensus target price of $69.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.10%. 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 Fabrinet 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43IPG Photonics 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43 SummaryFabrinet 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?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. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart IPGP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIPG PhotonicsSemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.81B$60.12B$25.36B$8.49BDividend YieldN/A2.28%2.91%4.14%P/E Ratio-15.8343.8445.4119.79Price / Sales2.95108.872,170.20123.55Price / Cash22.1026.4934.7434.62Price / Book1.417.046.794.59Net Income-$181.53M$760.21M$739.33M$248.36M7 Day Performance9.93%7.58%3.73%4.83%1 Month Performance27.58%26.26%14.92%14.44%1 Year Performance-25.37%23.81%52,669.49%6.74% IPG Photonics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IPGPIPG Photonics3.3689 of 5 stars$66.49+1.7%$69.50+4.5%-25.0%$2.83B$952.92M-15.916,230News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeGap DownFNFabrinet2.5385 of 5 stars$215.37+6.3%$239.29+11.1%-2.0%$7.72B$3.26B24.0914,200Positive NewsInsider TradeSANMSanmina3.9292 of 5 stars$83.46+4.4%$80.50-3.5%+28.6%$4.46B$7.85B20.4134,000Positive NewsPLXSPlexus3.7565 of 5 stars$131.36+4.2%$155.67+18.5%+23.3%$3.56B$3.97B30.4825,000Analyst ForecastTTMITTM Technologies3.812 of 5 stars$28.90+7.6%$35.00+21.1%+58.5%$2.94B$2.52B53.5217,800Insider TradeBuyback AnnouncementMRCYMercury Systems1.6316 of 5 stars$46.48+0.3%$46.71+0.5%+47.7%$2.78B$887.48M-29.792,390Positive NewsBHEBenchmark Electronics3.8831 of 5 stars$36.51+4.3%$47.00+28.7%-7.9%$1.32B$2.61B21.1011,900CTSCTS1.8271 of 5 stars$42.42+6.3%N/A-16.5%$1.27B$515.79M22.334,210Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementMEIMethode Electronics3.7728 of 5 stars$7.71+8.6%$10.50+36.2%-38.1%$275.18M$1.07B-3.057,000News CoveragePositive NewsPKEPark Aerospace1.8283 of 5 stars$13.56+2.2%N/A-3.1%$270.18M$61.42M37.67110News CoverageEarnings ReportGap DownNEONNeonode1.618 of 5 stars$11.43+2.0%$16.50+44.4%+378.7%$175.55M$3.11M-16.1050News CoverageEarnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fabrinet Competitors Sanmina Competitors Plexus Competitors TTM Technologies Competitors Mercury Systems Competitors Benchmark Electronics Competitors CTS Competitors Methode Electronics Competitors Park Aerospace Competitors Neonode Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:IPGP) was last updated on 5/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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