IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) Cut to “Hold” at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen cut shares of IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note published on Tuesday.

A number of other research firms have also commented on IPGP. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of IPG Photonics in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Zacks Research raised IPG Photonics from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Raymond James Financial lowered IPG Photonics from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $97.00 to $180.00 in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on IPG Photonics from $92.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Roth Mkm lifted their price objective on IPG Photonics from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, IPG Photonics currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $131.40.

IPG Photonics Price Performance

IPG Photonics stock opened at $120.71 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $123.46 and its 200 day moving average is $96.50. The firm has a market cap of $5.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 163.12, a P/E/G ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 1.01. IPG Photonics has a one year low of $51.06 and a one year high of $155.82.

IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The semiconductor company reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $274.47 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $249.58 million. IPG Photonics had a return on equity of 2.89% and a net margin of 3.10%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 17.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.18 earnings per share. IPG Photonics has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.100-0.400 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that IPG Photonics will post 1.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other IPG Photonics news, major shareholder Fibre Devices Ltd Ip sold 13,381 shares of IPG Photonics stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.52, for a total value of $1,090,819.12. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 6,593,169 shares in the company, valued at approximately $537,475,136.88. The trade was a 0.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Eugene A. Scherbakov sold 2,700 shares of IPG Photonics stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.96, for a total value of $218,592.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 59,330 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,803,356.80. The trade was a 4.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 38,950 shares of company stock valued at $3,166,129. Company insiders own 37.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On IPG Photonics

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. First Eagle Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of IPG Photonics by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 4,487,103 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $321,277,000 after buying an additional 12,344 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in IPG Photonics by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,815,042 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $129,960,000 after purchasing an additional 59,178 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in IPG Photonics by 53.7% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 978,577 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $67,101,000 after purchasing an additional 341,773 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in IPG Photonics by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 805,435 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $57,669,000 after purchasing an additional 13,092 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted its position in IPG Photonics by 14.5% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 745,246 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $53,360,000 after purchasing an additional 94,153 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.79% of the company’s stock.

IPG Photonics Company Profile

IPG Photonics Corporation is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance fiber lasers and amplifiers used in industrial, medical, scientific, and telecommunications applications. The company’s core products include ytterbium and erbium fiber lasers, diode lasers, and fiber amplifiers that deliver high power and efficiency for precision cutting, welding, marking, and engraving. IPG’s systems are engineered to optimize process speed, reliability, and energy consumption, making them a preferred choice for advanced manufacturing environments.

In addition to stand-alone laser sources, IPG offers turnkey laser systems and integrated solutions tailored to sectors such as automotive, electronics, aerospace, additive manufacturing, and life sciences.