Exchange Traded Concepts LLC Has $18.50 Million Stock Position in IPG Photonics Corporation $IPGP

Exchange Traded Concepts LLC raised its holdings in IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IPGP) by 20.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 258,305 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 43,021 shares during the quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC owned 0.61% of IPG Photonics worth $18,495,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its position in IPG Photonics by 51.1% during the 3rd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 343 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP boosted its stake in shares of IPG Photonics by 10.2% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,449 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $115,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of IPG Photonics by 8.9% during the second quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,813 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $124,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares in the last quarter. Ballast Asset Management LP grew its holdings in shares of IPG Photonics by 0.6% during the third quarter. Ballast Asset Management LP now owns 34,941 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,767,000 after purchasing an additional 197 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC increased its stake in shares of IPG Photonics by 2.8% in the second quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 7,922 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $544,000 after buying an additional 215 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.79% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at IPG Photonics

In related news, CAO Mary E. Buttarazzi sold 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.22, for a total value of $58,110.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 4,749 shares in the company, valued at $551,928.78. The trade was a 9.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Fibre Devices Ltd Ip sold 29,167 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.87, for a total transaction of $2,329,568.29. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 6,628,169 shares in the company, valued at $529,391,858.03. This trade represents a 0.44% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 134,617 shares of company stock valued at $10,636,883 over the last three months. 39.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Raymond James Financial downgraded shares of IPG Photonics from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $97.00 to $180.00 in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of IPG Photonics from $92.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Benchmark reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of IPG Photonics in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Zacks Research raised shares of IPG Photonics from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded IPG Photonics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $131.40.

IPG Photonics Price Performance

Shares of IPGP stock opened at $115.70 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.88 billion, a PE ratio of 156.35, a PEG ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.95. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $115.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is $92.97. IPG Photonics Corporation has a one year low of $48.59 and a one year high of $155.82.

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

About IPG Photonics

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.