IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IPGP) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IPGP) has received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eight ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has given a hold recommendation, five have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $131.40.

A number of brokerages recently commented on IPGP. Raymond James Financial cut IPG Photonics from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their target price for the company from $97.00 to $180.00 in a report on Friday, February 13th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of IPG Photonics in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of IPG Photonics from $92.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Roth Mkm raised their price objective on shares of IPG Photonics from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of IPG Photonics from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th.

IPG Photonics Price Performance

Shares of IPGP opened at $125.70 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $113.27 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $92.24. The stock has a market cap of $5.30 billion, a PE ratio of 169.86, a P/E/G ratio of 2.92 and a beta of 0.95. IPG Photonics has a 1-year low of $48.59 and a 1-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 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 analysts’ expectations of $249.58 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.18 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 17.2% on a year-over-year basis. IPG Photonics has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.100-0.400 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that IPG Photonics will post 1.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CAO Mary E. Buttarazzi sold 500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $116.22, for a total value of $58,110.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 4,749 shares in the company, valued at approximately $551,928.78. This trade represents a 9.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Valentin Gapontsev Trust I sold 23,029 shares of IPG Photonics stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.98, for a total value of $1,772,772.42. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 6,818,577 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $524,894,057.46. This trade represents a 0.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 134,617 shares of company stock worth $10,636,883 over the last three months. 39.50% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On IPG Photonics

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust acquired a new position in shares of IPG Photonics during the 3rd quarter worth about $6,645,000. Allianz Asset Management GmbH raised its position in shares of IPG Photonics by 45.2% during the 3rd quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 200,138 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $15,849,000 after acquiring an additional 62,286 shares in the last quarter. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. raised its position in shares of IPG Photonics by 27.4% during the 3rd quarter. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. now owns 79,721 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $6,313,000 after acquiring an additional 17,132 shares in the last quarter. Old West Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in IPG Photonics by 138.0% during the third quarter. Old West Investment Management LLC now owns 20,842 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,650,000 after purchasing an additional 12,085 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Apis Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in IPG Photonics in the third quarter valued at approximately $2,772,000. Hedge funds and other 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.