Wall Street Zen Downgrades IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) to Hold

IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) was downgraded by investment analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report issued on Sunday.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of IPG Photonics in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Benchmark reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of IPG Photonics in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on IPG Photonics from $92.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Roth Mkm increased their price objective on IPG Photonics from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Raymond James Financial cut shares of IPG Photonics from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $97.00 to $180.00 in a report on Friday, February 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, IPG Photonics presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $131.40.

IPG Photonics Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ IPGP opened at $115.70 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 156.35, a PEG ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.95. IPG Photonics has a one year low of $48.59 and a one year high of $155.82. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $115.71 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $92.97.

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

Insider Activity at IPG Photonics

In other IPG Photonics news, major shareholder Valentin Gapontsev Trust I sold 23,029 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.98, for a total value of $1,772,772.42. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 6,818,577 shares in the company, valued at approximately $524,894,057.46. This trade represents a 0.34% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Fibre Devices Ltd Ip sold 29,167 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.87, for a total value of $2,329,568.29. Following the transaction, 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 134,617 shares of company stock worth $10,636,883 over the last 90 days. 39.50% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of IPG Photonics

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. First Eagle Investment Management LLC increased its position in IPG Photonics by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 4,487,103 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $321,277,000 after purchasing an additional 12,344 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of IPG Photonics by 81.3% in the 2nd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 1,899,461 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $130,397,000 after purchasing an additional 851,869 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of IPG Photonics by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,815,042 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $129,960,000 after purchasing an additional 59,178 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of IPG Photonics by 53.7% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 978,577 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $67,101,000 after buying an additional 341,773 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp increased its position in shares of IPG Photonics by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 805,435 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $57,669,000 after buying an additional 13,092 shares during the period. 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.