Zacks Research Lowers Earnings Estimates for IPG Photonics

IPG Photonics Co. (NASDAQ:IPGP - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of IPG Photonics in a research note issued on Tuesday, March 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the semiconductor company will post earnings per share of $0.21 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.30. The consensus estimate for IPG Photonics' current full-year earnings is $1.54 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for IPG Photonics' Q2 2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.40 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Citigroup reduced their target price on IPG Photonics from $62.00 to $60.00 and set a "sell" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a "hold" rating on shares of IPG Photonics in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of IPG Photonics from $100.00 to $85.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. Finally, Northcoast Research cut shares of IPG Photonics from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, IPG Photonics presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $87.75.

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IPG Photonics Stock Down 2.4 %

Shares of IPG Photonics stock traded down $1.53 on Thursday, hitting $61.51. The stock had a trading volume of 488,396 shares, compared to its average volume of 319,378. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $68.81 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $72.42. IPG Photonics has a one year low of $56.71 and a one year high of $92.21. The stock has a market cap of $2.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -14.72 and a beta of 1.04.

IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The semiconductor company reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.23 by ($0.05). IPG Photonics had a negative net margin of 18.58% and a positive return on equity of 2.98%.

Institutional Trading of IPG Photonics

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its stake in IPG Photonics by 56.7% in the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 954 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $69,000 after purchasing an additional 345 shares during the period. Venturi Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of IPG Photonics by 355.7% during the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,048 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $76,000 after acquiring an additional 818 shares during the last quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. grew its stake in IPG Photonics by 463.5% during the fourth quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 1,065 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $77,000 after acquiring an additional 876 shares in the last quarter. KBC Group NV increased its holdings in IPG Photonics by 50.6% in the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,086 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $81,000 after acquiring an additional 365 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in IPG Photonics in the 4th quarter worth $87,000. 93.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About IPG Photonics

IPG Photonics Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells various high-performance fiber lasers, fiber amplifiers, and diode lasers used in various applications primarily in materials processing worldwide. Its laser products include hybrid fiber-solid state lasers with green and ultraviolet wavelengths; fiber pigtailed packaged diodes and fiber coupled direct diode laser systems; high-energy pulsed lasers, multi-wavelength and tunable lasers, and single-polarization and single-frequency lasers; and high-power optical fiber delivery cables, fiber couplers, beam switches, chillers, scanners, and other accessories.