IPG Photonics (IPGP) Competitors $74.40 +1.60 (+2.20%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends IPGP vs. FN, PLXS, SANM, TTMI, MRCY, BHE, CTS, MEI, PKE, and NEONShould you be buying IPG Photonics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IPG Photonics include Fabrinet (FN), Plexus (PLXS), Sanmina (SANM), TTM Technologies (TTMI), Mercury Systems (MRCY), Benchmark Electronics (BHE), CTS (CTS), Methode Electronics (MEI), Park Aerospace (PKE), and Neonode (NEON). These companies are all part of the "electronic manufacturing services" industry. IPG Photonics vs. Fabrinet Plexus Sanmina TTM Technologies Mercury Systems Benchmark Electronics CTS Methode Electronics Park Aerospace Neonode Fabrinet (NYSE:FN) and IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and community ranking. Do insiders & institutionals believe in FN or IPGP? 97.4% of Fabrinet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.8% of IPG Photonics shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Fabrinet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 38.0% of IPG Photonics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, FN or IPGP? Fabrinet has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IPG Photonics has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer FN or IPGP? In the previous week, Fabrinet had 4 more articles in the media than IPG Photonics. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Fabrinet and 3 mentions for IPG Photonics. Fabrinet's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat IPG Photonics' score of 0.81 indicating that Fabrinet is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Fabrinet 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive IPG Photonics 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate FN or IPGP? Fabrinet presently has a consensus target price of $252.14, indicating a potential upside of 4.14%. IPG Photonics has a consensus target price of $93.50, indicating a potential upside of 25.67%. Given IPG Photonics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe IPG Photonics is more favorable than Fabrinet.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Fabrinet 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29IPG Photonics 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FN or IPGP? Fabrinet has higher revenue and earnings than IPG Photonics. IPG Photonics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fabrinet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFabrinet$2.88B3.05$296.18M$8.4528.65IPG Photonics$1.29B2.50$218.88M-$3.47-21.44 Is FN or IPGP more profitable? Fabrinet has a net margin of 10.28% compared to IPG Photonics' net margin of -14.20%. Fabrinet's return on equity of 18.08% beat IPG Photonics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Fabrinet10.28% 18.08% 13.53% IPG Photonics -14.20%4.32%3.89% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FN or IPGP? Fabrinet received 103 more outperform votes than IPG Photonics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.44% of users gave Fabrinet an outperform vote while only 65.91% of users gave IPG Photonics an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFabrinetOutperform Votes62573.44% Underperform Votes22626.56% IPG PhotonicsOutperform Votes52265.91% Underperform Votes27034.09% SummaryFabrinet beats IPG Photonics on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get IPG Photonics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IPGP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart IPGP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIPG PhotonicsSemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.22B$63.25B$26.81B$9.06BDividend YieldN/A2.12%2.77%4.02%P/E Ratio-21.4438.68235.8517.34Price / Sales2.5028.023,171.77134.53Price / Cash12.8925.2934.2335.97Price / Book1.458.008.374.80Net Income$218.88M$914.16M$670.97M$224.91M7 Day Performance3.05%2.33%2.05%1.90%1 Month Performance0.53%7.82%5.08%5.08%1 Year Performance-25.08%53.87%26.44%21.15% IPG Photonics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IPGPIPG Photonics4.439 of 5 stars$74.40+2.2%$93.50+25.7%-23.4%$3.12B$1.29B-21.446,180Short Interest ↓Positive NewsFNFabrinet1.7399 of 5 stars$219.56-3.8%$252.14+14.8%+29.8%$7.96B$3.00B25.9814,213News CoveragePositive NewsPLXSPlexus3.5603 of 5 stars$161.47+0.2%$159.00-1.5%+74.0%$4.37B$3.96B40.2720,000Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsSANMSanmina3.9531 of 5 stars$79.44+2.6%$74.50-6.2%+68.1%$4.28B$7.57B20.3237,000News CoverageTTMITTM Technologies3.7322 of 5 stars$24.71+0.1%$26.31+6.5%+79.7%$2.52B$2.36B37.4415,800Analyst ForecastMRCYMercury Systems1.7291 of 5 stars$41.07-2.0%$36.29-11.6%+38.6%$2.45B$858.72M-20.032,364Analyst ForecastNews CoverageBHEBenchmark Electronics1.472 of 5 stars$45.44+0.1%$42.33-6.8%+88.0%$1.64B$2.69B26.4211,900Analyst ForecastInsider TradeNews CoverageCTSCTS3.4719 of 5 stars$49.60-0.6%$46.00-7.3%+28.1%$1.49B$513.03M25.574,210Analyst UpgradeMEIMethode Electronics2.2649 of 5 stars$11.28+2.8%$15.00+33.0%-41.5%$402.21M$1.09B-4.467,000PKEPark Aerospace2.3451 of 5 stars$13.82+0.3%N/A+2.0%$275.88M$58.65M40.65123Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeNews CoverageNEONNeonode2.9728 of 5 stars$7.83-4.5%$16.50+110.7%+310.8%$131.41M$3.80M-11.0350News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fabrinet Competitors Plexus Competitors Sanmina Competitors TTM Technologies Competitors Mercury Systems Competitors Benchmark Electronics Competitors CTS Competitors Methode Electronics Competitors Park Aerospace Competitors Neonode Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:IPGP) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDo this Before Elon’s Reveal on January 22ndElon’s newest tech could pay you an extra $30,000 a year — while you sleep. 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