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$73.45 -1.61 (-2.14%)
(As of 11/15/2024 ET)

IPGP vs. CREE, LITE, SEDG, LASR, MLNX, FN, SANM, PLXS, TTMI, and MRCY

Should you be buying IPG Photonics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IPG Photonics include Cree (CREE), Lumentum (LITE), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), nLIGHT (LASR), Mellanox Technologies (MLNX), Fabrinet (FN), Sanmina (SANM), Plexus (PLXS), TTM Technologies (TTMI), and Mercury Systems (MRCY).

IPG Photonics vs.

Cree (NASDAQ:CREE) and IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

IPG Photonics has higher revenue and earnings than Cree. IPG Photonics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cree, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cree$525.60M1.48-$523.90M-$1.40-4.79
IPG Photonics$1.04B3.05$218.88M-$3.47-21.17

Cree received 442 more outperform votes than IPG Photonics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.99% of users gave IPG Photonics an outperform vote while only 64.96% of users gave Cree an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
CreeOutperform Votes
964
64.96%
Underperform Votes
520
35.04%
IPG PhotonicsOutperform Votes
522
65.99%
Underperform Votes
269
34.01%

In the previous week, Cree had 6 more articles in the media than IPG Photonics. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Cree and 6 mentions for IPG Photonics. IPG Photonics' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Cree's score of 0.29 indicating that IPG Photonics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cree
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
IPG Photonics
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

IPG Photonics has a net margin of -14.20% compared to Cree's net margin of -83.60%. IPG Photonics' return on equity of 4.32% beat Cree's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cree-83.60% -7.29% -4.50%
IPG Photonics -14.20%4.32%3.89%

IPG Photonics has a consensus target price of $93.50, indicating a potential upside of 27.30%. Given IPG Photonics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe IPG Photonics is more favorable than Cree.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cree
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
IPG Photonics
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

93.8% of IPG Photonics shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Cree 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Cree has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IPG Photonics has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

IPG Photonics beats Cree on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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IPGP vs. The Competition

MetricIPG PhotonicsSemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.18B$59.41B$24.54B$8.66B
Dividend YieldN/A2.39%2.79%4.06%
P/E Ratio-21.1735.80244.0417.27
Price / Sales3.0534.593,388.1469.06
Price / Cash13.6324.2235.6836.35
Price / Book1.507.906.855.87
Net Income$218.88M$999.37M$677.40M$225.66M
7 Day Performance-12.41%-6.49%-2.23%-1.34%
1 Month Performance-2.52%-4.97%-0.03%1.15%
1 Year Performance-22.79%6.88%16.82%24.02%

IPG Photonics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IPGP
IPG Photonics
4.4676 of 5 stars
$73.45
-2.1%
$93.50
+27.3%
-22.5%$3.18B$1.04B-21.176,180
CREE
Cree
0.573 of 5 stars
$6.70
-11.8%
N/A-81.6%$776.43M$525.60M-1.433,466News Coverage
High Trading Volume
LITE
Lumentum
3.621 of 5 stars
$81.45
-4.3%
N/A+86.1%$5.60B$1.36B-9.847,257Analyst Forecast
Insider Selling
SEDG
SolarEdge Technologies
4.4908 of 5 stars
$10.64
-17.1%
N/A-86.1%$616.59M$2.98B-0.375,633Analyst Forecast
Insider Buying
High Trading Volume
LASR
nLIGHT
3.2509 of 5 stars
$10.26
-2.2%
N/A-6.0%$496.89M$209.92M-9.961,100
MLNX
Mellanox Technologies
N/A$124.89
flat
N/AN/A$7.00B$1.33B27.212,777
FN
Fabrinet
3.6599 of 5 stars
$234.85
-6.8%
N/A+39.6%$8.52B$2.88B27.7914,213Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Positive News
SANM
Sanmina
4.2018 of 5 stars
$76.96
-0.9%
N/A+58.1%$4.21B$7.57B19.6834,000Short Interest ↓
Positive News
PLXS
Plexus
3.8296 of 5 stars
$153.13
-0.4%
N/A+44.4%$4.17B$3.96B38.1925,000News Coverage
TTMI
TTM Technologies
4.1827 of 5 stars
$23.27
-2.8%
N/A+61.8%$2.37B$2.23B35.2615,800Positive News
MRCY
Mercury Systems
2.0594 of 5 stars
$39.32
-3.7%
N/A+14.8%$2.34B$835.28M-19.182,364Gap Up

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This page (NASDAQ:IPGP) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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