Q1 EPS Estimates for IPG Photonics Decreased by Analyst

IPG Photonics Co. (NASDAQ:IPGP) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of IPG Photonics in a report issued on Tuesday, February 11th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst S. Graham now forecasts that the semiconductor company will post earnings of $0.24 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.35. The consensus estimate for IPG Photonics’ current full-year earnings is $1.47 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for IPG Photonics’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.44 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.76 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Benchmark reissued a “hold” rating on shares of IPG Photonics in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of IPG Photonics in a research note on Wednesday. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on shares of IPG Photonics from $100.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Northcoast Research lowered shares of IPG Photonics from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $89.75.

IPG Photonics Trading Down 1.2 %

IPGP stock opened at $62.97 on Thursday. IPG Photonics has a 12-month low of $60.72 and a 12-month high of $101.94. The business’s 50-day moving average is $73.74 and its 200 day moving average is $73.47. The stock has a market cap of $2.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -18.15 and a beta of 0.95.

IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The semiconductor company reported $0.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.23 by ($0.05). IPG Photonics had a negative net margin of 14.20% and a positive return on equity of 4.32%.

Institutional Trading of IPG Photonics

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of IPG Photonics in the second quarter valued at approximately $223,000. CWM LLC boosted its position in IPG Photonics by 226.4% in the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,435 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $181,000 after buying an additional 1,689 shares during the period. Inspire Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of IPG Photonics by 31.0% in the third quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 6,156 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $458,000 after acquiring an additional 1,456 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning increased its position in shares of IPG Photonics by 93.3% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 6,071 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $451,000 after acquiring an additional 2,931 shares during the period. Finally, Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc. WI raised its stake in shares of IPG Photonics by 10.0% in the third quarter. Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc. WI now owns 76,752 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,704,000 after acquiring an additional 7,009 shares in the last quarter. 93.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.