Zacks Research Forecasts Higher Earnings for IPG Photonics

IPG Photonics Co. (NASDAQ:IPGP) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of IPG Photonics in a report released on Tuesday, April 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the semiconductor company will post earnings per share of $0.33 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate 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’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.37 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $0.34 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on IPGP. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of IPG Photonics in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on IPG Photonics from $100.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. CL King raised IPG Photonics from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $76.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, Citigroup cut their target price on shares of IPG Photonics from $62.00 to $60.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $85.40.

IPG Photonics Stock Performance

IPGP stock opened at $51.83 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $60.70 and its two-hundred day moving average is $70.53. The company has a market cap of $2.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -12.40 and a beta of 0.97. IPG Photonics has a fifty-two week low of $48.59 and a fifty-two week high of $92.21.

IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The semiconductor company reported $0.18 earnings per share (EPS) 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 hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of IPGP. Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of IPG Photonics by 375.0% in the fourth quarter. Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC now owns 304,000 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $22,107,000 after acquiring an additional 240,000 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in IPG Photonics by 14.7% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,352,246 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $98,335,000 after purchasing an additional 173,584 shares during the period. Retirement Systems of Alabama lifted its stake in IPG Photonics by 437.2% in the fourth quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama now owns 178,925 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $13,011,000 after purchasing an additional 145,616 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of IPG Photonics during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $8,815,000. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of IPG Photonics by 65.1% in the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 298,845 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $21,732,000 after purchasing an additional 117,846 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.79% of the company’s stock.

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.