Wall Street Zen Downgrades IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) to Hold

IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) was downgraded by investment analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued on Tuesday.

IPGP has been the topic of a number of other reports. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on IPG Photonics from $92.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Roth Mkm boosted their target price on IPG Photonics from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Raymond James Financial lowered IPG Photonics from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $97.00 to $180.00 in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of IPG Photonics in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Finally, Zacks Research raised IPG Photonics from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, IPG Photonics presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $131.40.

IPG Photonics Stock Performance

IPGP opened at $121.32 on Tuesday. IPG Photonics has a one year low of $50.12 and a one year high of $155.82. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $123.03 and its 200-day moving average is $96.33. The company has a market capitalization of $5.15 billion, a PE ratio of 163.95, a P/E/G ratio of 3.06 and a beta of 1.01.

IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The semiconductor company reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.21. IPG Photonics had a return on equity of 2.89% and a net margin of 3.10%.The company had revenue of $274.47 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $249.58 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.18 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 17.2% compared to the same quarter last year. IPG Photonics has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.100-0.400 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that IPG Photonics will post 1.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, major shareholder Fibre Devices Ltd Ip sold 29,167 shares of IPG Photonics stock in a transaction on Friday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.87, for a total transaction of $2,329,568.29. Following the transaction, the insider owned 6,628,169 shares in the company, valued at approximately $529,391,858.03. The trade was a 0.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Eugene A. Scherbakov sold 2,700 shares of IPG Photonics stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.96, for a total value of $218,592.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 59,330 shares in the company, valued at $4,803,356.80. This represents a 4.35% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 68,117 shares of company stock worth $5,495,698. 37.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its stake in IPG Photonics by 51.1% in the third quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 343 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its stake in IPG Photonics by 184.4% in the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 455 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 295 shares in the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. grew its stake in IPG Photonics by 43.0% in the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 552 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares in the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its stake in IPG Photonics by 428.9% in the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 677 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 549 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in IPG Photonics by 332.9% in the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 684 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 526 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.79% of the company’s stock.

About IPG Photonics

IPG Photonics Corporation is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance fiber lasers and amplifiers used in industrial, medical, scientific, and telecommunications applications. The company’s core products include ytterbium and erbium fiber lasers, diode lasers, and fiber amplifiers that deliver high power and efficiency for precision cutting, welding, marking, and engraving. IPG’s systems are engineered to optimize process speed, reliability, and energy consumption, making them a preferred choice for advanced manufacturing environments.

In addition to stand-alone laser sources, IPG offers turnkey laser systems and integrated solutions tailored to sectors such as automotive, electronics, aerospace, additive manufacturing, and life sciences.