Analysts Issue Forecasts for IPG Photonics Q1 Earnings

IPG Photonics Co. (NASDAQ:IPGP) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for IPG Photonics in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 7th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst S. Graham now expects that the semiconductor company will post earnings per share of $0.22 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.27. The consensus estimate for IPG Photonics’ current full-year earnings is $1.54 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for IPG Photonics’ Q4 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on IPGP. Citigroup dropped their price target on IPG Photonics from $62.00 to $60.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. CL King upgraded IPG Photonics from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $76.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of IPG Photonics in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of IPG Photonics from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Raymond James dropped their price target on shares of IPG Photonics from $80.00 to $70.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $69.50.

IPG Photonics Stock Up 2.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ:IPGP opened at $60.15 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $59.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $68.58. IPG Photonics has a fifty-two week low of $48.59 and a fifty-two week high of $92.21. The company has a market cap of $2.57 billion, a PE ratio of -14.39 and a beta of 0.92.

IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The semiconductor company reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.10. IPG Photonics had a negative net margin of 18.58% and a positive return on equity of 2.98%. The firm had revenue of $227.79 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $227.00 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.52 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 9.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of IPG Photonics

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Larson Financial Group LLC bought a new position in IPG Photonics during the 1st quarter valued at $39,000. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in shares of IPG Photonics by 107.5% during the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 635 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 329 shares in the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of IPG Photonics by 355.7% in the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,048 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $76,000 after purchasing an additional 818 shares in the last quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in IPG Photonics by 463.5% during the fourth quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 1,065 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $77,000 after purchasing an additional 876 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in IPG Photonics in the fourth quarter worth approximately $87,000. 93.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

IPG Photonics Company Profile

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.