Insider Selling: IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) Major Shareholder Sells $706,790.70 in Stock

IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IPGP) major shareholder Valentin Gapontsev Trust I sold 9,306 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.95, for a total value of $706,790.70. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 6,642,886 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $504,527,191.70. This trade represents a 0.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Major shareholders that own more than 10% of a company’s stock are required to disclose their transactions with the SEC.

Valentin Gapontsev Trust I also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, September 1st, Valentin Gapontsev Trust I sold 18,091 shares of IPG Photonics stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.14, for a total value of $1,359,357.74.
• On Tuesday, July 21st, Valentin Gapontsev Trust I sold 56,316 shares of IPG Photonics stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.31, for a total value of $5,761,689.96.

IPG Photonics Price Performance

IPG Photonics stock opened at $78.00 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $3.32 billion, a PE ratio of 120.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $90.68 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $108.59. IPG Photonics Corporation has a 12 month low of $69.41 and a 12 month high of $155.82.

IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.58 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.21. IPG Photonics had a net margin of 2.58% and a return on equity of 3.39%. The firm had revenue of $278.58 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $279.98 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.16 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. IPG Photonics has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.300-0.600 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that IPG Photonics Corporation will post 1.87 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of IPG Photonics

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its position in IPG Photonics by 12,027.2% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 3,607,121 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $423,187,000 after purchasing an additional 3,577,377 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in shares of IPG Photonics during the second quarter worth approximately $334,429,000. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC acquired a new position in shares of IPG Photonics during the fourth quarter worth approximately $30,254,000. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in IPG Photonics by 53.7% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 978,577 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $67,101,000 after buying an additional 341,773 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc bought a new position in IPG Photonics in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $35,113,000. 93.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of IPG Photonics in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Citigroup lowered their target price on IPG Photonics from $150.00 to $137.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on IPG Photonics from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Roth Capital reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $151.00 price target on shares of IPG Photonics in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered IPG Photonics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, IPG Photonics presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $142.60.

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.