IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) Upgraded at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report issued on Saturday morning.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on IPGP. Raymond James Financial cut shares of IPG Photonics from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $97.00 to $180.00 in a report on Friday, February 13th. Roth Mkm boosted their target price on shares of IPG Photonics from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Benchmark restated a “hold” rating on shares of IPG Photonics in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of IPG Photonics in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Zacks Research raised IPG Photonics from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $131.40.

IPG Photonics Price Performance

NASDAQ:IPGP opened at $119.15 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 161.01, a P/E/G ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 0.94. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $112.29 and a 200 day simple moving average of $91.95. IPG Photonics has a 12-month low of $48.59 and a 12-month high of $155.82.

IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The semiconductor company reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $274.47 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $249.58 million. IPG Photonics had a return on equity of 2.89% and a net margin of 3.10%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.18 earnings per share. IPG Photonics has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.100-0.400 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that IPG Photonics will post 1.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at IPG Photonics

In other news, major shareholder Fibre Devices Ltd Ip sold 29,167 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.87, for a total transaction of $2,329,568.29. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 6,628,169 shares in the company, valued at approximately $529,391,858.03. This trade represents a 0.44% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Eugene A. Scherbakov sold 2,700 shares of IPG Photonics stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.96, for a total transaction of $218,592.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly 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 ninety days, insiders sold 147,402 shares of company stock worth $11,592,690. Corporate insiders own 39.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of IPG Photonics

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. boosted its stake in shares of IPG Photonics by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,820 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $130,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG grew its holdings in shares of IPG Photonics by 6.1% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 2,214 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $159,000 after acquiring an additional 128 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in shares of IPG Photonics by 10.2% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,449 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $115,000 after acquiring an additional 134 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Comerica Bank raised its position in shares of IPG Photonics by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 15,105 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,082,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the period. 93.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.