Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust Acquires 70,232 Shares of IPG Photonics Corporation $IPGP

Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust lifted its holdings in shares of IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IPGP) by 57.5% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 192,457 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 70,232 shares during the period. IPG Photonics makes up 1.1% of Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust’s holdings, making the stock its 26th largest holding. Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust’s holdings in IPG Photonics were worth $22,054,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in IPGP. First Eagle Investment Management LLC grew its position in IPG Photonics by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 4,487,103 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $321,277,000 after buying an additional 12,344 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in IPG Photonics by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,815,042 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $129,960,000 after acquiring an additional 59,178 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of IPG Photonics by 53.7% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 978,577 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $67,101,000 after acquiring an additional 341,773 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of IPG Photonics by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 805,435 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $57,669,000 after acquiring an additional 13,092 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley grew its holdings in shares of IPG Photonics by 14.5% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 745,246 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $53,360,000 after purchasing an additional 94,153 shares in the last quarter. 93.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at IPG Photonics

In other IPG Photonics news, Director Tang Agnes sold 1,511 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.85, for a total transaction of $178,071.35. Following the sale, the director directly owned 9,588 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,129,945.80. The trade was a 13.61% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, major shareholder Fibre Devices Ltd Ip sold 65,700 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.64, for a total value of $6,809,148.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 6,463,302 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $669,856,619.28. This represents a 1.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 80,400 shares of company stock worth $8,515,516 over the last quarter. Insiders own 37.50% of the company’s stock.

IPG Photonics Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:IPGP opened at $104.73 on Tuesday. IPG Photonics Corporation has a one year low of $71.35 and a one year high of $155.82. The company has a market cap of $4.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 151.78, a PEG ratio of 3.13 and a beta of 0.94. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $110.73 and a 200 day simple moving average of $109.51.

IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The semiconductor company reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.32 by ($0.03). IPG Photonics had a return on equity of 2.84% and a net margin of 2.78%.The firm had revenue of $265.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $256.99 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.09 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.5% on a year-over-year basis. IPG Photonics has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.250-0.550 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that IPG Photonics Corporation will post 1.66 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently commented on IPGP shares. Citigroup raised their price target on IPG Photonics from $105.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of IPG Photonics from $165.00 to $125.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Needham & Company LLC raised shares of IPG Photonics from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $110.00 target price on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of IPG Photonics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of IPG Photonics from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $135.50.

IPG Photonics Profile

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.