IPG Photonics Co. (NASDAQ:IPGP – Free Report) – Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of IPG Photonics in a research note issued on Tuesday, May 27th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the semiconductor company will earn $0.07 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.33. The consensus estimate for IPG Photonics’ current full-year earnings is $1.54 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for IPG Photonics’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.38 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.21 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.46 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.32 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.45 EPS.
IPGP has been the topic of a number of other reports. CL King upgraded shares of IPG Photonics from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $76.00 target price on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of IPG Photonics from $62.00 to $60.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $72.00 price objective on shares of IPG Photonics in a report on Monday, April 28th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of IPG Photonics in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. Finally, Raymond James reduced their price objective on shares of IPG Photonics from $80.00 to $70.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $69.50.
IPG Photonics Stock Up 0.4%
IPG Photonics stock opened at $67.04 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $2.85 billion, a PE ratio of -16.04 and a beta of 0.92. IPG Photonics has a 52-week low of $48.59 and a 52-week high of $92.21. The company’s 50 day moving average is $59.91 and its two-hundred day moving average is $67.08.
IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly 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 business had revenue of $227.79 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $227.00 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.52 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 9.6% on a year-over-year basis.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On IPG Photonics
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its stake in IPG Photonics by 1,918.3% during the 1st quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,429,241 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $90,242,000 after acquiring an additional 1,358,428 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in IPG Photonics by 188.6% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 636,804 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $40,208,000 after acquiring an additional 416,186 shares in the last quarter. Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC raised its stake in IPG Photonics by 375.0% during the 4th quarter. Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC now owns 304,000 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $22,107,000 after acquiring an additional 240,000 shares in the last quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. acquired a new stake in IPG Photonics during the 1st quarter worth $11,516,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in IPG Photonics by 14.7% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,352,246 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $98,335,000 after acquiring an additional 173,584 shares in the last quarter. 93.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
IPG Photonics Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 2nd will be issued a $0.33 dividend. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.97%.
About IPG Photonics
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.
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