IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.19 EPS

IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) posted its earnings results on Tuesday. The semiconductor company reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.16 by $0.19, Zacks reports. The company had revenue of $250.79 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $240.18 million. IPG Photonics had a positive return on equity of 2.25% and a negative net margin of 22.77%. IPG Photonics updated its Q4 2025 guidance to 0.050-0.350 EPS.

IPG Photonics Stock Up 3.1%

IPGP stock traded up $2.76 during trading on Thursday, hitting $91.71. 138,567 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 282,770. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.87 billion, a P/E ratio of -18.75, a PEG ratio of 23.95 and a beta of 1.04. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $83.46 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $74.55. IPG Photonics has a 1 year low of $48.59 and a 1 year high of $92.21.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

IPGP has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Citigroup raised IPG Photonics from a “sell” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $68.00 to $105.00 in a research note on Wednesday. Sanford C. Bernstein raised IPG Photonics from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $97.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. Roth Capital set a $96.00 price target on IPG Photonics and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $92.00 price target on IPG Photonics in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of IPG Photonics in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, IPG Photonics currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $89.33.

Insider Buying and Selling at IPG Photonics

In other IPG Photonics news, major shareholder Valentin Gapontsev Trust I sold 52,320 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.71, for a total value of $4,222,747.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 7,073,279 shares in the company, valued at approximately $570,884,348.09. This represents a 0.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, major shareholder Fibre Devices Ltd Ip sold 35,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.10, for a total transaction of $2,873,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 6,849,837 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $562,371,617.70. This trade represents a 0.51% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 274,630 shares of company stock worth $22,881,519 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 39.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of IPGP. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in IPG Photonics by 348.2% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 744 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 578 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in shares of IPG Photonics during the 2nd quarter worth about $65,000. Prudential Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of IPG Photonics during the 2nd quarter worth about $205,000. Two Sigma Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of IPG Photonics during the 2nd quarter worth about $410,000. Finally, Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC raised its position in shares of IPG Photonics by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 7,922 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $544,000 after purchasing an additional 215 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.79% of the company’s stock.

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.