Insider Selling: IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) CAO Sells $58,110.00 in Stock

IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IPGP) CAO Mary Buttarazzi sold 500 shares of IPG Photonics stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.22, for a total transaction of $58,110.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 4,749 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $551,928.78. The trade was a 9.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

IPG Photonics Price Performance

Shares of IPG Photonics stock opened at $122.78 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $5.18 billion, a PE ratio of 165.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.95. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $110.65 and a 200 day moving average price of $91.30. IPG Photonics Corporation has a 1 year low of $48.59 and a 1 year high of $155.82.

IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) last announced its quarterly 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 company had revenue of $274.47 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.18 EPS. IPG Photonics has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.100-0.400 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that IPG Photonics Corporation will post 1.54 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have commented on the company. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on IPG Photonics from $92.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of IPG Photonics from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Roth Mkm increased their price target on shares of IPG Photonics from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Benchmark reissued a “hold” rating on shares of IPG Photonics in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, Raymond James Financial lowered IPG Photonics from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $97.00 to $180.00 in a research note on Friday, February 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $131.40.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of IPGP. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its holdings in IPG Photonics by 51.1% in the 3rd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 343 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. boosted its stake in shares of IPG Photonics by 6.8% in the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,820 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $130,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG boosted its stake in shares of IPG Photonics by 6.1% in the fourth 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 increased its position in shares of IPG Photonics by 10.2% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,449 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $115,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Comerica Bank raised its stake in IPG Photonics by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 15,105 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,082,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. 93.79% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other 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.