Intchains Group (NASDAQ:ICG – Get Free Report) and IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP – Get Free Report) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
93.8% of IPG Photonics shares are held by institutional investors. 38.0% of IPG Photonics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
Intchains Group has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IPG Photonics has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Intchains Group | $80.47 million | 4.45 | -$3.78 million | $0.11 | 54.27 |
| IPG Photonics | $1.04 billion | 3.17 | $218.88 million | ($3.47) | -22.02 |
IPG Photonics has higher revenue and earnings than Intchains Group. IPG Photonics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intchains Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Intchains Group and IPG Photonics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Intchains Group | 19.08% | 4.77% | 4.53% |
| IPG Photonics | -14.20% | 4.32% | 3.89% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations for Intchains Group and IPG Photonics, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Intchains Group | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| IPG Photonics | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2.43 |
Intchains Group presently has a consensus target price of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 84.25%. IPG Photonics has a consensus target price of $93.50, suggesting a potential upside of 22.37%. Given Intchains Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Intchains Group is more favorable than IPG Photonics.
Summary
Intchains Group beats IPG Photonics on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Intchains Group
Intchains Group Limited designs and sells application-specific integrated circuit chips for blockchain applications in the People's Republic of China. The company also offers ancillary software, hardware, and other products. It serves distributors. Intchains Group Limited was founded in 2017 and is based in Pudong, China.
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. The company also offers integrated laser systems; LightWELD, a handheld laser welding system; 2D compact flat sheet cutter systems and multi-axis systems for fine welding, cutting, and drilling; welding seam stepper and picker, a fiber laser welding tool; high precision laser systems; specialized fiber laser systems for material processing applications; robotic and multi-axis workstations for welding, cutting and cladding, flatbed cutting systems, and diode markers; and laser and non-laser robotic welding and automation solutions. It serves materials processing, communications, medical procedures, and advanced applications and communications markets. The company markets its products to original equipment manufacturers, system integrators, and end users through direct sales force, as well as through agreements with independent sales representatives and distributors. IPG Photonics Corporation was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts.
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