Q3 EPS Estimates for IPG Photonics Lowered by Zacks Research

IPG Photonics Co. (NASDAQ:IPGP) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of IPG Photonics in a report released on Tuesday, March 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the semiconductor company will earn $0.36 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.52. The consensus estimate for IPG Photonics’ current full-year earnings is $1.54 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for IPG Photonics’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.35 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.82 EPS.

IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 11th. The semiconductor company reported $0.18 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by ($0.05). IPG Photonics had a positive return on equity of 2.98% and a negative net margin of 18.58%.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on IPG Photonics from $100.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. Northcoast Research lowered IPG Photonics from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Citigroup reduced their price target on IPG Photonics from $62.00 to $60.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of IPG Photonics in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $87.75.

IPG Photonics Stock Performance

Shares of IPGP stock opened at $63.04 on Friday. IPG Photonics has a 1 year low of $56.71 and a 1 year high of $92.21. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $69.02 and a two-hundred day moving average of $72.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.68 billion, a PE ratio of -15.08 and a beta of 1.04.

Institutional Trading of IPG Photonics

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of IPG Photonics by 14.7% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,352,246 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $98,335,000 after buying an additional 173,584 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of IPG Photonics by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 1,069,193 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $77,751,000 after purchasing an additional 9,852 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of IPG Photonics by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 999,649 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $72,694,000 after purchasing an additional 28,606 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of IPG Photonics by 37.2% during the third quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 671,025 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $49,871,000 after purchasing an additional 181,844 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN lifted its holdings in shares of IPG Photonics by 8.9% during the third quarter. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN now owns 534,833 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $39,749,000 after purchasing an additional 43,874 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.