IPG Photonics Q3 EPS Forecast Decreased by Zacks Research

IPG Photonics Co. (NASDAQ:IPGP) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for IPG Photonics in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the semiconductor company will post earnings per share of $0.36 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate 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 earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The semiconductor company reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.23 by ($0.05). IPG Photonics had a negative net margin of 18.58% and a positive return on equity of 2.98%.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on IPGP. Northcoast Research cut shares of IPG Photonics from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of IPG Photonics in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of IPG Photonics from $100.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. Finally, Citigroup cut 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. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, IPG Photonics has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $87.75.

IPG Photonics Stock Down 1.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ:IPGP opened at $62.58 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $69.30 and its 200 day moving average price is $72.49. The stock has a market cap of $2.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -14.97 and a beta of 0.95. IPG Photonics has a fifty-two week low of $56.71 and a fifty-two week high of $92.21.

Institutional Trading of IPG Photonics

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IPGP. Creative Planning grew its position in shares of IPG Photonics by 93.3% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 6,071 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $451,000 after acquiring an additional 2,931 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of IPG Photonics during the third quarter worth approximately $303,000. US Bancorp DE grew its position in shares of IPG Photonics by 101.2% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 7,202 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $535,000 after acquiring an additional 3,623 shares during the last quarter. M&G PLC grew its position in shares of IPG Photonics by 1.3% during the third quarter. M&G PLC now owns 167,485 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $12,394,000 after acquiring an additional 2,113 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. grew its position in shares of IPG Photonics by 28.3% during the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,336 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $99,000 after acquiring an additional 295 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.