IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.05 EPS

IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The semiconductor company reported $0.18 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by ($0.05), Zacks reports. IPG Photonics had a positive return on equity of 4.32% and a negative net margin of 14.20%. IPG Photonics updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 0.050-0.350 EPS.

IPG Photonics Stock Performance

NASDAQ IPGP traded down $4.10 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $63.31. 164,774 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 203,721. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -18.24 and a beta of 0.95. IPG Photonics has a twelve month low of $61.86 and a twelve month high of $104.19. The business’s 50-day moving average is $74.27 and its 200-day moving average is $73.71.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently commented on IPGP shares. Benchmark restated a “hold” rating on shares of IPG Photonics in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of IPG Photonics in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Northcoast Research cut shares of IPG Photonics from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, IPG Photonics presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $93.50.

IPG Photonics Company Profile

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.