Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Has $194.93 Million Stock Holdings in IPG Photonics Corporation $IPGP

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lessened its holdings in shares of IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IPGP) by 6.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,701,269 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 113,773 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in IPG Photonics were worth $194,929,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of IPGP. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC acquired a new stake in shares of IPG Photonics in the fourth quarter worth $30,254,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in IPG Photonics by 53.7% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 978,577 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $67,101,000 after acquiring an additional 341,773 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in IPG Photonics by 169.4% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 288,507 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $20,657,000 after acquiring an additional 181,423 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of IPG Photonics in the fourth quarter valued at about $12,647,000. Finally, American Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of IPG Photonics by 106.4% in the fourth quarter. American Capital Management Inc. now owns 235,554 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $16,866,000 after purchasing an additional 121,426 shares during the period. 93.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

IPG Photonics Stock Performance

IPGP opened at $91.70 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $3.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 132.90, a PEG ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 0.94. IPG Photonics Corporation has a twelve month low of $71.35 and a twelve month high of $155.82. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $110.52 and its 200-day simple moving average is $110.99.

IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The semiconductor company reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.32 by ($0.03). The business had revenue of $265.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $256.99 million. IPG Photonics had a net margin of 2.78% and a return on equity of 2.84%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.09 earnings per share. IPG Photonics has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.250-0.550 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that IPG Photonics Corporation will post 1.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at IPG Photonics

In other IPG Photonics news, Director Eugene A. Scherbakov sold 1,524 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.55, for a total transaction of $154,762.20. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 49,734 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,050,487.70. The trade was a 2.97% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Jeanmarie F. Desmond sold 1,690 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.58, for a total transaction of $178,430.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 10,486 shares in the company, valued at $1,107,111.88. This represents a 13.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 80,400 shares of company stock valued at $8,515,516 over the last three months. Insiders own 37.50% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of IPG Photonics in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of IPG Photonics from $165.00 to $125.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of IPG Photonics from $105.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Roth Capital reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $151.00 price target on shares of IPG Photonics in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of IPG Photonics from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $137.17.

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.