Exchange Traded Concepts LLC Has $18.50 Million Holdings in IPG Photonics Corporation $IPGP

Exchange Traded Concepts LLC grew its holdings in shares of IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IPGP) by 20.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 258,305 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 43,021 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC’s holdings in IPG Photonics were worth $18,495,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust acquired a new position in shares of IPG Photonics during the 3rd quarter valued at $6,645,000. Allianz Asset Management GmbH grew its holdings in IPG Photonics by 45.2% in the third quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 200,138 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $15,849,000 after purchasing an additional 62,286 shares during the period. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. grew its holdings in IPG Photonics by 27.4% in the third quarter. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. now owns 79,721 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $6,313,000 after purchasing an additional 17,132 shares during the period. Old West Investment Management LLC increased its stake in IPG Photonics by 138.0% in the third quarter. Old West Investment Management LLC now owns 20,842 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,650,000 after purchasing an additional 12,085 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Apis Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in IPG Photonics in the third quarter valued at $2,772,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.79% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, major shareholder Fibre Devices Ltd Ip sold 29,167 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.87, for a total value of $2,329,568.29. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 6,628,169 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $529,391,858.03. This represents a 0.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Mary E. Buttarazzi sold 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.22, for a total value of $58,110.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 4,749 shares in the company, valued at $551,928.78. This represents a 9.53% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 134,617 shares of company stock worth $10,636,883 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 39.50% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

IPGP has been the topic of several research reports. Zacks Research upgraded shares of IPG Photonics from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of IPG Photonics in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen lowered IPG Photonics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday. Raymond James Financial downgraded IPG Photonics from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $97.00 to $180.00 in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on IPG Photonics from $92.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $131.40.

IPG Photonics Trading Down 2.5%

IPGP opened at $115.70 on Friday. IPG Photonics Corporation has a 1-year low of $48.59 and a 1-year high of $155.82. The company has a market cap of $4.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 156.35, a PEG ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.95. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $115.71 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $92.97.

IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The semiconductor company reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $274.47 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $249.58 million. IPG Photonics had a net margin of 3.10% and a return on equity of 2.89%. The business’s revenue was up 17.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.18 earnings per share. IPG Photonics has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.100-0.400 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that IPG Photonics Corporation will post 1.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

IPG Photonics Profile

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.