Valentin Gapontsev Trust I Sells 27,116 Shares of IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) Stock

IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IPGP) major shareholder Valentin Gapontsev Trust I sold 27,116 shares of IPG Photonics stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.06, for a total transaction of $2,089,558.96. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 6,859,599 shares in the company, valued at $528,600,698.94. This trade represents a 0.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Major shareholders that own more than 10% of a company’s stock are required to disclose their transactions with the SEC.

Valentin Gapontsev Trust I also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, December 15th, Valentin Gapontsev Trust I sold 39,384 shares of IPG Photonics stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.63, for a total value of $3,057,379.92.
• On Tuesday, November 18th, Valentin Gapontsev Trust I sold 47,901 shares of IPG Photonics stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.13, for a total value of $3,646,703.13.
• On Tuesday, November 18th, Valentin Gapontsev Trust I sold 47,901 shares of IPG Photonics stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.13, for a total value of $3,646,703.13.
• On Monday, November 17th, Valentin Gapontsev Trust I sold 18,599 shares of IPG Photonics stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.67, for a total value of $1,444,584.33.
• On Monday, November 17th, Valentin Gapontsev Trust I sold 18,599 shares of IPG Photonics stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.67, for a total value of $1,444,584.33.
• On Wednesday, October 15th, Valentin Gapontsev Trust I sold 17,707 shares of IPG Photonics stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.09, for a total value of $1,506,688.63.
• On Tuesday, October 14th, Valentin Gapontsev Trust I sold 16,529 shares of IPG Photonics stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.97, for a total transaction of $1,371,411.13.
• On Monday, October 13th, Valentin Gapontsev Trust I sold 32,264 shares of IPG Photonics stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.19, for a total transaction of $2,684,042.16.

IPG Photonics Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of NASDAQ IPGP traded down $0.76 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $77.02. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 374,150 shares, compared to its average volume of 280,589. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 126.26, a P/E/G ratio of 19.96 and a beta of 1.02. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $82.95 and a 200 day moving average price of $78.35. IPG Photonics Corporation has a one year low of $48.59 and a one year high of $92.21.

IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.16 by $0.19. IPG Photonics had a net margin of 2.66% and a return on equity of 2.35%. The business had revenue of $250.79 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $240.18 million. IPG Photonics has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.050-0.350 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that IPG Photonics Corporation will post 1.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently issued reports on IPGP. Stifel Nicolaus set a $92.00 price objective on IPG Photonics in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of IPG Photonics in a report on Monday. Citigroup upgraded IPG Photonics from a “sell” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $68.00 to $105.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Roth Capital set a $96.00 price target on shares of IPG Photonics and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Finally, Benchmark reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of IPG Photonics in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, IPG Photonics presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $89.33.

Institutional Trading of IPG Photonics

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Allworth Financial LP increased its position in shares of IPG Photonics by 10.2% in the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,449 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $115,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the last quarter. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. grew its stake in IPG Photonics by 27.4% in the 3rd quarter. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. now owns 79,721 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $6,313,000 after buying an additional 17,132 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new position in shares of IPG Photonics in the 3rd quarter worth $211,000. Eaton Financial Holdings Company LLC increased its holdings in shares of IPG Photonics by 28.0% in the 3rd quarter. Eaton Financial Holdings Company LLC now owns 7,292 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $577,000 after buying an additional 1,595 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co raised its position in shares of IPG Photonics by 6.5% during the 3rd quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 23,637 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,863,000 after buying an additional 1,436 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.