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IPG Photonics (IPGP) Lags Q4 Earnings Estimates
IPGPIPG Photonics(IPGP) ZACKS·2025-02-11 15:16

Company Performance - IPG Photonics reported quarterly earnings of 0.18pershare,missingtheZacksConsensusEstimateof0.18 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 0.20 per share, and down from 0.89pershareayearago,representinganearningssurpriseof−100.89 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of -10% [1] - The company posted revenues of 234.34 million for the quarter ended December 2024, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.30%, but down from 298.89millionyear−over−year[2]−Overthelastfourquarters,IPGhassurpassedconsensusEPSestimatestwotimesandtoppedconsensusrevenueestimatesfourtimes[2]StockOutlook−TheimmediatepricemovementofIPGshareswilldependonmanagement′scommentaryduringtheearningscall,withsharesdownabout7.3298.89 million year-over-year [2] - Over the last four quarters, IPG has surpassed consensus EPS estimates two times and topped consensus revenue estimates four times [2] Stock Outlook - The immediate price movement of IPG shares will depend on management's commentary during the earnings call, with shares down about 7.3% since the beginning of the year compared to the S&P 500's gain of 3.1% [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the coming quarter is 0.29 on revenues of 237.43million,andforthecurrentfiscalyear,itis237.43 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is 1.83 on revenues of $1.01 billion [7] Industry Context - The Lasers Systems and Components industry, to which IPG belongs, is currently in the bottom 30% of the Zacks Industry Rank, indicating potential challenges ahead [8] - Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, suggesting that the outlook for the industry can significantly impact stock performance [5][8]