IPG Photonics Corporation (IPGP): Today's Featured Electronics Laggard

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IPG Photonics Corporation (IPGP) pushed the Electronics industry lower today making it today's featured Electronics laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.2%. By the end of trading, IPG Photonics Corporation fell 67 cents (-1.2%) to $56.84 on average volume. Throughout the day, 600,048 shares of IPG Photonics Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 614,900 shares. The stock ranged in price between $56.03-$57.85 after having opened the day at $57.85 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $57.51. Other companies within the Electronics industry that declined today were: Enova Systems (ENA), down 12%, SMTC Corporation (SMTX), down 8.1%, Daystar Technologies (DSTI), down 6.5%, and LRAD (LRAD), down 6.2%.

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IPG Photonics Corporation develops and manufactures fiber lasers, fiber amplifiers, and diode lasers. IPG Photonics Corporation has a market cap of $2.93 billion and is part of the technology sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 21.7, equal to the average electronics industry P/E ratio and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 69.2% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are eight analysts that rate IPG Photonics Corporation a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and three rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates IPG Photonics Corporation as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, growth in earnings per share, compelling growth in net income and good cash flow from operations. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company is trading at a premium valuation based on our review of its current price compared to such things as earnings and book value.

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On the positive front, Dynasil Corporation of America (DYSL), up 12.8%, Spire Corporation (SPIR), up 7.4%, Nexxus Lighting (NEXS), up 7.2%, and API Technologies (ATNY), up 5.9%, were all gainers within the electronics industry with SanDisk (SNDK) being today's featured electronics industry leader.

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