IPG Photonics (IPGP) Competitors

IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) and Cree (NASDAQ:CREE) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in IPGP or CREE?

93.8% of IPG Photonics shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.0% of IPG Photonics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Cree shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to IPGP or CREE?

In the previous week, Cree had 1 more articles in the media than IPG Photonics. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Cree and 6 mentions for IPG Photonics. IPG Photonics' average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Cree's score of 0.29 indicating that IPG Photonics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IPG Photonics	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cree	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is IPGP or CREE more profitable?

IPG Photonics has a net margin of 15.34% compared to Cree's net margin of -83.60%. IPG Photonics' return on equity of 7.67% beat Cree's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IPG Photonics	15.34%	7.67%	6.86%
Cree	-83.60%	-7.29%	-4.50%

Which has better valuation & earnings, IPGP or CREE?

IPG Photonics has higher revenue and earnings than Cree. Cree is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IPG Photonics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
IPG Photonics	$1.29B	3.07	$218.88M	$3.88	22.35
Cree	$525.60M	5.72	-$523.90M	-$1.40	-18.54

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IPGP or CREE?

Cree received 444 more outperform votes than IPG Photonics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.33% of users gave IPG Photonics an outperform vote while only 64.96% of users gave Cree an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IPG Photonics	Outperform Votes 520 66.33%	Underperform Votes 264 33.67%
Cree	Outperform Votes 964 64.96%	Underperform Votes 520 35.04%

Which has more volatility and risk, IPGP or CREE?

IPG Photonics has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cree has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend IPGP or CREE?

IPG Photonics presently has a consensus price target of $110.40, indicating a potential upside of 27.29%. Given IPG Photonics' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe IPG Photonics is more favorable than Cree.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IPG Photonics	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Cree	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

IPG Photonics beats Cree on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.