IPG Photonics Corp. Stock Falls 7.7%, Outperforms Peers
Dow Jones2026/08/18 20:33This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Shares of IPG Photonics Corp. slipped 7.7% to $81.31 on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.7% to 7,691.76 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.2% to 53,343.40.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
IPG Photonics Corp. closed 47.8% short of its 52-week high of $155.82, which the company achieved on February 13th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its peers, as Teradyne Inc. fell 8.8% to $404.29, Lumentum Holdings Inc. fell 9.9% to $873.31, and nLIGHT Inc. fell 7.41% to $50.00.
Trading volume totaled 934,167, compared to the 50-day average of 407,052.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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August 18, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)
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