IPG Photonics CEO Mark Milton Gitin reported an equity award of 19,887 shares of common stock in the form of restricted stock units. The award was granted on February 18, 2026 at a stated price of $0.00 per share as a grant, not an open-market purchase.
The restricted stock units vest in three annual installments of 33%, 33% and 34% on March 1, 2027, March 1, 2028 and March 1, 2029. Following this grant, Gitin directly owned 99,476 shares of IPG Photonics common stock, which include 172 shares acquired under the company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan on June 30, 2025 and 175 shares acquired under the plan on December 31, 2025.
Valentin Gapontsev Trust I, a 10% owner of IPG Photonics Corp, sold 66,500 shares of common stock on February 17, 2026 in a series of open-market transactions under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Sale prices ranged from $124.92 to $150.01 per share. After these sales, the trust held 6,726,599 shares directly.
IPG Photonics senior vice president and chief scientist Igor Samartsev exercised an employee stock option for 3,363 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $81.89 per share on February 17, 2026, receiving the shares as a direct acquisition.
The Form 4 is filed jointly by Samartsev and director Natalia Pavlova, who is reported as an indirect beneficial owner of various IPG Photonics share holdings through her spousal relationship and multiple family and trust accounts. Following the transaction, Samartsev directly holds 9,597 common shares, in addition to substantial indirect holdings reported across these related entities.
IPG Photonics director and 10% owner Eugene A. Scherbakov reported an option exercise and related share withholding. He exercised employee stock options for 7,592 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $81.89 per share, using a net share settlement method.
To cover the combined exercise price and withholding taxes, 5,727 shares of common stock were withheld at $153.91 per share, classified as a tax-withholding disposition. After these transactions, Scherbakov directly owned 61,195 shares of IPG Photonics common stock.
IPG Photonics Corporation executive Angelo P. Lopresti, who serves as SVP, Secretary and General Counsel and is a 10% owner, reported an option-related share transaction. On 02/12/2026, he exercised an employee stock option for 5,861 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $81.89 per share.
The filing shows the option exercise was done on a net share settlement basis, with 4,022 shares of common stock withheld by the issuer at $150.25 per share to cover the exercise price and related withholding taxes. After these transactions, Lopresti directly owned 60,224 shares of IPG Photonics common stock.
IPG Photonics Corporation reported stronger fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results, while authorizing a new share repurchase program of up to $100 million. Fourth quarter revenue reached $274.5 million, up 17% year over year, with net income rising to $13.3 million or $0.31 per diluted share, compared with $7.8 million or $0.18 per diluted share a year earlier. GAAP gross margin declined to 36.1% from 38.6% due to higher product costs and tariffs, while adjusted EBITDA grew to $41.2 million and adjusted earnings per diluted share increased to $0.46.
For full-year 2025, revenue was $1,003.8 million, up 3% from 2024, and net income was $31.1 million after a prior-year net loss of $181.5 million that included significant divestiture and impairment charges. Cash and cash equivalents were $403.8 million at year-end, with an additional $512.1 million in short- and long-term investments. For the first quarter of 2026, the company expects revenue between $235 million and $265 million, adjusted gross margin between 37% and 39%, operating expenses of $90 million to $92 million, adjusted earnings per diluted share of $0.10 to $0.40, and adjusted EBITDA of $25 million to $40 million.
IPG Photonics director Eric Meurice reported an option exercise and share sale. On February 2, 2026, he exercised 750 director stock options at $87.87 per share, receiving 750 shares of common stock, then sold 750 common shares at $95 per share under a pre‑arranged Rule 10b5‑1 trading plan. Following these transactions, he directly owned 22,803 shares of IPG Photonics common stock.
A shareholder of IPGP has filed a notice of proposed sale under Rule 144 for 750 shares of common stock. The planned sale, through broker Stifel Nicolaus & Company Inc. on the Nasdaq, has an indicated aggregate market value of $71,250.00.
The securities were originally acquired on 06/01/2016 through an option exercise, with cash payment listed on 02/02/2026, which is also the approximate date of sale. The table shows 42,124,481 shares of this class outstanding, providing context for the size of the planned transaction.
IPG Photonics Corporation insider trade: Angelo P. Lopresti, a 10% owner and SVP, Secretary & General Counsel of IPG Photonics, sold 1,500 shares of common stock on January 21, 2026 at a price of $85 per share. After this transaction, he beneficially owned 58,385 shares of IPG Photonics common stock in direct form.
The sale was executed under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan that the reporting person adopted on June 13, 2025, which is designed to allow insiders to sell shares according to preset instructions.
IPG Photonics Corporation director and 10% owner Eugene A. Scherbakov reported selling a total of 2,700 shares of common stock on January 21, 2026. The sales were made in three separate transactions: 93 shares at a weighted average price of $79.33 per share, 1,204 shares at a weighted average price of $80.37 per share, and 1,403 shares at a weighted average price of $81.57 per share. Each price represents the weighted average of multiple trades within disclosed ranges.
The filing states that these sales were executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on June 13, 2025, which is designed to allow insiders to sell shares according to a preset schedule. Following the transactions, Scherbakov directly holds 59,330 shares of IPG Photonics common stock.