IPG Photonics stock rises 5% but trails competitors
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Updated · MarketWatch · Apr 30
IPG Photonics stock rises 5% but trails competitors
14 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · Apr 30
Shares closed at $118.92 in a broad market rally, as the S&P 500 gained 1.02% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.62%.
The advance marked IPG Photonics' second straight daily gain, but it lagged rivals including Teradyne, up 12.12%, Lumentum, up 5.13%, and nLIGHT, up 7.51%.
The stock remains 23.68% below its 52-week high of $155.82 reached on 13 February, while trading volume of 388,564 stayed below its 50-day average.
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