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COHR vs IPGP

Side-by-side comparison of Coherent Corp. (COHR) and IPG Photonics Corporation (IPGP): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both companies sit in the Technology sector. COHR focuses on Electronic Components, while IPGP focuses on Semiconductors.
  • COHR is the larger of the two at $42.97B, about 14.9x IPGP ($2.88B).
  • Over the past year, COHR is up 56.8% and IPGP is down 11.3% - COHR leads by 68.1 points.
  • COHR has been more active in the news (9 items in the past 4 weeks vs 4 for IPGP).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceCOHR+56.82%IPGP-11.27%
2025-11-17+0.00%2026-11-13
MetricCOHRIPGP
Company
Coherent Corp.
IPG Photonics Corporation
Price
$218.10-5.97%
$67.78-4.37%
Market cap
$42.97B
$2.88B
1M return
-12.95%
-8.11%
1Y return
+56.82%
-11.27%
Industry
Electronic Components
Semiconductors
Exchange
NYSE
NASDAQ
IPO
2006
News (4w)
9
4
Recent ratings
25
25
COHR

Coherent Corp.

Coherent, Inc. provides lasers, laser-based technologies, and laser-based system solutions for a range of scientific, commercial, and industrial research applications. It operates in two segments, OEM Laser Sources and Industrial Lasers & Systems. The company designs, manufactures, markets, and services lasers, laser tools, precision optics, and related accessories; and laser measurement and control products. Its products are used for applications in microelectronics, materials processing, original equipment manufacturer components and instrumentation, and scientific research and government programs. The company markets its products through a direct sales force in the United States, as well as through direct sales personnel and independent representatives internationally. Coherent, Inc. was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

IPGP

IPG Photonics Corporation

IPG Photonics Corporation develops and manufactures a range of high-performance fiber lasers, fiber amplifiers, and diode lasers used in various applications primarily in materials processing worldwide. The company's laser products include high power lasers; fiber pigtailed packaged diodes and fiber coupled direct diode laser systems; high-energy pulsed lasers, multi-wavelength and tunable lasers, and single-polarization and single-frequency lasers; and high power optical fiber delivery cables, fiber couplers, beam switches, chillers, scanners, and other accessories. It also provides erbium-doped fiber and Raman amplifiers, and integrated communications systems, which are deployed in broadband networks; and ytterbium and thulium specialty fiber amplifiers and broadband light sources. In addition, the company offers integrated laser systems; 2D compact flat sheet cutter systems and multi-axis systems; welding seam stepper and picker, a fiber laser welding tool; and specialized fiber laser systems for material processing applications; and optical transceiver and transponder modules for interconnecting electronic equipment, including Ethernet switches, IP routers and SONET/SDH optical transport modules within telecommunications, cable multi-system operator, and data center networking applications. Its lasers and amplifiers are also used in materials processing, communications, and medical and advanced applications. The company markets its products to original equipment manufacturers, system integrators, and end users through direct sales force, as well as through agreements with independent sales representatives and distributors. IPG Photonics Corporation was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Oxford, Massachusetts.

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