Both in Semiconductors
IPG Photonics vs Kulicke & Soffa Industries
Over the past year IPGP returned −13.7% and KLIC returned +87.5%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.42.
IPGP −13.7% KLIC +87.5%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | IPGP | KLIC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $72.59 | $74.21 |
| Market cap | $3.09B | $3.88B |
| Today | −4.11% | −6.87% |
| 1 month | −13.2% | −22.7% |
| 6 months | −40.9% | −14.0% |
| Year to date | +1.4% | +62.9% |
| 1 year | −16.0% | +86.9% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +11.1% | +122.6% |
| Gross margin | 40.4% | 47.8% |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 17.4% |
| P/E (TTM) | 112.0× | 33.6× |
| Price / sales | 2.9× | 4.1× |
| Net cash | $871.3M | $516.6M |
| Dividend yield | — | 1.10% |
| Volatility (60d) | 46.1% | 56.8% |
| Short % of float | 19.2% | 4.6% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).