LPKF Laser Shareholders Face AGM Amid Plunge and Surging Short Interest
27.05.2026 - 18:11:22 | boerse-global.de
The window for LPKF Laser investors to register for next week’s annual general meeting slams shut at midnight on May 28, and the stock is giving back some of its staggering gains as the event approaches. Shares slid 12.27% to €24.30 on the day, dragging them 16.78% below the five-year high of €29.20 touched just days earlier. Despite the pullback, the equity has still surged 304.33% since the start of the year — a rally that has turned heads in both the retail and institutional camps.
Hedge fund Voleon Capital Management is betting the momentum will falter. On May 26, the day after the peak, the fund lifted its net short position from 2.02% to 2.13% of outstanding shares. That move caps a rapid build since late April, when Voleon first crossed the 0.5% reporting threshold, meaning its bearish wager has more than quadrupled in under five weeks. The timing — immediately after the high and just before this week's selloff — underscores the extreme volatility that has gripped the name.
Against that backdrop, CEO Klaus Fiedler sent a contrasting signal. On May 20 he bought €42,000 worth of his own company’s stock at €21.00 a share, a price well below the current level and implying he sees value where the bears smell risk. The insider purchase adds a personal dimension to the debate that will colour the AGM.
Operating losses widen even as order book improves
The disconnect between market euphoria and financial reality is stark. First?quarter revenue fell 32.4% year on year to €17.1 million, dragging EBIT to a loss of €6.9 million — nearly double the year?ago deficit of €3.9 million. On an adjusted basis the loss was €5.7 million, widening from €3.4 million. The culprit: a weak solar business. Brighter spots emerged in the Development and Electronics segments, and order intake climbed to €24.1 million, yielding a book?to?bill ratio of 1.4. That means new orders outstripped revenue by 40%, a hopeful sign for the second half.
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Management is pinning its longer?term hopes on semiconductor?related advanced packaging. The quarterly report flags progress with multiple customers evaluating initial production tools, though any potential volume orders remain excluded from the 2026 guidance. That caution limits the hard visibility of the semiconductor story — a tension that is likely to surface during the shareholder meeting.
AGM agenda: governance, no dividend, and a board change
The ordinary general meeting will be held at the Hotel Wienecke XI in Hannover on June 4, starting at 10:00 a.m. MESZ. The agenda covers the standard items: approval of the retained earnings (the €7.6 million balance?sheet profit will be carried forward entirely — no dividend), discharge of management and the supervisory board, the remuneration report for 2025, and the election of the auditor for 2026. A notable personnel change is the proposed appointment of Dr. Arne Schneider to the supervisory board, replacing Dr. Dirk Michael Rothweiler. Shareholders will also vote on an amendment to §20 of the company’s bylaws — routine governance, but one that gains weight after the stock’s wild ride.
Voting by postal ballot is open until June 3, and proxy authorisations can be submitted by post, fax or email by the same deadline. Those attending in person can cast their votes at the meeting until a cut?off time to be announced.
Trade?fair blitz and the half?year check?point
The company is not waiting for the AGM to press its case. Between May 26 and 29, LPKF is exhibiting at three trade shows simultaneously: the ECTC in Orlando (focused on electronic components), the SPEXA in Japan, and the iTGV in Wuxi, China. The triple appearance underscores the global push behind advanced packaging and laser?based solutions.
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After the AGM, the next major catalyst will be the half?year report, scheduled for July 23 at 08:00 a.m. Also worth watching: an SdK investor forum on June 18 featuring CEO Klaus Fiedler, where the market will get another chance to hear management’s narrative on solar weakness, restructuring progress and the semiconductor opportunity.
With the RSI plunging to 25.7 — deep into oversold territory — some traders may see a bounce play. But the short seller’s growing position and the absence of an operating profit suggest the path between AGM rhetoric and quarterly reality remains bumpy.
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