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Proto Labs (PRLB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$48.24 -0.75 (-1.53%)
Closing price 10/10/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$47.98 -0.26 (-0.53%)
As of 10/10/2025 05:49 PM Eastern
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About Proto Labs Stock (NYSE:PRLB)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$48.14
$49.79
50-Day Range
$43.23
$50.99
52-Week Range
$26.34
$51.96
Volume
239,291 shs
Average Volume
169,055 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.15 billion
P/E Ratio
80.40
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$52.50
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Proto Labs Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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63rd Percentile Overall Score

PRLB MarketRank™: 

Proto Labs scored higher than 63% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 93rd out of 185 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Proto Labs has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Proto Labs is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Proto Labs has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Proto Labs' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Proto Labs are expected to grow by 17.28% in the coming year, from $0.81 to $0.95 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Proto Labs is 80.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 230.96.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Proto Labs is 80.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 299.82.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Proto Labs has a P/B Ratio of 1.76. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Proto Labs' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.93% of the float of Proto Labs has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Proto Labs has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Proto Labs has recently increased by 1.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Proto Labs does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Proto Labs does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.93% of the float of Proto Labs has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Proto Labs has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Proto Labs has recently increased by 1.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Proto Labs has a news sentiment score of 0.43. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Proto Labs this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for PRLB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Proto Labs insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $75,055.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.70% of the stock of Proto Labs is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    84.54% of the stock of Proto Labs is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Proto Labs' insider trading history.
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PRLB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Proto Labs' stock was trading at $39.09 at the start of the year. Since then, PRLB shares have increased by 23.4% and is now trading at $48.24.

Proto Labs, Inc. (NYSE:PRLB) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 31st. The industrial products company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.08. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 7.6% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Proto Labs' Board of Directors initiated a share buyback program on Friday, February 7th 2025, which allows the company to repurchase $100,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 9.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Top institutional investors of Proto Labs include Voya Investment Management LLC (0.12%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.12%) and Praxis Investment Management Inc. (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Robert Bodor and Suresh Krishna.
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Shares of PRLB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Proto Labs investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Netflix (NFLX), Tesla (TSLA) and PayPal (PYPL).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/31/2025
Today
10/11/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/07/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
RUBBER&PLASTICS
Sub-Industry
Industrial Machinery
Current Symbol
NYSE:PRLB
CIK
1443669
Employees
2,357
Year Founded
1999

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$54.00
Low Price Target
$51.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+8.8%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.60
Trailing P/E Ratio
80.40
Forward P/E Ratio
59.56
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$16.59 million
Net Margins
2.91%
Pretax Margin
4.37%
Return on Equity
2.22%
Return on Assets
1.99%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
3.31
Quick Ratio
3.09

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$500.89 million
Price / Sales
2.30
Cash Flow
$2.10 per share
Price / Cash Flow
22.92
Book Value
$27.34 per share
Price / Book
1.76

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
23,880,000
Free Float
23,469,000
Market Cap
$1.15 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.24

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This page (NYSE:PRLB) was last updated on 10/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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