NASDAQ:MLAB Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) Stock Price, News & Analysis $93.23 -1.87 (-1.97%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$93.08 -0.15 (-0.16%) As of 06:06 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Mesa Laboratories Stock (NASDAQ:MLAB) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Mesa Laboratories alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$87.22▼$96.1050-Day Range$90.80▼$109.1352-Week Range$55.45▼$113.99Volume208,832 shsAverage Volume240,085 shsMarket Capitalization$514.63 millionP/E Ratio13.92Dividend Yield0.69%Price Target$94.00Consensus RatingReduce Company Overview Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: MLAB) is a global provider of instrumentation products designed for critical process monitoring, testing and calibration. Headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado, the company serves a diverse set of end markets including healthcare, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, energy and industrial sectors. With a focus on precision measurement and validation, Mesa Laboratories helps customers ensure regulatory compliance, product safety and operational efficiency across complex manufacturing and sterilization processes. The company’s product portfolio encompasses biological and chemical indicators for sterilization process validation, digital data loggers and sensors for environmental monitoring, and optical gas analyzers with sample-conditioning solutions for oil, gas and petrochemical applications. Mesa Laboratories also offers calibration standards, software platforms and technical support services that enable clients to maintain accurate instrument performance and fulfill industry-specific quality assurance requirements. Since its founding in 1968, Mesa Laboratories has expanded through a combination of in-house research and development and strategic acquisitions to broaden its instrumentation offerings and geographic reach. The company maintains manufacturing and service facilities across North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, leveraging a global distribution network to deliver products and support to customers in more than 100 countries.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Mesa Laboratories Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks25th Percentile Overall ScoreMLAB MarketRank™: Mesa Laboratories scored higher than 25% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 791st out of 848 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.1 / 5Analyst RatingReduce Consensus RatingMesa Laboratories has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Upside/DownsideThe consensus price target for Mesa Laboratories is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.Amount of Analyst CoverageMesa Laboratories has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Mesa Laboratories' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Mesa Laboratories is 13.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.82.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Mesa Laboratories is 13.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Medical sector average P/E ratio of about 24.82.Price to Book Value per Share RatioMesa Laboratories has a P/B Ratio of 2.77. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Mesa Laboratories' valuation and earnings. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted5.33% of the float of Mesa Laboratories has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverMesa Laboratories has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.33, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Mesa Laboratories has recently increased by 20.54%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend0.8 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldMesa Laboratories has a dividend yield of 0.67%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthMesa Laboratories does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Mesa Laboratories is 53.33%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Read more about Mesa Laboratories' dividend. News and Social Media1.9 / 5News Sentiment-0.03 News SentimentMesa Laboratories has a news sentiment score of -0.03. 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 0.63 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Mesa Laboratories this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.Search Interest3 people have searched for MLAB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.6 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Mesa Laboratories insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $252,365.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders4.90% of the stock of Mesa Laboratories is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions90.60% of the stock of Mesa Laboratories is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Mesa Laboratories' insider trading history. Receive MLAB Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Mesa Laboratories and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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MLAB Stock News HeadlinesCritical Contrast: Solana (NASDAQ:HSDT) & Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB)June 22 at 4:35 AM | americanbankingnews.comInsider Selling: Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) CAO Sells 118 Shares of StockJune 18, 2026 | insidertrades.comBuy this stock todayMarc Chaikin, founder of Chaikin Analytics, is sharing a strategy he calls 'Sell This, Buy That' - a way to move out of overpriced AI stocks before the tech trade breaks down and into lesser-known names with real potential to challenge the Mag 7. One pick he calls 'an upgrade to Tesla stock' is a little-known company that just inked a partnership with Nvidia, positioning it ahead of Tesla in the autonomous vehicle race.June 22 at 1:00 AM | Chaikin Analytics (Ad)Mesa Laboratories Executives Quietly Unload Significant Stock HoldingsJune 17, 2026 | tipranks.comMesa Laboratories Promotes Lyndsey Crennen to Chief Accounting OfficerJune 15, 2026 | tipranks.comMesa Laboratories Confronts Rising Cyber Resilience Compliance Risks Under EU CRA Ahead of 2026 DeadlinesJune 4, 2026 | tipranks.comWhy Mesa Laboratories Stock Is Getting Hit With a Huge Sell-Off TodayMay 27, 2026 | fool.comMesa Labs Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2026 ResultsMay 27, 2026 | globenewswire.comSee More Headlines MLAB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have MLAB shares performed this year? Mesa Laboratories' stock was trading at $78.50 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, MLAB shares have increased by 18.8% and is now trading at $93.23. How were Mesa Laboratories' earnings last quarter? Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:MLAB) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 27th. The medical instruments supplier reported $1.53 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.78 by $0.25. The medical instruments supplier had revenue of $63.72 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $65.21 million. Mesa Laboratories had a net margin of 2.69% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 20.96%. Who are Mesa Laboratories' major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Mesa Laboratories include Ranger Investment Management L.P. (3.68%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.26%), Roubaix Capital LLC (1.31%) and Janus Henderson Group PLC (1.26%). Insiders that own company stock include John Bradley Schmieder, Gary M Owens, John Sakys, Shiraz Shabanali Ladiwala, R Tony Tripeny, Brian David Archbold, Mark Christopher Capone and Lyndsey Elizabeth Crennen. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Mesa Laboratories? Shares of MLAB 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. What other stocks do shareholders of Mesa Laboratories own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Mesa Laboratories investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), AUO (AUOTY), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM). Company Calendar Last Earnings5/27/2026Record date for 6/15 Dividend5/29/2026Ex-Dividend for 6/15 Dividend5/29/2026Dividend Payable6/15/2026Today6/22/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)8/04/2026Fiscal Year End3/31/2027Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (5m+) 1-Year History Jun 25 Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 MLAB's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. MLAB has been in this zone for over 5 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorMedical Industry MED INSTRUMENTS Sub-IndustryElectronic Equipment & Instruments Current SymbolNASDAQ:MLAB CIK724004 Webwww.mesalabs.com Phone(303) 987-8000Fax303-987-8989Employees680Year Founded1982Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Mesa Laboratories$94.00 High Price Target$94.00 Low Price Target$94.00 Potential Upside/Downside+0.8%Consensus RatingReduce Rating Score (0-4)1.67 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$1.20 Trailing P/E Ratio13.92 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$6.71 million Net Margins2.69% Pretax Margin4.82% Return on Equity20.96% Return on Assets8.78% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.78 Current Ratio1.72 Quick Ratio1.29 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$249.13 million Price / Sales2.07 Cash Flow$11.54 per share Price / Cash Flow8.08 Book Value$33.71 per share Price / Book2.77Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares5,520,000Free Float5,254,000Market Cap$514.63 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.94 Social Links 7 Stocks That Could Be Bigger Than Tesla, Nvidia, and GoogleLooking for the next FAANG stock before everyone has heard about it? 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