NYSE:PRLB - Proto Labs Stock Price, Price Target & More

Proto Labs trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "PRLB."

Proto Labs announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Monday, April 10th 2017, which allows the company to buyback $50,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 3.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Proto Labs Inc (NYSE:PRLB) posted its earnings results on Thursday, April, 26th. The industrial products company reported $0.71 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.03. The industrial products company earned $107.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $103.88 million. Proto Labs had a net margin of 15.49% and a return on equity of 12.88%. Proto Labs's revenue for the quarter was up 34.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.51 EPS. View Proto Labs' Earnings History.

Proto Labs is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July, 26th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Proto Labs.

2 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for Proto Labs' stock. Their predictions range from $84.00 to $92.00. On average, they expect Proto Labs' share price to reach $88.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 34.8%. View Analyst Ratings for Proto Labs.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Proto Labs in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

Some companies that are related to Proto Labs include Valmont Industries (VMI), Harsco (HSC), HC2 (HCHC), Gulf Island Fabrication (GIFI) and TechPrecision (TPCS).

Media headlines about PRLB stock have been trending somewhat positive on Saturday, Accern reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Proto Labs earned a media sentiment score of 0.07 on Accern's scale. They also gave press coverage about the industrial products company an impact score of 46.19 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

Proto Labs' stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Riverbridge Partners LLC (6.44%), Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC (2.25%), Handelsbanken Fonder AB (1.50%), Fred Alger Management Inc. (0.85%), Capital Investment Services of America Inc. (0.36%) and Scout Investments Inc. (0.24%). Company insiders that own Proto Labs stock include Arthur R Baker III, John B Goodman, John B Tumelty, Rainer Gawlick, Robert Bodor, Sven Wehrwein and Victoria M Holt. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Proto Labs.

PRLB stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Riverbridge Partners LLC, Handelsbanken Fonder AB, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, Capital Investment Services of America Inc., Scout Investments Inc., Radnor Capital Management LLC and Bank of Montreal Can. Company insiders that have sold Proto Labs company stock in the last year include John B Goodman, John B Tumelty, Rainer Gawlick, Robert Bodor and Sven Wehrwein. View Insider Buying and Selling for Proto Labs.

PRLB stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fred Alger Management Inc., Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC, Covenant Asset Management LLC, Chicago Capital LLC, Hartford Investment Management Co., Empowered Funds LLC, Nwam LLC and Amalgamated Bank. View Insider Buying and Selling for Proto Labs.

Shares of PRLB can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of PRLB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $135.00.

Proto Labs has a market capitalization of $3.62 billion and generates $344.49 million in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $51.77 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.93 on an earnings per share basis. Proto Labs employs 2,266 workers across the globe.

Proto Labs' mailing address is 5540 Pioneer Creek Drive, Maple Plain MN, 55359. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 763-479-3680 or via email at [email protected]