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PRLB vs. NPO, KAI, AIN, SXI, KMT, TNC, TRS, GRC, HY, and ERII

Should you be buying Proto Labs stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Proto Labs include Enpro (NPO), Kadant (KAI), Albany International (AIN), Standex International (SXI), Kennametal (KMT), Tennant (TNC), TriMas (TRS), Gorman-Rupp (GRC), Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (HY), and Energy Recovery (ERII). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry.

Proto Labs vs.

Enpro (NYSE:NPO) and Proto Labs (NYSE:PRLB) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

In the previous week, Enpro had 1 more articles in the media than Proto Labs. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Enpro and 9 mentions for Proto Labs. Enpro's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Proto Labs' score of 1.15 indicating that Enpro is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Enpro
7 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Proto Labs
5 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Enpro has higher revenue and earnings than Proto Labs. Enpro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Proto Labs, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Enpro$1.06B3.53$22.20M$4.0244.41
Proto Labs$499.21M1.78$16.59M$0.6062.35

Enpro has a net margin of 6.95% compared to Proto Labs' net margin of 3.31%. Enpro's return on equity of 10.25% beat Proto Labs' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Enpro6.95% 10.25% 5.83%
Proto Labs 3.31%2.44%2.19%

Enpro has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Proto Labs has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Enpro currently has a consensus target price of $202.50, suggesting a potential upside of 13.44%. Proto Labs has a consensus target price of $43.67, suggesting a potential upside of 16.73%. Given Proto Labs' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Proto Labs is more favorable than Enpro.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Enpro
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.33
Proto Labs
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

98.3% of Enpro shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Proto Labs shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Enpro shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Proto Labs shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Enpro received 29 more outperform votes than Proto Labs when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.73% of users gave Enpro an outperform vote while only 63.07% of users gave Proto Labs an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
EnproOutperform Votes
362
63.73%
Underperform Votes
206
36.27%
Proto LabsOutperform Votes
333
63.07%
Underperform Votes
195
36.93%

Summary

Enpro beats Proto Labs on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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PRLB vs. The Competition

MetricProto LabsFabricated structural metal products IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$889.23M$1.92B$7.63B$19.30B
Dividend YieldN/A0.54%4.58%3.83%
P/E Ratio57.5519.0023.1534.53
Price / Sales1.781.1390.0034.84
Price / Cash19.6615.7626.9417.51
Price / Book1.372.563.974.69
Net Income$16.59M$42.11M$807.24M$1.02B
7 Day Performance-8.99%-0.91%0.10%-2.43%
1 Month Performance10.51%12.78%10.55%6.27%
1 Year Performance21.26%6.15%26.18%5.78%

Proto Labs Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PRLB
Proto Labs
2.7924 of 5 stars
$36.89
-1.5%
$43.67
+18.4%
+18.3%$876.82M$499.21M56.752,570Positive News
NPO
Enpro
4.1992 of 5 stars
$184.69
0.0%
$202.50
+9.6%
+19.6%$3.89B$1.06B53.384,400Positive News
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Gap Down
KAI
Kadant
1.5841 of 5 stars
$319.47
-2.0%
$327.50
+2.5%
+12.0%$3.76B$1.04B33.703,100Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
Buyback Announcement
Gap Down
AIN
Albany International
3.8208 of 5 stars
$69.42
+0.5%
$81.00
+16.7%
-27.0%$2.10B$1.21B21.694,100Dividend Announcement
SXI
Standex International
4.0589 of 5 stars
$155.87
-0.3%
$223.33
+43.3%
-12.9%$1.88B$748.25M34.033,800Positive News
KMT
Kennametal
2.9482 of 5 stars
$21.87
+0.1%
$25.80
+18.0%
-19.1%$1.67B$1.99B17.938,730News Coverage
Positive News
TNC
Tennant
4.9377 of 5 stars
$76.75
-0.4%
$125.00
+62.9%
-28.6%$1.43B$1.27B17.524,300Gap Down
TRS
TriMas
4.6954 of 5 stars
$25.82
+3.6%
$40.00
+54.9%
-4.6%$1.05B$939.58M40.343,500News Coverage
Insider Trade
High Trading Volume
GRC
Gorman-Rupp
3.4319 of 5 stars
$38.51
-1.0%
N/A+9.6%$1.01B$664.35M25.171,150Positive News
HY
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling
3.2127 of 5 stars
$42.87
+0.4%
$80.00
+86.6%
-46.4%$759.14M$4.16B4.818,200Gap Down
ERII
Energy Recovery
4.8639 of 5 stars
$13.08
-0.6%
$18.88
+44.3%
-10.5%$712.85M$140.92M38.47250Positive News
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This page (NYSE:PRLB) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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