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

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

Proto Labs vs. Its Competitors

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

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$1.05B4.68$72.90M$4.0058.28
Proto Labs$500.89M2.60$16.59M$0.6091.06

98.3% of Enpro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Proto Labs shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Enpro shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Proto Labs shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Enpro presently has a consensus price target of $245.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.10%. Proto Labs has a consensus price target of $52.50, suggesting a potential downside of 3.91%. Given Enpro's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Enpro is more favorable than Proto Labs.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Enpro
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
Proto Labs
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Enpro has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Proto Labs has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Enpro had 5 more articles in the media than Proto Labs. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Enpro and 3 mentions for Proto Labs. Enpro's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Proto Labs' score of 0.75 indicating that Enpro is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Enpro has a net margin of 7.83% compared to Proto Labs' net margin of 2.91%. Enpro's return on equity of 10.49% beat Proto Labs' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Enpro7.83% 10.49% 6.19%
Proto Labs 2.91%2.22%1.99%

Summary

Enpro beats Proto Labs on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PRLB vs. The Competition

MetricProto LabsRUBBER&PLASTICS IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.32B$416.93M$7.98B$22.01B
Dividend YieldN/A3.17%4.57%3.57%
P/E Ratio91.0619.5225.2533.27
Price / Sales2.600.991,258.4693.19
Price / Cash25.8511.3428.0024.54
Price / Book2.001.635.004.66
Net Income$16.59M$9.37M$790.14M$1.02B
7 Day Performance4.92%19.89%1.82%2.21%
1 Month Performance11.28%56.61%3.15%2.06%
1 Year Performance104.55%36.30%30.93%14.04%

Proto Labs Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PRLB
Proto Labs
2.7198 of 5 stars
$54.64
-1.1%
$52.50
-3.9%
+103.6%$1.32B$500.89M91.062,357News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
NPO
Enpro
4.1233 of 5 stars
$234.33
+2.4%
$245.00
+4.6%
+56.2%$4.82B$1.05B58.583,500News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
MWA
MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS
4.7628 of 5 stars
$25.65
+1.6%
$28.33
+10.5%
+18.5%$3.95B$1.31B27.283,400News Coverage
Positive News
Dividend Increase
KAI
Kadant
3.3621 of 5 stars
$303.93
+0.6%
$340.00
+11.9%
-8.5%$3.56B$1.05B33.853,500News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
SXI
Standex International
3.5188 of 5 stars
$240.98
+3.3%
$223.50
-7.3%
+37.8%$2.82B$790.11M51.944,100News Coverage
Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
KMT
Kennametal
3.6447 of 5 stars
$22.71
+2.5%
$24.00
+5.7%
-9.9%$1.68B$1.97B18.928,124
AIN
Albany International
4.1036 of 5 stars
$57.82
+3.0%
$65.50
+13.3%
-15.6%$1.66B$1.23B28.915,400News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
TRS
TriMas
4.2051 of 5 stars
$37.83
+2.5%
$45.00
+19.0%
+46.2%$1.50B$925.01M41.573,900News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
TNC
Tennant
4.7329 of 5 stars
$80.67
+1.4%
$125.00
+55.0%
-9.3%$1.47B$1.29B25.134,632News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
GRC
Gorman-Rupp
3.2918 of 5 stars
$47.39
+1.8%
N/A+21.9%$1.23B$659.67M24.051,450News Coverage
Earnings Report
Dividend Increase
Analyst Downgrade
ERII
Energy Recovery
3.9353 of 5 stars
$17.03
+1.6%
$18.75
+10.1%
+1.5%$891.60M$144.95M40.55250News Coverage

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This page (NYSE:PRLB) was last updated on 10/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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