Analysts Set Proto Labs, Inc. (NYSE:PRLB) PT at $53.33

Proto Labs, Inc. (NYSE:PRLB) has earned an average rating of “Buy” from the five analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $53.3333.

Several research firms have commented on PRLB. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Proto Labs in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Benchmark boosted their price objective on Proto Labs from $45.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Zacks Research raised Proto Labs from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th.

Insider Activity at Proto Labs

In related news, insider Michael R. Kenison sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.00, for a total value of $150,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 34,526 shares in the company, valued at $2,071,560. The trade was a 6.75% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 1.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN boosted its stake in shares of Proto Labs by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN now owns 2,722,011 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $108,989,000 after acquiring an additional 51,293 shares in the last quarter. Rubric Capital Management LP boosted its position in Proto Labs by 8.6% during the third quarter. Rubric Capital Management LP now owns 1,123,338 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $56,201,000 after purchasing an additional 89,167 shares in the last quarter. American Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in Proto Labs by 126.0% during the fourth quarter. American Capital Management Inc. now owns 631,311 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $31,938,000 after purchasing an additional 352,015 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings in Proto Labs by 3.0% in the third quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 460,618 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $23,045,000 after purchasing an additional 13,488 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Proto Labs by 9.5% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 363,013 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $18,365,000 after buying an additional 31,585 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.54% of the company’s stock.

Proto Labs Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of NYSE PRLB opened at $66.69 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $55.31 and its 200 day moving average price is $51.83. The firm has a market cap of $1.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 75.78 and a beta of 1.24. Proto Labs has a 52 week low of $29.58 and a 52 week high of $68.91.

Proto Labs (NYSE:PRLB) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 6th. The industrial products company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $136.49 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $129.07 million. Proto Labs had a net margin of 3.98% and a return on equity of 3.20%. Proto Labs’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.38 EPS. Proto Labs has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.360-0.440 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Proto Labs will post 0.81 earnings per share for the current year.

Proto Labs Company Profile

Proto Labs, Inc is a digital manufacturing company that offers on-demand production services for custom parts and prototypes. Utilizing technologies such as 3D printing (additive manufacturing), CNC machining and injection molding, the company transforms digital CAD designs into functional parts on accelerated timelines. Its platform-driven process combines automated quoting, rapid tool generation and manufacturing execution to serve product developers, engineers and small- to medium-sized production runs.

Founded in 1999 by Larry Lukis, Proto Labs has championed the application of digital workflows to traditional manufacturing methods.