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Proto Labs Inc

PRLB
49.510USD
+0.480+0.98%
Close 11/11, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
1.17BMarket Cap
79.01P/E TTM

Proto Labs Inc

49.510
+0.480+0.98%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Proto Labs Inc

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-11

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively very healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite a weak stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Proto Labs Inc's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
42 / 182
Overall Ranking
126 / 4608
Industry
Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 5 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
56.667
Target Price
+15.58%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Proto Labs Inc Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Proto Labs, Inc. is a provider of comprehensive digital manufacturing service. The Company utilizes injection molding, computer numerical control (CNC) machining, three-dimensional (3D) printing and sheet metal fabrication to manufacture custom parts for its customers. The Company targets its products to product developers and engineers who use 3D computer-aided design (CAD) software to design products across a diverse range of end-markets, to the procurement and supply chain professionals seeking to source custom parts on-demand, and to various customers seeking to purchase low-volume custom parts. The Company, through Protolabs Network by Hubs (Protolabs Network), provides its customers access to a global network of manufacturing partners. Its customers engage with the Company throughout the lifecycle of their product, from early-stage prototyping through end-use production to end-of-life replacement and other parts needs. It has operations in the United States and Europe.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PE is 79.18, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 22.08M shares, decreasing 9.22% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by PRFDX
Star Investor PRFDX holds 8.54K shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-11

The company's current financial score is 7.97, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 7.50. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 135.37M, representing a year-over-year increase of 7.76%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 0.38%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.97
Change
0

Financials

10.00

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
No Data

Quality of Earnings

9.06

Operational Efficiency

7.56

Growth Potential

6.82

Shareholder Returns

6.42

Proto Labs Inc's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-11

The company’s current valuation score is 6.43, which is lower than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 7.16. Its current P/E ratio is 79.18, which is 14.37% below the recent high of 90.56 and 113.33% above the recent low of -10.56.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.43
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 42/182
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-11

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 7.20, which is lower than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 7.56. The average price target for Proto Labs Inc is 55.00, with a high of 60.00 and a low of 55.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.20
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 5 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
56.667
Target Price
+15.58%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

73
Total
7
Median
8
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Proto Labs Inc
PRLB
5
Parker-Hannifin Corp
PH
25
Xylem Inc
XYL
23
Cognex Corp
CGNX
23
Symbotic Inc
SYM
21
WW Grainger Inc
GWW
21
1
2
3
...
15

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-11

The company’s current price momentum score is 7.28, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 7.21. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 55.24 and the support level at 44.44, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.20
Change
0.08

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(2)
Neutral(4)
Buy(1)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-1.120
Neutral
RSI(14)
45.747
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
43.456
Neutral
ATR(14)
2.772
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-66.325
Neutral
Williams %R
59.139
Sell
TRIX(12,20)
-0.108
Sell
StochRSI(14)
100.000
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(3)
Neutral(0)
Buy(3)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
49.194
Buy
MA10
50.318
Sell
MA20
52.194
Sell
MA50
50.826
Sell
MA100
47.145
Buy
MA200
42.650
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-11

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 7.04. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 93.26%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 1.90%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 2.74M shares, representing 11.57% of shares outstanding, with 0.71% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
3.29M
-6.09%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
2.77M
-1.90%
Disciplined Growth Investors, Inc.
2.72M
+1.92%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
1.32M
-0.67%
State Street Investment Management (US)
1.19M
+5.84%
Rubric Capital Management LP
1.03M
+791.90%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
562.34K
-2.93%
Renaissance Technologies LLC
Star Investors
542.05K
+1.96%
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
452.69K
-15.76%
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership
447.13K
-0.65%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-11

The company’s current risk assessment score is 7.42, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 5.63. The company's beta value is 1.18. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.42
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.18
VaR
+4.14%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+30.89%
240-Day Volatility
+43.22%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+7.46%
120 days
+9.92%
5 years
+38.69%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-9.71%
120 days
-9.71%
5 years
-31.06%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+0.48
120 days
+1.20
5 years
-0.38

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+30.89%
3 years
+35.14%
5 years
+90.26%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+0.66
3 years
+0.99
5 years
-0.17
Skewness
240 days
+0.44
3 years
+4.19
5 years
+1.28

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+43.22%
5 years
+48.31%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.90%
5 years
+4.09%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+187.29%
240 days
+187.29%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+29.41%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+38.70%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.80%
120 days
+0.84%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-9.27%
60 days
-6.17%
120 days
-1.14%

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