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Proto Labs Inc

PRLB

50.910USD

+1.540+3.12%
Close 09/18, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
1.22BMarket Cap
82.06P/E TTM

Proto Labs Inc

50.910

+1.540+3.12%

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

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

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 an average 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.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
43 / 192
Overall Ranking
133 / 4723
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
50.000
Target Price
+1.11%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company 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 80.89, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 22.70M shares, decreasing 7.70% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by The Vanguard
Star Investor The Vanguard holds 2.77M shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company's current financial score is 8.09, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 7.47. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 135.06M, representing a year-over-year increase of 7.51%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 2.49%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.09
Change
0

Financials

10.00

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

8.93

Operational Efficiency

7.73

Growth Potential

7.06

Shareholder Returns

6.72

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current valuation score is 2.56, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 2.47. Its current P/E ratio is 80.89, which is -33.56% below the recent high of 53.75 and 108.38% above the recent low of -6.78.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
2.56
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 43/192
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

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 7.59. The average price target for Proto Labs Inc is 51.00, with a high of 54.00 and a low of 45.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.20
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 5 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
50.000
Target Price
+1.28%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

74
Total
6
Median
8
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Proto Labs Inc
PRLB
5
Parker-Hannifin Corp
PH
25
Xylem Inc
XYL
22
Pentair PLC
PNR
21
Cognex Corp
CGNX
20
WW Grainger Inc
GWW
20
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 Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current price momentum score is 7.34, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 7.31. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 51.29 and the support level at 47.25, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.36
Change
-0.02

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(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.724
Neutral
RSI(14)
55.861
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
32.161
Neutral
ATR(14)
1.054
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-14.052
Neutral
Williams %R
66.667
Sell
TRIX(12,20)
0.320
Sell
StochRSI(14)
0.000
Oversold
Moving Average
Sell(0)
Neutral(0)
Buy(6)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
49.632
Buy
MA10
49.708
Buy
MA20
49.693
Buy
MA50
45.548
Buy
MA100
42.183
Buy
MA200
40.579
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

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 7.81. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 95.07%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 1.18%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 2.77M shares, representing 11.59% of shares outstanding, with 0.52% 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.
3.50M
-3.49%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
2.82M
-1.23%
Disciplined Growth Investors, Inc.
2.67M
+22.87%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
1.32M
+1.84%
State Street Global Advisors (US)
1.12M
-2.44%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
579.33K
+1.63%
Renaissance Technologies LLC
Star Investors
531.65K
-7.03%
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
537.37K
+7.32%
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership
450.07K
+111.39%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current risk assessment score is 5.18, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 4.36. The company's beta value is 1.25. 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
5.18
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.25
VaR
+4.14%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+30.89%
240-Day Volatility
+48.12%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+9.92%
120 days
+12.63%
5 years
+38.69%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-2.81%
120 days
-8.32%
5 years
-31.06%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+3.48
120 days
+1.66
5 years
-0.14
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+30.89%
3 years
+42.80%
5 years
+91.20%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+2.46
3 years
+0.22
5 years
-0.14
Skewness
240 days
+5.30
3 years
+2.23
5 years
+1.24
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+48.12%
5 years
+49.49%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.71%
5 years
+4.86%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+285.45%
240 days
+285.45%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+30.40%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+18.86%
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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