Proto Labs, Inc. (NYSE:PRLB) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Buy” by Analysts

Proto Labs, Inc. (NYSE:PRLB) has been given an average recommendation of “Buy” by the five brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $53.3333.

Several analysts recently commented on the company. Zacks Research raised Proto Labs from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Proto Labs in a report on Thursday, January 22nd.

Proto Labs Price Performance

Shares of PRLB opened at $57.79 on Thursday. Proto Labs has a one year low of $29.58 and a one year high of $68.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.67 and a beta of 1.31. The business has a fifty day moving average of $59.47 and a 200 day moving average of $54.35.

Proto Labs (NYSE:PRLB) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 6th. The industrial products company reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.09. Proto Labs had a return on equity of 3.19% and a net margin of 3.98%.The company had revenue of $136.49 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $129.07 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.38 earnings per share. Proto Labs’s revenue was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Proto Labs has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.360-0.440 EPS. Analysts expect that Proto Labs will post 0.81 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Michael R. Kenison sold 2,500 shares of Proto Labs stock in a transaction on Friday, February 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.00, for a total transaction of $150,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 34,526 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,071,560. The trade was a 6.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Proto Labs

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN lifted its position in Proto Labs by 1.9% during the second quarter. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN now owns 2,722,011 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $108,989,000 after purchasing an additional 51,293 shares in the last quarter. Rubric Capital Management LP lifted 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 valued at $56,201,000 after purchasing an additional 89,167 shares in the last quarter. American Capital Management Inc. lifted 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 valued at $31,938,000 after purchasing an additional 352,015 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its position in Proto Labs by 3.0% during 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Proto Labs by 9.5% during 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 purchasing an additional 31,585 shares in the last quarter. 84.54% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Proto Labs

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.