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PRLB

Proto Labs, Inc.

PRLB

NYSE·Industrials·Manufacturing - Miscellaneous·Mkt cap $1.9B

$76.40

-2.97%

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52-Week Range

$38.48 - $83.15

P/E

71.40

Fwd P/E

37.79

Beta

1.39

Div Yield

0.00%

Avg Vol

200.3K

Shares Out

23.8M

Mkt Cap

$1.9B

Price action

Price chart

Up 93.3% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

5 reasons

  • Digital-first manufacturing platform with instant quoting and design feedback
  • Proprietary automation and manufacturing technology reducing lead times
  • Vertically integrated operations enabling quality control and rapid scaling
  • Strong brand recognition among engineers and product development teams
  • Global manufacturing footprint with multiple facilities across regions

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Average volatility.
  • Significant premium - growth priced in

Growth

Stable outlook

Increasing adoption of digital manufacturing and on-demand production models

Value

Significant premium - growth priced in

Momentum

Hot

+36.3% over 3m

Quality

Strong

Excellent business quality

Dividend

None

No dividend

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 30, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 1, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.54 vs $0.40 consensus (+35.0% surprise). Revenue of $139.3M vs $135.3M expected (+3.0%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +35.0%
Rev beat +3.0%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+35.0%

Next: Apr 30, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

-3%

-1%

+8%

+8%

+12%

+10%

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Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

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Q4 25

Q1 26

$125.6M

$125.6M

$121.8M

$126.2M

$135.1M

$135.4M

$136.5M

$139.3M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

Operating

Profit

5.8%

Wall Street consensus

1 analyst · 100% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

1

100%

Hold

0%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

Latest: Benchmark · Jul 2, 2026

vs Industry

How PRLB stacks vs Manufacturing - Miscellaneous

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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