Proto Labs, Inc.
PRLB
NYSE·Industrials·Manufacturing - Miscellaneous·Mkt cap $1.9B
$81.44
▲ +2.40%
P/E
64.13
Mkt Cap
$1.9B
52-Wk Range
$45.10–$93.00
52-Week Range
$45.10 - $93.00
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Beta
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Avg Vol
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Price action
Price chart
Up 62.1% over the trailing year
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
Strong
+12.1% over 3m
Quality
Strong
Strong fundamentals
Dividend
None
No dividend
Smart-money signal
Who's buying PRLB right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Oct 30, 2026
JUL 31, 2026
Reported EPS of $0.60 vs $0.53 consensus (+13.2% surprise). Revenue of $149.3M vs $144.5M expected (+3.3%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+13.2%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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-3%
-1%
+8%
+8%
+12%
+10%
+11%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$125.6M
$121.8M
$126.2M
$135.1M
$135.4M
$136.5M
$139.3M
$149.3M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
46.4%
Operating
6.7%
Profit
6.1%
Wall Street consensus
2 analysts · 100% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
100%
Hold
0%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: Needham · Aug 3, 2026
vs Industry
How PRLB stacks vs Manufacturing - Miscellaneous
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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