Proto Labs, Inc. (PRLB)Industrials | Metal Fabrication | Maple Plain, United States | NYSE
79.74 USD
-0.36
(-0.449%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 79.74 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:32 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is bullish, driven by a powerful technical rebound and strong earnings momentum. After a brutal multi-year decline that finally bottomed out, the stock has surged nearly 60% in the last year, breaking key resistance levels. The recent 10.6% revenue jump and raised guidance confirm the turnaround story is real, not just a technical glitch. While the statistical forecast model is too noisy to trust, the price action and options flow tell a clearer story: smart money is buying the dip and betting on continued expansion. The only caution is that the stock is now trading at a premium valuation (62x trailing PE), meaning any miss on future growth could trigger a sharp correction. For the next few months, the trend is firmly up, but investors should watch the 85-level closely as a potential resistance zone where profit-taking might occur. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.032737 |
| AutoTheta | 0.033944 |
| AutoETS | 0.038953 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.043951 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 36% |
| H-stat | 3.27 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.007 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 1.60 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 0.324 |
| Revenue per Share | 23.488 |
| Market Cap | 1,907,531,904 |
| Trailing P/E | 63.79 |
| Forward P/E | 33.40 |
| Beta | 1.41 |
| Profit Margins | 5.44% |
| Website | https://www.protolabs.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:32 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a volatile rebound rather than a steady grind higher. Call volume is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes (85 and 95), suggesting bets on a sharp breakout above current levels. However, put activity is significant, particularly at the 85 strike where volume exceeds open interest, indicating a hedge against a failed breakout or a 'sell the news' reaction to the recent earnings beat. Implied volatility is elevated across the board, reflecting uncertainty about whether the stock can sustain its recent rally.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.63169694 |
| Address1 | 5,540 Pioneer Creek Drive |
| All Time High | 286.57 |
| All Time Low | 22.04 |
| Ask | 80.29 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 171,840 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 218,954 |
| Average Volume | 218,954 |
| Average Volume10Days | 171,840 |
| Beta | 1.414 |
| Bid | 79.19 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Board Risk | 3 |
| Book Value | 28.916 |
| City | Maple Plain |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 79.74 |
| Current Ratio | 3.637 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 81.285 |
| Day Low | 78.61 |
| Debt To Equity | 0.324 |
| Display Name | Proto Labs |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,501,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,501,000 |
| Earnings Growth | 1.056 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 1.067 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,501,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,363,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,363,400 |
| Ebitda | 74,110,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.13221 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 23.843 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 3.152 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,766,997,120 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.214 |
| Eps Forward | 2.3875 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.25 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 763 479 2679 |
| Fifty Day Average | 80.5444 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.8044052 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.009987103 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 63.169693 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 93.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -13.260002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.14258067 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 45.1 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 34.64 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.76807094 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 45.1 - 93.0 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,330,093,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 23,636,270 |
| Forward Eps | 2.3875 |
| Forward P E | 33.398952 |
| Free Cashflow | 41,775,752 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 2,280 |
| Fullday Change | -0.360001 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.449439 |
| Fullday Price | 79.74 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.45421 |
| Gross Profits | 254,599,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.01307 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.95919 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 23,921,897 |
| Industry | Metal Fabrication |
| Industry Disp | Metal Fabrication |
| Industry Key | metal-fabrication |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Proto Labs, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a digital manufacturer of custom parts in the United States and Europe. It offers manufacturing services, such as molding, computer numerical control machining, 3D printing, and sheet metal to developers, engineers, and supply chain teams. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Maple Plain, Minnesota. |
| Long Name | Proto Labs, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,907,531,904 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_890375 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 30,478,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,916,143,949 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 80.3 |
| Operating Cashflow | 78,519,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.088520005 |
| Overall Risk | 2 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.86 |
| Phone | 763 479 3680 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 79.74 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,960,571 |
| Previous Close | 80.1 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 36.01626 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.7576427 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 3.4030497 |
| Profit Margins | 0.054369997 |
| Quick Ratio | 3.268 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.360001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.449439 |
| Regular Market Day High | 81.285 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 78.61 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 78.61 - 81.285 |
| Regular Market Open | 80.3 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 80.1 |
| Regular Market Price | 79.74 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,203 |
| Regular Market Volume | 174,451 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03345 |
| Return On Equity | 0.04494 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.106 |
| Revenue Per Share | 23.488 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 1 |
| Shares Outstanding | 23,921,897 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0274 |
| Shares Short | 656,363 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 676,418 |
| Short Name | Proto Labs, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0377 |
| Short Ratio | 3.44 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | MN |
| Symbol | PRLB |
| Target High Price | 110.0 |
| Target Low Price | 87.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 95.5 |
| Target Median Price | 92.5 |
| Total Cash | 142,776,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 5.968 |
| Total Debt | 2,241,000 |
| Total Revenue | 560,536,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.25 |
| Trailing P E | 63.792 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 65.15715 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 14.582848 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.22381039 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 174,451 |
| Website | https://www.protolabs.com |
| Zip | 55,359 |