Proto Labs, Inc. (PRLB)Industrials | Metal Fabrication | Maple Plain, United States | NYSE
91.82 USD
+0.22
(0.240%)
⇧
(Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 92.35 +0.53 (0.577%) ⇧ (Oct. 13, 2026, 7:53 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 8:41 a.m. EDT
Proto Labs presents a compelling dichotomy: a fundamentally resilient growth story currently trading at a discount to its forward potential, yet hampered by a lack of shareholder returns and recent technical weakness. The company is executing well, delivering double-digit revenue growth and expanding margins, which justifies a solid long-term buy rating. However, the absence of any dividend history and the stock's recent failure to break decisively above its 50-day moving average create hesitation for immediate accumulation. While the long-term thesis remains intact due to strong cash generation and manageable debt, the short-term outlook is mixed; the stock is likely to consolidate or face headwinds before resuming its upward trend. Investors should view this as a medium-term hold rather than a quick trade, waiting for a clearer breakout above resistance. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.070945 |
| AutoTheta | 0.092871 |
| AutoETS | 0.113809 |
| MSTL | 0.116608 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 45% |
| H-stat | 0.49 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.104 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.46 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 0.324 |
| Revenue per Share | 23.488 |
| Market Cap | 2,196,508,416 |
| Trailing P/E | 72.87 |
| Forward P/E | 38.46 |
| Beta | 1.38 |
| Profit Margins | 5.44% |
| Website | https://www.protolabs.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 8:41 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for upside in February 2027, with massive open interest in $100 and $105 calls, while simultaneously building a significant wall of put protection at $90 and $95 for the same expiration. This creates a 'straddle' or 'strangle' bias where traders expect high volatility but lean bullish on the medium term. In the near term (October/November 2026), the market is pricing in a range-bound scenario with heavy put volume at strikes below the current price, suggesting a fear of a pullback to test support levels around $80-$85.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.7645925 |
| Address1 | 5,540 Pioneer Creek Drive |
| All Time High | 286.57 |
| All Time Low | 22.04 |
| Ask | 92.46 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 218,160 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 204,054 |
| Average Volume | 204,054 |
| Average Volume10Days | 218,160 |
| Beta | 1.379 |
| Bid | 91.27 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| 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 | 91.82 |
| Current Ratio | 3.637 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 91.89 |
| Day Low | 89.54 |
| Debt To Equity | 0.324 |
| Display Name | Proto Labs |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,793,304,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,793,304,000 |
| Earnings Growth | 1.056 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 1.067 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,793,277,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,277,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,277,000 |
| Ebitda | 74,110,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.13221 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 27.742 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 3.668 |
| Enterprise Value | 2,055,973,632 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.214 |
| Eps Forward | 2.3875 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.26 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 763 479 2679 |
| Fifty Day Average | 86.7762 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 5.0438004 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.058124237 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 76.45925 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 99.96 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -8.139999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.081432566 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 45.1 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 46.72 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.0359203 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 45.1 - 99.96 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,330,093,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 23,646,078 |
| Forward Eps | 2.3875 |
| Forward P E | 38.458637 |
| Free Cashflow | 41,775,752 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 2,280 |
| Fullday Change | 0.22000122 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.240176 |
| Fullday Price | 91.82 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.45421 |
| Gross Profits | 254,599,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.01274 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.95984 |
| 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 | 2,196,508,416 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| 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 | 2,132,158,679 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 91.28 |
| 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 | 0.5299988 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.57721496 |
| Post Market Price | 92.35 |
| Post Market Time | 1,791,935,586 |
| Previous Close | 91.6 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 41.472446 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.1754045 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 3.9185858 |
| Profit Margins | 0.054369997 |
| Quick Ratio | 3.268 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.220001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.240176 |
| Regular Market Day High | 91.89 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 89.54 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 89.54 - 91.89 |
| Regular Market Open | 91.28 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 91.6 |
| Regular Market Price | 91.82 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,791,921,603 |
| Regular Market Volume | 117,298 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03345 |
| Return On Equity | 0.04494 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.106 |
| Revenue Per Share | 23.488 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.17502642 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 1 |
| Shares Outstanding | 23,921,897 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0309 |
| Shares Short | 739,819 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 615,345 |
| Short Name | Proto Labs, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0425 |
| Short Ratio | 3.23 |
| 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 | 1.26 |
| Trailing P E | 72.87302 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 70.9061 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 20.913902 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.2949521 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 117,298 |
| Website | https://www.protolabs.com |
| Zip | 55,359 |