Proto Labs, Inc. (PRLB)Industrials | Metal Fabrication | Maple Plain, United States | NYSE
74.72 USD
+0.32
(0.430%)
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(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 2:42 a.m. EDT
Proto Labs presents a compelling case for a medium-to-long-term hold driven by exceptional operational execution and a massive turnaround in market sentiment. The company has successfully navigated a severe multi-year downturn, posting a 28% gain last year and smashing Q1 estimates with robust guidance. Fundamentally, the business is on solid ground with double-digit revenue growth, expanding margins, and a pristine balance sheet featuring minimal debt and strong cash generation. While the trailing P/E of 70x appears steep, the forward P/E compresses significantly to roughly 34x, reflecting the market's anticipation of accelerated earnings growth. The stock has already rallied nearly 100% from its 2022 lows, validating the thesis that the industrial automation and rapid prototyping sector is entering a new expansion phase. However, investors should note the lack of a dividend yield entirely, making this a pure growth play. The short-term outlook remains constructive as the stock consolidates near its 52-week highs, with options flow confirming speculative interest in further upside. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.094390 |
| MSTL | 0.105000 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.113070 |
| AutoETS | 0.113757 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 41% |
| H-stat | 5.38 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.327 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.09 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 0.384 |
| Revenue per Share | 22.906 |
| Market Cap | 1,777,890,944 |
| Trailing P/E | 70.49 |
| Forward P/E | 33.85 |
| Beta | 1.38 |
| Profit Margins | 4.71% |
| Website | https://www.protolabs.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 2:42 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a moderate upside move with heavy call volume at the $80 strike for the July expiration, suggesting a target near the recent highs. Long-dated calls show significant open interest at $80 and $90, indicating a bullish bias for the year ahead. Conversely, put activity is concentrated deep in-the-money ($45-$60), acting as a floor rather than a hedge against immediate downside, while near-term put volume is negligible compared to calls.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.8940431 |
| Address1 | 5,540 Pioneer Creek Drive |
| All Time High | 286.57 |
| All Time Low | 22.04 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.8 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 244,070 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 218,075 |
| Average Volume | 218,075 |
| Average Volume10Days | 244,070 |
| Beta | 1.376 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Board Risk | 3 |
| Book Value | 28.712 |
| 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 | 74.72 |
| Current Ratio | 3.515 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 75.02 |
| Day Low | 73.56 |
| Debt To Equity | 0.384 |
| Display Name | Proto Labs |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,528,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,528,000 |
| Earnings Growth | 1.213 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 1.254 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,501,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,785,501,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,785,501,000 |
| Ebitda | 66,491,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.12172 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 24.729 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 3.01 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,644,232,064 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.026 |
| Eps Forward | 2.2075 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.06 |
| 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 | 74.5012 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.2188034 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.0029369113 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 89.40431 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 83.15 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -8.43 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.101383045 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 38.48 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 36.24 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.941788 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 38.48 - 83.15 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,330,093,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 23,482,581 |
| Forward Eps | 2.2075 |
| Forward P E | 33.848244 |
| Free Cashflow | 46,060,624 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 2,280 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.44856 |
| Gross Profits | 245,031,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.01314 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.94697 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 23,794,045 |
| 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 | 1,777,890,944 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_890375 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 25,753,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,777,891,042 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 3 |
| Open | 73.65 |
| Operating Cashflow | 73,661,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.08081 |
| Overall Risk | 2 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.86 |
| Phone | 763 479 3680 |
| Previous Close | 74.4 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 36.880554 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.6023962 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 3.2546728 |
| Profit Margins | 0.047140002 |
| Quick Ratio | 3.153 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.8 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.32 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.430107 |
| Regular Market Day High | 75.02 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 73.56 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 73.56 - 75.02 |
| Regular Market Open | 73.65 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 74.4 |
| Regular Market Price | 74.72 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,803 |
| Regular Market Volume | 126,564 |
| Return On Assets | 0.02718 |
| Return On Equity | 0.03844 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.104 |
| Revenue Per Share | 22.906 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20365608 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 1 |
| Shares Outstanding | 23,794,045 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0286 |
| Shares Short | 679,916 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 644,067 |
| Short Name | Proto Labs, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.039300002 |
| Short Ratio | 2.65 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | MN |
| Symbol | PRLB |
| Target High Price | 91.0 |
| Target Low Price | 82.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 88.0 |
| Target Median Price | 91.0 |
| Total Cash | 136,280,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 5.727 |
| Total Debt | 2,621,000 |
| Total Revenue | 546,257,984 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.06 |
| Trailing P E | 70.49057 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 60.13305 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 14.586952 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.24257796 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 126,564 |
| Website | https://www.protolabs.com |
| Zip | 55,359 |