PRLB

Proto Labs Inc

76.50

Oct 30 • 4:39 AM ET -1.14 (-1.47%)

Industrials Metal Fabrication USA Small NYSE

Oct 29, 11:51 AMProto Labs’ Q3 beat and higher 2026 outlook tempered by cautious Q4 revenue, EPS and margin guidance

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Index	RUT
Market Cap	1.83B
Enterprise Value	1.68B
Income	35.02M
Sales	579.49M
Book/sh	28.92
Cash/sh	6.32
Dividend Est.	-
Dividend TTM	-
Dividend Ex-Date	-
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	- -
Payout	0.00%
Employees	2280
IPO	Feb 24, 2012

P/E	53.24
Forward P/E	30.72
PEG	1.81
P/S	3.16
P/B	2.65
P/C	12.11
P/FCF	37.65
EV/EBITDA	21.17
EV/Sales	2.90
Quick Ratio	3.43
Current Ratio	3.65
Debt/Eq	0.01
LT Debt/Eq	0.00
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	1.44
EPS next Y	2.49
EPS next Q	0.49
EPS this Y	35.90%
EPS next Y	10.37%
EPS next 5Y	17.02%
EPS past 3/5Y	- -14.26%
Sales past 3/5Y	2.96% 4.18%
EPS Y/Y TTM	110.80%
Sales Y/Y TTM	11.79%
EPS Q/Q	60.91%
Sales Q/Q	14.00%
Earnings	Oct 29 BMO
EPS/Sales Surpr.	5.70% 3.36%

Insider Own	1.47%
Insider Trans	-9.21%
Inst Own	95.37%
Inst Trans	2.43%
ROA	4.48%
ROE	5.13%
ROIC	4.97%
Gross Margin	45.21%
Oper. Margin	8.13%
Profit Margin	6.04%
SMA20	-13.87%
SMA50	-11.48%
SMA200	4.46%
Trades

Shs Outstand	23.92M
Shs Float	23.57M
Short Float	2.77%
Short Ratio	3.05
Short Interest	0.65M
52W High	99.96 -23.47%
52W Low	45.10 69.64%
Volatility	6.00% 4.32%
ATR (14)	4.10
RSI (14)	33.79
Beta	1.48
Rel Volume	0.05
Avg Volume	214.14K
Volume	544

Perf Week	-10.64%
Perf Month	-18.94%
Perf Quarter	-4.67%
Perf Half Y	17.39%
Perf YTD	51.22%
Perf Year	44.26%
Perf 3Y	226.78%
Perf 5Y	27.91%
Perf 10Y	72.10%
Recom	1.40
Target Price	101.25
Prev Close	77.64
Price	76.50
Change %	-1.47%

Consensus

Strong Buy

Avg. Price Target

$101.25

Implied Upside

+32.4%

Analysts10incl. previous ratings

Rating Distribution6 Buy · 4 Hold · 0 Sell

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change	Implied Upside
Aug 03, 2026	Upgrade	NNeedham	Hold → Buy	$87	+13.7%
Aug 01, 2025	Upgrade	CCraig Hallum	Hold → Buy	$54	-29.4%
Jun 05, 2024	Initiated	CCantor Fitzgerald	Overweight	$44	-42.5%
Aug 04, 2023	Upgrade	CCraig Hallum	Sell → Hold
Feb 13, 2023	Upgrade	TThe Benchmark Company	Hold → Buy
Nov 29, 2022	Initiated	LLake Street	Buy	$29	-62.1%
Nov 04, 2022	Downgrade	CCraig Hallum	Hold → Sell
Nov 04, 2022	Downgrade	CCraig Hallum	Buy → Hold
Oct 29, 2021	Downgrade	TThe Benchmark Company	Buy → Hold
Jan 22, 2021	Reiterated	TThe Benchmark Company	Buy	$165 → $235	+207.2%
May 14, 2020	Initiated	TThe Benchmark Company	Buy	$145	+89.5%
Jan 23, 2020	Downgrade	BBerenberg	Buy → Hold
Oct 25, 2019	Downgrade	WWilliam Blair	Outperform → Mkt Perform
Oct 25, 2019	Downgrade	NNorthcoast	Buy → Neutral
Dec 12, 2018	Initiated	NNorthcoast	Buy	$145	+89.5%
Nov 14, 2018	Initiated	BBerenberg	Buy	$159	+107.8%
Jun 27, 2017	Upgrade	DDougherty & Company	Sell → Neutral
Apr 28, 2017	Reiterated	DDougherty & Company	Sell	$42.50 → $45	-41.2%
Aug 31, 2016	Downgrade	DDougherty & Company	Buy → Sell	$90 → $50	-34.6%
May 11, 2016	Initiated	FFBR Capital	Outperform	$80	+4.6%

Oct-29-26 11:28AM	Proto Labs Beats And Raises Again As Growth Hits 14%, But Gross Margin Slippage And A Softer Q4 Guide Cloud The Leverage Story (Earnings Whispers) -14.60%
06:11AM	Proto Labs: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
06:00AM	Protolabs Reports Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2026 (Business Wire)
Oct-21-26 01:41PM	Proto Labs Faces A Higher Bar As Street Earnings Forecast Tops Its Own Guidance (Earnings Whispers)
09:00AM	Protolabs Accelerates AI-Enabled Manufacturing with Amazon Quick (Business Wire)
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Oct-09-26 09:00AM	Protolabs Sets Conference Call to Discuss Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results (Business Wire)
Sep-23-26 09:00AM	Protolabs Accelerates the Future of Robotics with Rapid Manufacturing (Business Wire)
Sep-04-26 10:07AM	Protolabs Named to Business Insiders Americas Most Innovative Businesses 2027 List (Business Wire)
Aug-24-26 01:00PM	Protolabs Appoints Sam Ramahi as Chief Operations Officer (Business Wire)
Aug-13-26 09:00AM	Protolabs Supports MIT Industrial Performance Center Research Fellows to Accelerate U.S. Medical and Aerospace Manufacturing Innovation (Business Wire)
Jul-31-26 05:02PM	Proto Labs Inc (PRLB) (Q2 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: Record Revenue and Raised Guidance ... (GuruFocus.com) +6.93%
06:06AM	Proto Labs: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
06:00AM	Protolabs Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter of 2026 (Business Wire)
Jul-10-26 11:16AM	Protolabs Named to TIME's 2026 List of America's Best Companies (Business Wire)
09:00AM	Protolabs Sets Conference Call to Discuss Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results (Business Wire)
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Jul-07-26 09:00AM	Protolabs Accelerates Growth and Drone Innovation with On-Demand Manufacturing Capabilities (Business Wire)
May-07-26 08:45AM	Protolabs Strengthens Executive Leadership Team with Appointment of Bernardo Parlange as Chief Commercial Officer (Business Wire)
May-02-26 03:01AM	Proto Labs Inc (PRLB) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Record Revenue and Strategic Growth ... (GuruFocus.com)
May-01-26 10:59AM	This AI-Enabled Manufacturer's Business Is Booming. Why Solid Earnings Aren't Boosting Shares. (Barrons.com)
06:06AM	Proto Labs: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
06:00AM	Protolabs Reports Financial Results for the First Quarter of 2026 (Business Wire)
Apr-10-26 09:00AM	Protolabs Sets Conference Call to Discuss First Quarter 2026 Financial Results (Business Wire)
Apr-09-26 10:22AM	Protolabs Joins Space Foundation to Help Propel Aerospace Innovation into a New Space Age (Business Wire)
Mar-24-26 09:00AM	Protolabs Innovation in Manufacturing Report Details Industrys Rapid Digital Adoption (Business Wire)
Mar-06-26 09:40AM	Are Industrial Products Stocks Lagging Helios Technologies (HLIO) This Year? (Zacks) -6.17%
Mar-04-26 06:27PM	1 Cash-Heavy Stock with Impressive Fundamentals and 2 We Ignore (StockStory)
09:00AM	Protolabs to Attend 2026 Cantor Global Technology & Industrial Growth Conference on March 10, 2026 (Business Wire)
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Feb-18-26 09:43AM	CNH Q4 Earnings Beat Expectations, Revenues Increase Y/Y (Zacks)
Feb-17-26 09:00AM	Protolabs Introduces ProDesk, an AI-Enabled Manufacturing Platform to Accelerate Projects from Prototyping to Production (Business Wire)
Feb-16-26 11:01PM	3 Reasons to Avoid PRLB and 1 Stock to Buy Instead (StockStory)
09:40AM	Is Kubota (KUBTY) Outperforming Other Industrial Products Stocks This Year? (Zacks)
Feb-13-26 08:30AM	Proto Labs and PayPal have been highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day (Zacks)
08:00AM	Bull of the Day: Proto Labs (PRLB) (Zacks)
12:37AM	5 Insightful Analyst Questions From Proto Labs's Q4 Earnings Call (StockStory)
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Feb-07-26 12:31AM	PRLB Q4 Deep Dive: Execution Gains and Production Expansion Drive Outperformance (StockStory)
Feb-06-26 11:07PM	Proto Labs Q4 Earnings Call Highlights (MarketBeat) +27.99%
04:01PM	Proto Labs Inc (PRLB) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Record Revenue and Strategic Growth ... (GuruFocus.com)
06:46AM	Proto Labs (NYSE:PRLB) Reports Upbeat Q4 CY2025, Stock Jumps 14.7% (StockStory)
06:19AM	Proto Labs: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
06:00AM	Protolabs Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 (Business Wire)
Feb-04-26 10:03PM	What To Expect From Proto Labs's (PRLB) Q4 Earnings (StockStory)
Jan-27-26 09:12AM	Top 3D Printing Stocks Worth Investing Now for Solid Returns (Zacks)
Jan-16-26 09:00AM	Protolabs Sets Conference Call to Discuss Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results (Business Wire)
Dec-23-25 10:39PM	Q3 Earnings Outperformers: Proto Labs (NYSE:PRLB) And The Rest Of The Industrial Machinery Stocks (StockStory)
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Dec-02-25 09:40AM	Is Proto Labs (PRLB) Outperforming Other Industrial Products Stocks This Year? (Zacks)
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Nov-12-25 09:00AM	Protolabs Significantly Expands U.S. Metal 3D Printing Capacity (Business Wire)
Nov-11-25 10:41AM	CNH Q3 Earnings Miss Expectations, Revenues Decline Y/Y (Zacks)
Nov-09-25 11:03PM	Proto Labs (PRLB): Buy, Sell, or Hold Post Q3 Earnings? (StockStory)
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12:33AM	The 5 Most Interesting Analyst Questions From Proto Labs's Q3 Earnings Call (StockStory)
Nov-06-25 12:00PM	Proto Labs (PRLB) Upgraded to Strong Buy: Here's What You Should Know (Zacks)
Nov-04-25 11:55AM	Why Proto Labs (PRLB) Shares Are Trading Lower Today (StockStory) -9.71%
Nov-03-25 10:01AM	PRLB Q3 Deep Dive: U.S. CNC Growth and Expanded Capabilities Offset Weakness in Europe (StockStory) +7.46%
Oct-31-25 03:03PM	Proto Labs Inc (PRLB) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Record Revenue and Strategic Growth ... (GuruFocus.com) -6.17%
01:00PM	Why Proto Labs (PRLB) Stock Is Nosediving (StockStory)
07:29AM	Proto Labs's (NYSE:PRLB) Q3 Sales Top Estimates (StockStory)
07:10AM	Proto Labs (PRLB) Tops Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
06:06AM	Proto Labs: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
06:00AM	Protolabs Reports Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2025 (Business Wire)
Oct-29-25 11:02PM	Proto Labs (PRLB) Reports Q3: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Earnings (StockStory)
Oct-16-25 09:00AM	Protolabs Introduces Advanced CNC Machining Capabilities to Accelerate Rapid Prototyping and Product Development (Business Wire)
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09:00AM	Protolabs Sets Conference Call to Discuss Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results (Business Wire)
Oct-03-25 10:30AM	Protolabs Appoints Marc Kermisch as New Chief Technology and AI Officer (Business Wire)
Sep-30-25 02:16PM	Serve Robotics Stock Delivers 83 RS Rating (Investor's Business Daily)
Sep-23-25 09:40AM	Are Industrial Products Stocks Lagging OI Glass (OI) This Year? (Zacks)
Sep-19-25 08:44AM	Are Options Traders Betting on a Big Move in Proto Labs Stock? (Zacks)
Sep-11-25 12:04AM	3 Reasons to Sell PRLB and 1 Stock to Buy Instead (StockStory)
Sep-07-25 11:38PM	Industrial Machinery Stocks Q2 Teardown: Proto Labs (NYSE:PRLB) Vs The Rest (StockStory)
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Aug-13-25 12:06AM	The 5 Most Interesting Analyst Questions From Proto Labs's Q2 Earnings Call (StockStory)
Aug-12-25 11:43PM	PRLB Q2 Deep Dive: CNC Machining Growth Offsets Margin Pressure, New CEO Prioritizes Execution (StockStory)
Aug-01-25 09:00PM	Proto Labs Inc (PRLB) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Record Revenue and Strategic Growth ... (GuruFocus.com)
Jul-31-25 01:41PM	Proto Labs (PRLB) Shares Skyrocket, What You Need To Know (StockStory) +9.92%
07:10AM	Proto Labs (PRLB) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates (Zacks)
06:21AM	Proto Labs (NYSE:PRLB) Delivers Strong Q2 Numbers, Stock Soars (StockStory)
06:08AM	Proto Labs: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
06:00AM	Protolabs Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter of 2025 (Business Wire)
Jul-29-25 11:14PM	Proto Labs (PRLB) Q2 Earnings Report Preview: What To Look For (StockStory)
Jul-10-25 09:00AM	Protolabs Sets Conference Call to Discuss Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results (Business Wire)
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Jun-13-25 12:03AM	3 Reasons to Avoid PRLB and 1 Stock to Buy Instead (StockStory)
May-29-25 11:52AM	Top 3D Printing Stocks to Add to Your Portfolio for Impressive Returns (Zacks)
May-23-25 05:31PM	Protolabs Announces Inducement Awards Under NYSE Rule 303A.08 (Business Wire)
May-21-25 04:05PM	Protolabs Appoints Suresh Krishna as President and CEO (Business Wire) -5.38%
May-16-25 09:11AM	PRLB Q1 Earnings Call: Production Initiatives Drive Sequential Gains Amid Macro Headwinds (StockStory)

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Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
MICHAEL R KENISON	Former Officer	Sep 25 '26	Proposed Sale	95.80	1,143	109,494		Sep 25 04:21 PM
Schumacher Daniel	Chief Financial Officer	Sep 24 '26	Sale	95.32	5,000	476,604	35,019	Sep 25 04:11 PM
DANIEL SCHUMACHER	Officer	Sep 24 '26	Proposed Sale	89.13	5,000	445,650		Sep 24 04:42 PM
MICHAEL R KENISON	Former Officer	Sep 24 '26	Proposed Sale	95.85	1,800	172,534		Sep 24 04:17 PM
Schumacher Daniel	Chief Financial Officer	Sep 17 '26	Sale	85.21	4,900	417,535	40,019	Sep 18 04:02 PM
Schumacher Daniel	Chief Financial Officer	Sep 16 '26	Sale	85.00	100	8,500	44,919	Sep 18 04:02 PM
DANIEL SCHUMACHER	Officer	Sep 17 '26	Proposed Sale	83.24	4,900	407,876		Sep 17 04:28 PM
DANIEL SCHUMACHER	Officer	Sep 16 '26	Proposed Sale	79.09	100	7,909		Sep 16 04:31 PM
MICHAEL R KENISON	Former Officer	Aug 04 '26	Proposed Sale	88.14	10,753	947,787		Aug 04 04:38 PM
WEHRWEIN SVEN	Director	Jun 02 '26	Sale	77.28	2,000	154,550	32,505	Jun 04 04:53 PM
WEHRWEIN SVEN	Director	Jun 01 '26	Proposed Sale	75.95	2,000	151,900		Jun 01 04:13 PM
Kenison Michael R.	Chief Operations Officer	May 12 '26	Option Exercise	48.76	7,527	367,011	34,713	May 13 04:40 PM
Kenison Michael R.	Chief Operations Officer	May 11 '26	Option Exercise	33.68	7,433	250,356	34,619	May 13 04:40 PM
Kenison Michael R.	Chief Operations Officer	May 12 '26	Sale	69.49	16,030	1,113,915	18,683	May 13 04:40 PM
Kenison Michael R.	Chief Operations Officer	May 11 '26	Sale	70.26	7,433	522,251	27,186	May 13 04:40 PM
MICHAEL R KENISON	Officer	May 12 '26	Proposed Sale	69.49	16,030	1,113,915		May 12 04:18 PM
MICHAEL KENISON	Officer	May 11 '26	Proposed Sale	69.30	7,433	515,107		May 11 04:38 PM
Kenison Michael R.	Chief Operations Officer	May 07 '26	Option Exercise	33.68	200	6,736	27,386	May 08 04:33 PM
Kenison Michael R.	Chief Operations Officer	May 07 '26	Sale	70.00	200	14,000	27,186	May 08 04:33 PM
MICHAEL KENISON	Officer	May 07 '26	Proposed Sale	68.89	200	13,778		May 07 04:19 PM
Kenison Michael R.	Chief Operations Officer	Feb 17 '26	Sale	66.46	5,000	332,315	25,302	Feb 18 04:37 PM
Schumacher Daniel	Chief Financial Officer	Feb 11 '26	Option Exercise	33.84	3,135	106,088	43,971	Feb 12 04:48 PM
Kenison Michael R.	Chief Operations Officer	Feb 06 '26	Sale	60.00	2,500	150,000	34,526	Feb 09 04:53 PM
MICHAEL KENISON	Officer	Feb 06 '26	Proposed Sale	52.48	7,500	393,600		Feb 06 04:21 PM
OLEG RYABOY	Former Officer	Jan 16 '26	Proposed Sale	54.81	368	20,169		Jan 16 04:15 PM
OLEG RYABOY	Former Officer	Jan 15 '26	Proposed Sale	54.80	7,178	393,330		Jan 15 04:37 PM
OLEG RYABOY	Former Officer	Jan 08 '26	Proposed Sale	54.71	7,026	384,414		Jan 08 04:05 PM
OLEG RYABOY	Former Officer	Jan 07 '26	Proposed Sale	53.58	6,669	357,327		Jan 07 04:04 PM
Kenison Michael R.	Chief Operations Officer	Nov 25 '25	Option Exercise	33.84	3,048	103,144	31,946	Nov 26 05:37 PM
Kenison Michael R.	Chief Operations Officer	Nov 25 '25	Sale	50.17	3,048	152,931	28,898	Nov 26 05:37 PM
OLEG RYABOY	Former Officer	Nov 25 '25	Proposed Sale	49.91	695	34,687		Nov 25 04:53 PM
MICHAEL KENISON	Officer	Nov 25 '25	Proposed Sale	49.26	3,048	150,144		Nov 25 04:25 PM
OLEG RYABOY	Former Officer	Nov 07 '25	Proposed Sale	48.57	9,710	471,629		Nov 07 05:35 PM

Proto Labs, Inc. engages in the manufacture of custom prototypes and production parts. The firm offers 3D printing, Computer Numerical Control machining, and injection molding services. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States and Europe. The company was founded by Lawrence J. Lukis and Gregg Bloom on May 5, 1999 and is headquartered in Maple Plain, MN.

PresidentMr. Suresh Krishna

CFO and Principal Financial & Accounting OfficerMr. Daniel Schumacher

Chief Technology & AI OfficerMr. Marc A. Kermisch

Chief Operations OfficerMr. Sam Ramahi

Senior Manager of IR & Corporate DevelopmentRyan Johnsrud

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