Proto Labs, Inc. (NYSE:PRLB) Receives $53.33 Consensus PT from Brokerages

Shares of Proto Labs, Inc. (NYSE:PRLB) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the six brokerages that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $53.3333.

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Benchmark boosted their price target on Proto Labs from $45.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Proto Labs in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Proto Labs from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 30th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Proto Labs news, insider Michael R. Kenison sold 3,048 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.17, for a total transaction of $152,918.16. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 28,898 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,449,812.66. This trade represents a 9.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Proto Labs

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in PRLB. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Proto Labs by 7,380.0% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 748 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 738 shares during the last quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Proto Labs in the 3rd quarter worth $64,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its stake in shares of Proto Labs by 363.0% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 2,806 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $112,000 after purchasing an additional 2,200 shares during the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Proto Labs by 477.4% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 3,072 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $123,000 after purchasing an additional 2,540 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC boosted its position in shares of Proto Labs by 80.8% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,589 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $130,000 after buying an additional 1,157 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.54% of the company’s stock.

Proto Labs Trading Up 4.5%

Shares of PRLB stock opened at $55.40 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $51.78 and its 200-day moving average price is $49.24. The stock has a market cap of $1.31 billion, a PE ratio of 90.81 and a beta of 1.16. Proto Labs has a 12 month low of $29.58 and a 12 month high of $55.90.

Proto Labs (NYSE:PRLB) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The industrial products company reported $0.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $135.37 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $133.83 million. Proto Labs had a net margin of 2.86% and a return on equity of 2.23%. Proto Labs’s revenue was up 8.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.47 EPS. Proto Labs has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.300-0.380 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Proto Labs will post 0.81 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Proto Labs Company Profile

Proto Labs, Inc is a digital manufacturing company that offers on-demand production services for custom parts and prototypes. Utilizing technologies such as 3D printing (additive manufacturing), CNC machining and injection molding, the company transforms digital CAD designs into functional parts on accelerated timelines. Its platform-driven process combines automated quoting, rapid tool generation and manufacturing execution to serve product developers, engineers and small- to medium-sized production runs.

Founded in 1999 by Larry Lukis, Proto Labs has championed the application of digital workflows to traditional manufacturing methods.