Proto Labs (NYSE:PRLB) Insider Sells $150,000.00 in Stock

Proto Labs, Inc. (NYSE:PRLB) insider Michael Kenison sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.00, for a total transaction of $150,000.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 34,526 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,071,560. This trade represents a 6.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Proto Labs Price Performance

NYSE:PRLB opened at $66.99 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $54.06 and its two-hundred day moving average is $51.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.59 billion, a PE ratio of 76.13 and a beta of 1.24. Proto Labs, Inc. has a 12 month low of $29.58 and a 12 month high of $68.45.

Proto Labs (NYSE:PRLB) last issued its earnings results on Friday, February 6th. The industrial products company reported $0.44 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $136.49 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $129.07 million. Proto Labs had a return on equity of 3.20% and a net margin of 3.98%.The company’s revenue was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.38 earnings per share. Proto Labs has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.360-0.440 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Proto Labs, Inc. will post 0.81 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

PRLB has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Zacks Research lowered shares of Proto Labs from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 30th. Benchmark upped their price objective on shares of Proto Labs from $45.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Proto Labs in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $53.33.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Proto Labs

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Amalgamated Bank lifted its position in shares of Proto Labs by 3.4% during the third quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 7,071 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $354,000 after purchasing an additional 235 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS raised its stake in Proto Labs by 4.1% during the second quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 6,103 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $244,000 after buying an additional 238 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in Proto Labs by 1.7% during the third quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 21,419 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,072,000 after buying an additional 349 shares in the last quarter. Horizon Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Proto Labs by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 11,886 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $601,000 after buying an additional 395 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Diversified Trust Co. grew its position in shares of Proto Labs by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Diversified Trust Co. now owns 10,495 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $531,000 after acquiring an additional 467 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.54% of the company’s stock.

About Proto Labs

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.