Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for PRLB in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Proto Labs (PRLB) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Oct 12 close
$91.60−2.24 (−2.4%)
Gekko Brief
Oct 12 closeProto Labs closed at $91.60 on 12 October 2026, -2.4% on the day. The price sits above both the 50-day ($86.78) and 200-day ($70.91) moving averages, inside a 52-week range of $45.10 to $99.96. The GekkoIndex reads 55.3, in the Neutral zone, up 11.3 points over five sessions. Gekko Fair Value is $80.60, so the price is 13.6% above it.
The next earnings report is due on 29 October 2026, 17 days away (before open). Over the last 8 reports the company beat the earnings estimate 8 times, with an average move of 10.2% across the report. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days from this point averaged +6.4% over the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
3 firms rate the stock: 2 buy, 1 hold and 0 sell, with a consensus target of $95.50. A typical daily move is about 4%, and a typical 20-day move about 7.4%. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 items read supportive and 2 read as a headwind (fair value, earnings risk).
A plain summary of the figures as of the Oct 12, 2026 close.
Proto Labs price vs fair value
Close $91.60200-day averageGekko Fair Value $80.60
Proto Labs quick facts
- Market cap
- $2.18B
- P/E ratio
- 73.2
- Forward P/E
- 32.3
- EPS, TTM
- $1.26
- Revenue, TTM
- $560.5M
- Profit margin
- 5.4%
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.38
- Volume
- 126,475 avg 250,883
- 1-year return
- +87.0%
- Typical daily move
- ±4%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±7.4%
- 50-day average
- $86.78
- 200-day average
- $70.91
- Next earnings
- Oct 29 before open
- Shares outstanding
- 23.92M
Proto Labs swing-trade checklist
Proto Labs scores 2 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendsupportive
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $91.60 is above the 50-day ($86.78) and 200-day ($70.91) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
55.3, Neutral
Reading 55.3 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valueheadwind
13.6% above
Price is 13.6% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 17 days
Reports on Oct 29, 2026, 17 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+6.4% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +6.4% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
See seasonality
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Proto Labs stock chart and price history
Proto Labs closed at $91.60 on Oct 12, 2026, +87.0% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $45.10 to $99.96.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +11.7%
- 3 months
- +19.0%
- 6 months
- +45.8%
- 1 year
- +87.0%
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Proto Labs GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Proto Labs’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 55.3, in the Neutral zone, up 11.3 points over five sessions.
55.3Neutral
Up 11.3 points over five sessions, from the Distribution zone.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 14 | +4.2% | +7.4% | ||
| Accumulation | 207 | +2.1% | +6.9% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 409 | +0.1% | +1.6% | ||
| Distribution | 51 | +1.2% | +3.0% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average PRLB share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Proto Labs stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Proto Labs trades 13.6% above Gekko Fair Value of $80.60, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Proto Labs shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$80.60
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
13.6% Overvalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 11.3% below the estimate.
Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
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Proto Labs insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Proto Labs, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in PRLB were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Proto Labs has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $10.99M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.50%
From company filings.
Proto Labs earnings: next date and track record
Proto Labs reports on Oct 29, 2026, before the open (17 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 29, 2026
Expected before the open, 17 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.60
- Revenue estimate
- $149.0M
8 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±10.2%average move across the report
6 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Jul 31, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Proto Labs delivered a record Q2 2026 with double-digit revenue growth, gross margin expansion, and operating cost leverage. Revenue per customer grew 17% YoY, reflecting deepening enterprise account engagement. Injection Molding grew 13% YoY driven by telecom/data center and aerospace demand, while CNC Machining factory operations grew 20% YoY. Strategic customers including Lockheed Martin, Anduril, and Boston Dynamics are expanding relationships across the product lifecycle.
- Guidance
- No explicit revenue or earnings targets were provided in this excerpt. Management indicated continued focus on 4 strategic pillars and European commercial restructuring effective July 1, 2026, expected to reduce friction and improve operational efficiency going forward.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | $0.60 est $0.53 | $149.3M est $144.5M | +6.8% |
| May 1, 2026 | $0.54 est $0.39 | $139.3M est $135.3M | −0.7% |
| Feb 6, 2026 | $0.44 est $0.35 | $136.5M est $129.0M | +25.6% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | $0.47 est $0.39 | $135.4M est $129.1M | +0.8% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | $0.41 est $0.33 | $135.1M est $132.1M | +10.1% |
| May 2, 2025 | $0.33 est $0.28 | $126.2M est $126.7M | +9.1% |
| Feb 7, 2025 | $0.38 est $0.32 | $121.8M est $124.5M | −4.8% |
| Nov 1, 2024 | $0.47 est $0.32 | $125.6M est $120.1M | +23.6% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Proto Labs stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Proto Labs is $95.50, +4.3% from the last close, from 3 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$95.50consensus 12-month target, +4.3% from the last close
Now $91.60Avg $95.50
Low $87High $110
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 3 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3 | William Blair | — | — |
| Aug 3 | Cantor Fitzgerald | $110 | +20.1% |
| Aug 3 | Needham | $87 | −5.0% |
+1.6%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+6.4%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±4%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Proto Labs seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Proto Labs averaged +6.4% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +4.3% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +4.2% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −1.7% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +6.4% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +5.2% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, PRLB’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 7.4%.
Proto Labs market cap and key statistics
Proto Labs’s market cap is $2.18B, with a P/E ratio of 73.2 and revenue of $560.5M over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $2.18B
- P/E ratio
- 73.2
- Forward P/E
- 32.3
- EPS, TTM
- $1.26
- Gekko Fair Value
- $80.60
Trading
- Volume
- 126,475
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 250,883
- 52-week high
- $99.96
- 52-week low
- $45.10
- Shares outstanding
- 23.92M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $560.5M
- Profit margin
- 5.4%
- Return on equity
- 4.5%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +105.6%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.38
- Typical daily move
- ±4%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±7.4%
Proto Labs stock news this week
2 headlines about Proto Labs from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
- Proto Labs, Inc. (0KRR.L) stock price, news, quote and historyYahoo Finance UK, Oct 9
- Proto Labs CEO Suresh Krishna: Reindustrialization is absolutely happeningCNBC Television, Oct 7
Proto Labs peers
Proto Labs’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| LINLinde | Neutral | 0.3% below |
| ECLEcolab | Neutral | 9.4% above |
| APDAir Products and Chemicals | Accumulation | 9.5% below |
| DOWDow | Accumulation | 33.5% below |
| LYBLyondellBasell Industries | Accumulation | 10.6% below |
| ALBAlbemarle | Accumulation | 29.6% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Proto Labs stock FAQ
What is Proto Labs’s market cap?
Proto Labs’s market cap is $2.18B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $91.60, with 23.92M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 73.2.
What is the Proto Labs stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Proto Labs is $95.50, +4.3% from the last close. Of the 3 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 2 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Proto Labs stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Proto Labs is overvalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $91.60 is 13.6% above Gekko Fair Value of $80.60. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Proto Labs report earnings next?
Proto Labs is expected to report on Oct 29, 2026, before the market opens (17 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.60 per share on revenue of $149.0M. Proto Labs beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 10.2% on average across the report.
What is Proto Labs’s 52-week high and low?
Proto Labs’s 52-week high is $99.96 and its 52-week low is $45.10; it closed at $91.60 on Oct 12, 2026, +87.0% over the past year.
Is Proto Labs stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend and seasonality), 1 as mixed (gekkoindex) and 2 as headwinds (fair value and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
How this page works
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