Protolabs (PRLB)

• Market cap: $1.03B
• 1 day: -3.52%
• 5 days: -9.93%
• 1 month: 1.15%
• 3 months: 2.06%
• 6 months: 33.68%
• Year to date: 4.67%
• 1 year: 12.35%
• 5 years: -58.83%
• 10 years: -43.07%
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Fabricated Structural Metal Products

About: Proto Labs Inc is an on-demand manufacturer of custom parts for prototyping and short-run production. The company offers developers and engineers quick-turn production services to reduce the time to market. Proto Labs uses injection molding, computer numerical control machining, and 3-D printing to manufacture custom parts for its clients. The company services clients' needs for prototype solutions, parts for testing procedures, bridge production capabilities during disruptions in manufacturing processes, limited-quantity requests, and end-of-life production support. The majority of its revenue is derived from the United States of America.

Employees: 2,415

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

40% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.8M | Put options by funds: $5.57M

31% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $638M [Q3] → $836M (+$198M) [Q4]

24% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 25

0.83% more ownership

Funds ownership: 86.46% [Q3] → 87.29% (+0.83%) [Q4]

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 193 [Q3] → 194 (+1) [Q4]

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 74

Research analyst outlook

1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

• Low target: $50 23% upside
• Avg. target: $50 23% upside
• High target: $50 23% upside

1 analyst rating

• positive: 1 100%
• neutral: 0 0%
• negative: 0 0%

Cantor Fitzgerald Troy Jensen 41% 1-year accuracy 14 / 34 met price target

23% upside $50

Overweight Maintained

10 Feb 2025