Proto Labs (PRLB)
Turns uploaded CAD designs into custom parts through digital factories and manufacturing partners.
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Produces custom prototypes and production parts through CNC machining, injection molding, 3D printing, and sheet metal fabrication. A digital ordering workflow routes jobs to owned factories or Protolabs Network partners, combining rapid in-house manufacturing with broader capacity and process options.
Produces custom prototypes and end-use parts through CNC machining, injection molding, 3D printing, and sheet metal fabrication. Customers upload CAD designs to a web-based workflow that automates quoting and manufacturability feedback, then routes orders to owned digital factories or Protolabs Network partners. This hybrid model pairs rapid in-house production with broader capacity, processes, part complexity, pricing, and lead-time options.
Serves product developers, engineers, procurement teams, and supply-chain buyers, with most revenue generated in the United States and the remainder chiefly in Europe. Execution centers on quickly quoting, manufacturing, and shipping low-volume custom parts while extending support from prototyping through production. Operations depend on scalable websites and manufacturing systems, consistent turnaround and quality, protection of customers’ confidential design data, and reliable performance across external manufacturing partners.
Company facts
Target rangeAs of Sep 21, 2026
Latest analyst notes
| Date | Firm | Action | Prior | Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | Needham | Upgrade | Target: — | Target: $87 |
EPSReportedEstimate
RevenueReportedEstimate
Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $142.8M · Total debt $2.2M · Total assets $791.3M · Shareholders' equity $691.7M
- Revenue
- $149.3M
- Operating income
- $11.4M
- Net income
- $9.2M
No dividends on record.
| Institutions | ≈ 94.42% | 22.59M shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 282 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 · largest filers plus last quarter's tail | |||
| Insiders | 1.86% | 444.1K shares | |
| 14 holders · as of Sep 18, 2026 | |||
| Other | ≈ 3.72% | 891.3K shares | |
| remainder | |||
23.92M company shares as of Sep 22, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
This quarter's institutional total failed a plausibility check; shown: the largest filers plus last quarter's remainder.
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
BlackRock, Inc.Institution | 16.29% | 3.90M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Disciplined Growth Investors Inc /MNInstitution | 9.95% | 2.38M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Brown Capital Management, LLCInstitution | 7.27% | 1.74M | filed Feb 14, 2022 |
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLCInstitution | 6.69% | 1.60M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Nikko Asset Management Americas, Inc.Institution | 6.65% | 1.59M | filed Feb 11, 2021 |
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2026 | Daniel Schumacher | officer: Chief Financial Officer | −4,900 | $85.21 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Daniel Schumacher | officer: Chief Financial Officer | −100 | $85.00 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Sven Wehrwein | director | −2,000 | $77.28 |
| May 12, 2026 | Michael R. Kenison | officer: Chief Operations Officer | −16,030 | $69.49 |
| May 11, 2026 | Michael R. Kenison | officer: Chief Operations Officer | −7,433 | $70.26 |
- Xometry
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- 3D Systems
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- Stratasys
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- Materialise (ADR)
3D printing software and services peer with medical depth
- Jabil
Scaled manufacturing-solutions peer for production buyers
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| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proto Labs | $89.61 | +2.20% | $2.09B | 70.1 | 39.1 | 3.7 | +10.6% |
| Xometry | $101.77 | +2.25% | $5.35B | — | 106.7 | 6.6 | +41.1% |
| 3D Systems | $3.60 | +3.45% | $568.4M | — | — | 1.5 | −0.3% |
| Stratasys | $8.07 | +1.96% | $686.7M | — | 58.7 | 1.3 | −0.4% |
| Materialise (ADR) | $7.80 | +0.25% | $455.6M | — | 56.8 | — | +6.7% |
| Jabil | $305.71 | +0.67% | $31.82B | 37.9 | 19.4 | 0.9 | +11.8% |
| Median | 37.9 | 57.7 | 1.4 | +6.7% |