GSA Capital Partners LLP Makes New $864,000 Investment in Proto Labs, Inc. $PRLB

GSA Capital Partners LLP purchased a new position in shares of Proto Labs, Inc. (NYSE:PRLB) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 10,603 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $864,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Group One Trading LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Proto Labs in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in Proto Labs by 7,380.0% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 748 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 738 shares during the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. bought a new position in Proto Labs during the fourth quarter valued at about $46,000. USA Financial Formulas bought a new position in Proto Labs during the first quarter valued at about $52,000. Finally, Modus Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Proto Labs in the fourth quarter worth about $57,000. Institutional investors own 84.54% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently issued reports on PRLB shares. Weiss Ratings upgraded Proto Labs from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Wall Street Zen downgraded Proto Labs from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 18th. Needham & Company LLC upgraded Proto Labs from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $87.00 target price for the company in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Zacks Research raised Proto Labs from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Benchmark increased their price target on Proto Labs from $70.00 to $91.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and three have given a Buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $89.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Proto Labs news, Director Sven Wehrwein sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.28, for a total value of $154,560.00. Following the sale, the director owned 32,505 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,511,986.40. The trade was a 5.80% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 1.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Proto Labs Stock Down 6.5%

PRLB stock opened at $84.93 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $80.37 and its 200 day simple moving average is $69.74. The company has a market cap of $2.03 billion, a PE ratio of 67.94 and a beta of 1.40. Proto Labs, Inc. has a twelve month low of $45.10 and a twelve month high of $93.00.

Proto Labs (NYSE:PRLB) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 31st. The industrial products company reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.53 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $149.34 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $144.53 million. Proto Labs had a return on equity of 4.80% and a net margin of 5.44%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.41 EPS. Proto Labs has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.560-0.640 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Proto Labs, Inc. will post 1.46 EPS for the current year.

Proto Labs 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.