Proto Labs (NYSE:PRLB) Director Sven Wehrwein Sells 2,000 Shares of Stock

Proto Labs, Inc. (NYSE:PRLB) Director Sven Wehrwein sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.28, for a total transaction of $154,560.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 32,505 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,511,986.40. This trade represents a 5.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

Proto Labs Price Performance

Shares of PRLB opened at $74.89 on Friday. Proto Labs, Inc. has a one year low of $37.16 and a one year high of $78.52. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $66.17 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $59.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.78 billion, a PE ratio of 70.65 and a beta of 1.39.

Proto Labs (NYSE:PRLB) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The industrial products company reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.14. Proto Labs had a net margin of 4.71% and a return on equity of 4.15%. The business had revenue of $139.34 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $135.31 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.33 earnings per share. Proto Labs’s quarterly revenue was up 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Proto Labs has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.500-0.580 EPS. Analysts expect that Proto Labs, Inc. will post 1.37 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

PRLB has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Proto Labs from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 30th. Zacks Research raised shares of Proto Labs from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Proto Labs from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Proto Labs presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $53.33.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Proto Labs

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Group One Trading LLC bought a new stake in shares of Proto Labs during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Proto Labs by 7,380.0% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 748 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 738 shares in the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Proto Labs during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $46,000. Modus Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Proto Labs during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $57,000. Finally, Aquatic Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Proto Labs during the third quarter valued at approximately $64,000. 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.