71,977 Shares in Proto Labs, Inc. $PRLB Acquired by MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH

MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH purchased a new position in shares of Proto Labs, Inc. (NYSE:PRLB) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 71,977 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,531,000.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Proto Labs during the 2nd quarter valued at $317,581,000. XXEC Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Proto Labs by 2,060.4% during the 2nd quarter. XXEC Inc. now owns 1,261,547 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $111,461,682,000 after buying an additional 1,203,154 shares during the last quarter. Rubric Capital Management LP raised its position in shares of Proto Labs by 791.9% in the 2nd quarter. Rubric Capital Management LP now owns 1,034,171 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $41,408,000 after buying an additional 918,219 shares during the period. American Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Proto Labs in the 2nd quarter worth $50,524,000. Finally, S Squared Technology LLC acquired a new position in Proto Labs in the second quarter valued at $23,484,661,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.54% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Proto Labs

In other news, Director Sven Wehrwein sold 2,000 shares of the company’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 completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 32,505 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,511,986.40. This 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 can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Proto Labs Stock Performance

Proto Labs stock opened at $80.20 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.92 billion, a PE ratio of 64.16 and a beta of 1.40. Proto Labs, Inc. has a one year low of $45.10 and a one year high of $93.00. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $80.46 and its 200 day moving average price is $70.91.

Proto Labs (NYSE:PRLB) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 31st. The industrial products company reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 net margin of 5.44% and a return on equity of 4.80%. Proto Labs’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.41 earnings per share. Proto Labs has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.560-0.640 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Proto Labs, Inc. will post 1.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

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.