VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al Purchases 11,500 Shares of Proto Labs, Inc. $PRLB

VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al increased its holdings in Proto Labs, Inc. (NYSE:PRLB) by 79.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 25,900 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,500 shares during the quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al’s holdings in Proto Labs were worth $1,296,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN lifted its holdings in Proto Labs by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN now owns 2,722,011 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $108,989,000 after buying an additional 51,293 shares during the period. Rubric Capital Management LP raised its holdings in shares of Proto Labs by 791.9% during the second quarter. Rubric Capital Management LP now owns 1,034,171 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $41,408,000 after acquiring an additional 918,219 shares in the last quarter. S Squared Technology LLC raised its holdings in shares of Proto Labs by 1.3% during the second quarter. S Squared Technology LLC now owns 311,103 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $12,457,000 after acquiring an additional 4,100 shares in the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its stake in Proto Labs by 0.6% in the second quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 249,584 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $9,986,000 after acquiring an additional 1,427 shares during the period. Finally, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. boosted its holdings in Proto Labs by 3.7% in the second quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. now owns 194,832 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $7,801,000 after acquiring an additional 6,921 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.54% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently commented on PRLB. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Proto Labs in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Proto Labs from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 30th. Finally, Benchmark upped their target price on Proto Labs from $45.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $53.33.

Insider Transactions at Proto Labs

In other Proto Labs news, insider Michael R. Kenison sold 3,048 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.17, for a total value of $152,918.16. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 28,898 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,449,812.66. The trade was a 9.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

Proto Labs Price Performance

Shares of NYSE PRLB opened at $51.26 on Friday. Proto Labs, Inc. has a 1 year low of $29.58 and a 1 year high of $55.90. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $50.88 and a 200 day moving average of $47.92. The stock has a market cap of $1.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 84.03 and a beta of 1.16.

Proto Labs (NYSE:PRLB) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 31st. The industrial products company reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.08. Proto Labs had a net margin of 2.86% and a return on equity of 2.23%. The business had revenue of $135.37 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $133.83 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.47 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Proto Labs has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.300-0.380 EPS. Research analysts expect that Proto Labs, Inc. will post 0.81 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.