Proto Labs (NYSE:PRLB) Stock Price Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Shares of Proto Labs, Inc. (NYSE:PRLB) passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $62.73 and traded as high as $81.30. Proto Labs shares last traded at $79.8240, with a volume of 195,883 shares changing hands.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on PRLB. Zacks Research upgraded Proto Labs from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Proto Labs from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Proto Labs from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, June 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and four have assigned a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $53.33.

Proto Labs Stock Down 1.1%

The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $72.73 and a 200 day moving average price of $62.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 75.31 and a beta of 1.39.

Proto Labs (NYSE:PRLB) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The industrial products company reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.14. Proto Labs had a return on equity of 4.15% and a net margin of 4.71%.The company had revenue of $139.34 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $135.31 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.33 earnings per share. The firm’s 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that Proto Labs, Inc. will post 1.37 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Michael R. Kenison sold 16,030 shares of Proto Labs stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.49, for a total transaction of $1,113,924.70. Following the transaction, the insider owned 18,683 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,298,281.67. The trade was a 46.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Sven Wehrwein sold 2,000 shares of Proto Labs stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.28, for a total transaction of $154,560.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 32,505 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,511,986.40. This trade represents a 5.80% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 25,663 shares of company stock worth $1,804,727 over the last three months. Insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Group One Trading LLC acquired a new position in Proto Labs during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Proto Labs by 7,380.0% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 748 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 738 shares during the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Proto Labs in the fourth quarter valued at about $46,000. Modus Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Proto Labs in the fourth quarter valued at about $57,000. Finally, Aquatic Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Proto Labs in the third quarter valued at about $64,000. 84.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Proto Labs Company 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.