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Proto Labs

NYQ:PRLB US7437131094
25
  • Value
    26
  • Growth
    61
  • Safety
    Safety
    66
  • Combined
    37
  • Sentiment
    39
  • 360° View
    360° View
    25
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Company Description

Proto Labs provides comprehensive manufacturing services from prototyping to production. It serves various industries, including medical, robotics, aerospace, automotive, consumer electronics, and industrial equipment. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $938 million, profits of $223 million, and revenue of $501 million, with 2357 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 25 (better than 25% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Proto Labs are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Proto Labs. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 61, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 61% of competitors in the same industry. In addition, the consolidated Safety Rank has a safer rank of 66 which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 66% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 26 which means that the share price of Proto Labs is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is higher than for 74% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 39, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 61% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Dividend Yield
Weakest Rank Leverage
Country USA
Industry Industrial Machinery
Size Medium
Website protolabs.com
Index
Robotics
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Last update: 13-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
26 27 30 37
Growth
61 17 40 7
Safety
Safety
66 66 91 91
Sentiment
39 17 39 51
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25 25 4 19
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
48 22 11 6
Opinions Change
50 15 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 5 43 49
Market Pulse
36 88 100 88
Sentiment
39 17 39 51
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
26 27 30 37
Growth
61 17 40 7
Safety Safety
66 66 91 91
Combined
37 37 70 70
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
50 57 56 47
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
12 5 20 22
Price vs. Book (P/B)
67 80 83 84
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
26 27 30 37
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
53 18 42 55
Profit Growth
22 14 17 8
Capital Growth
72 36 48 27
Stock Returns
82 69 77 1
Growth
61 17 40 7
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
95 93 91 94
Refinancing
22 52 51 33
Liquidity
9 9 97 97
Safety Safety
66 66 91 91

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The company has high growth and safe financing but is expensive (low Value Rank) and has low market sentiment. This is a warning that the stock may be too expensive. This is for an experienced growth investor willing to risk overpaying, but only after conducting thorough research on future growth potential.

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