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Proto Labs Inc (PRLB) is a publicly traded metal fabrication business based in the US which employs around 2,400 staff. Proto Labs is listed on the NYSE and traded in US dollars. Its current price of $37.47 is 28.6% up on its price a month ago ($29.13).
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Alternative ways to invest in Proto Labs
Buying shares in just one company is generally considered a riskier bet than investing in a range of investments - AKA a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend holding a mix of investments in specific assets and funds. Funds are ready-made portfolios of multiple companies' shares (potentially including Proto Labs), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.
Proto Labs is a major part of the NYSE, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).
Is it a good time to buy Proto Labs stock?
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Technical analysis
View Proto Labs's price performance, share price volatility, historical data and technicals.
Use our graph to track the performance of PRLB stock over time.
Historical closes compared with the last close of $37.47
| 1 week (2024-11-09) | 28.45% |
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| 1 month (2024-10-16) | 28.63% |
| 3 months (2024-08-16) | 7.15% |
| 6 months (2024-05-16) | 19.45% |
| 1 year (2023-11-16) | 58.97% |
| 2 years (2022-11-16) | -4.80% |
| 3 years (2021-11-16) | -51.44% |
| 5 years (2019-11-16) | -61.03% |
The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.
Finder might not agree with the analysis and we take no responsibility. We also give no representations or warranty on the accuracy or completeness of the information provided on this page.
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Is Proto Labs under- or over-valued?
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Proto Labs P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.
Proto Labs's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 28x. In other words, Proto Labs's shares trade at around 28x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of November 09, 2023 (20.44). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
However, Proto Labs's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the industry or those of similar companies.
- Shapeways Holdings IncCommon Stock (SHPW.US): 0.00
- Autodesk (ADSK.US): 64.15
- 3D Systems Corporation (DDD.US): 0.00
- Stratasys (SSYS.US): 0.00
Proto Labs's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.71. A PEG ratio over 1 can be interpreted as meaning shares are overvalued at the current rate of growth, or may anticipate an acceleration in growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Proto Labs's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
However, it's sensible to consider Proto Labs's PEG ratio in relation to those of similar companies.
Proto Labs's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $69.1 million (£54.8 million).
The EBITDA is a measure of Proto Labs's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.
- Shapeways Holdings IncCommon Stock (SHPW.US): USD$-29344000
- Autodesk (ADSK.US): USD$1.4 billion
- 3D Systems Corporation (DDD.US): USD$-67647000
- Stratasys (SSYS.US): USD$-23706000
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