Proto Labs (NYSE:PRLB) Updates Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

Proto Labs (NYSE:PRLB) issued an update on its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Saturday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.300-0.380 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.340. The company issued revenue guidance of $124.0 million-$132.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $128.1 million.

Proto Labs Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE PRLB opened at $37.99 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $902.99 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 63.31 and a beta of 1.31. Proto Labs has a 52-week low of $25.76 and a 52-week high of $46.73. The business’s 50 day moving average is $37.53 and its two-hundred day moving average is $38.66.

Proto Labs (NYSE:PRLB) last announced its earnings results on Friday, May 2nd. The industrial products company reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.29 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $126.21 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $123.71 million. Proto Labs had a return on equity of 2.22% and a net margin of 2.99%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.40 earnings per share. Analysts anticipate that Proto Labs will post 0.81 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Proto Labs from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Proto Labs

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of PRLB. Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in shares of Proto Labs by 51.3% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 6,510 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $228,000 after acquiring an additional 2,207 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Proto Labs by 3.3% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 63,871 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,238,000 after purchasing an additional 2,040 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Proto Labs by 7,380.0% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 748 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 738 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.54% of the company’s stock.

About Proto Labs

Proto Labs, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a digital manufacturer of custom parts in the United States and Europe. The company offers injection molding; computer numerical control machining; three-dimensional printing; and sheet metal fabrication products. It serves developers and engineers, who use 3D computer-aided design software to design products across a range of end-markets.