Ratings Proto Labs, Inc.

Equities

PRLB

US7437131094

Real-time Estimate Cboe BZX Other stock markets 14:00:39 2024-04-29 EDT			5-day change	1st Jan Change
31.5 ^USD	+0.40%		-0.88%	-19.20%

02-12	Craig-Hallum Adjusts Proto Labs Price Target to $38 From $30, Maintains Hold Rating	MT
02-09	Transcript : Proto Labs, Inc., Q4 2023 Earnings Call, Feb 09, 2024

Summary

The company presents an interesting fundamental situation from a short-term investment perspective.

Strengths

The company's earnings per share (EPS) are expected to grow significantly over the next few years according to the consensus of analysts covering the stock.
For the past year, analysts covering the stock have been revising their EPS expectations upwards in a significant manner.
For the past twelve months, EPS forecast has been revised upwards.
The difference between current prices and the average target price is rather important and implies a significant appreciation potential for the stock.
The average price target of analysts who are interested in the stock has been strongly revised upwards over the last four months.
Over the past twelve months, analysts' opinions have been strongly revised upwards.
Considering the small differences between the analysts' various estimates, the group's business visibility is good.

Weaknesses

With relatively low growth outlooks, the group is not among those with the highest revenue growth potential.
The company does not generate enough profits, which is an alarming weak point.
The company's valuation in terms of earnings multiples is rather high. Indeed, the firm is getting paid 32.45 times its estimated earnings per share for the ongoing year.

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Sector: Industrial Machinery & Equipment

	1st Jan change	Capi.	ESG Refinitiv
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