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PRLB — Proto Labs Inc

US Industrials Fabricated metals equity mkt cap 1.9B
79.61 +1.04% today
USD · as of 2026-08-21

Price · 2024-08-26 → 2026-08-21

499 daily closes shown
52w low 46.81 · high 92.32

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Performance

1 day+1.04%
1 week-13.34%
1 month+1.26%
3 months+14.14%
6 months+21.78%
Year to date+55.03%
1 year+66.90%
3 years+179.43%
5 years+0.77%

Technicals

RSI 1449.0
vs 50-day avg-1.18%
vs 200-day avg+23.29%
Volatility 1y47.5%
Max drawdown 1y-19.51%
Avg volume 30d190.4K
Daily bars held2,674
History from2016-01-04

Measured signals that fired on PRLB

datesignal measured base rate
2026-08-19Fair value gap, bearish
structure
-0.45% over 21 days · t = -3.29 · n = 108,591
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-08-12Equal highs taken out
structure
-0.70% over 21 days · t = -8.28 · n = 68,636
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-08-05Fair value gap, bullish
structure
-0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-08-04Breakout to a 52-week high
price
-1.00% over 21 days · t = -8.58 · n = 24,386
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-07-08Fair value gap, bearish
structure
-0.45% over 21 days · t = -3.29 · n = 108,591
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-05-27Fair value gap, bullish
structure
-0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973
statistically distinguishable from its control group

Excess return against a matched control group, on a point-in-time universe that includes delisted companies. Most families do not survive that. How the measurement works →

Insider transactions (Form 4)

dateinsiderwhatshares pricevalue
2026-06-02WEHRWEIN SVEN
Director
Open-market sale1.5K76.91115.4K
2026-06-02WEHRWEIN SVEN
Director
Open-market sale50078.3839.2K
2026-05-23Krishna Suresh
President and CEO
Shares withheld for tax1.2K71.3689.0K
2026-05-20Schumacher Daniel
Chief Financial Officer
Shares withheld for tax25571.1318.1K
2026-05-20Parlange Bernardo
Chief Commercial Officer
Grant or award2.1K0.000
2026-05-19Chand Sujeet
Director
Grant or award2.2K0.000
2026-05-19KRANTZ DONALD G
Director
Grant or award2.2K0.000
2026-05-19Gawlick Rainer
Director
Grant or award2.2K0.000
2026-05-19Chin Moonhie
Director
Grant or award2.2K0.000
2026-05-19Black Archie C.
Director
Grant or award2.2K0.000

Open-market purchases (code P) are the informative ones. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are compensation mechanics, not decisions. How to read a Form 4 →

Largest institutional holders

managervalueshares
BlackRock, Inc.209.7M3.7M
DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN142.4M2.5M
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC87.7M1.5M
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP72.5M1.3M
STATE STREET CORP62.3M1.1M
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC59.3M1.0M
AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC35.8M627.7K
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC33.1M580.2K
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC29.7M520.3K
Rubric Capital Management LP27.7M486.4K

13F positions as of 2026-03-31, filed up to 45 days after quarter end. Long-only US equity — shorts and derivatives never appear. What 13F does and does not show →

Short selling

Avg short volume, 90d45.8% of tape
Days observed61

This is off-exchange short volume, not short interest: it is flow, not position, and 40–50% is normal because market makers short to fill your buy. Why that number misleads →

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