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$82.08 -2.80 (-3.30%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$2.08B
Shares
23.92M

Price & Indicators

Indicators
Price
Panels
Event markers
20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$82.08 Open$85.68 Day$81.30–85.83 52W close$46.81–92.32 Avg vol 30d197K Short int675K · 2.8% float · 4.1d Short vol53% Last earningsJul 31, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 31

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 31, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 10 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
Latest filing: 10-Q
filed Jul 31, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +28%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +2%
      above
      RSI (14) 47
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 77%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +3%
      trailing
      6-month return +30%
      trailing
      YTD return +62%
      this year
      Relative strength +19%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $80 › 200d $64 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +5% holders QoQ · +44 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$154.6K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      2.82% of float · ▼ -0.1% MoM · 4.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      276 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 63
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +6%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 44%
      contracting
      EPS growth +33%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $59.7M
      Valuation P/E 69.6
      rich
      Balance sheet $105.7M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 47%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −20%
      past year
      ATR 4.4%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 4 of last 4
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jul 31, 2026
      full year 2026
      Revenue growth Initiated 8% – 10%
      third quarter of 2026
      Non-GAAP diluted net income per share Initiated $0.56 – $0.64
      Revenue Initiated $145M – $153M
      prior qtr $149.34M midpoint −0.2% QoQ
      GAAP diluted net income per share Initiated $0.34 – $0.42
      prior qtr $0.37 midpoint +2.7% QoQ
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed May 1, 2026
      Revenue · second quarter of 2026 $140M – $148M
      Diluted net income per share · second quarter of 2026 $0.29 – $0.37
      Non-GAAP diluted net income per share · second quarter of 2026 $0.50 – $0.58
      Guided vs delivered · last 4 settled
      Revenue fourth quarter of 2025
      guided $125M – $133M
      $136.49M Beat +5.8%
      Revenue second quarter of 2024
      guided $122M – $130M
      $125.63M In line
      Revenue first quarter 2024
      guided $120M – $128M
      $127.89M In line
      Revenue fourth quarter
      guided $118M – $126M
      $503.88M Beat +313.0%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 3 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +28% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +2% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      47 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      77% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $80 › 200d $64 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +5% holders QoQ · +44 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$154.6K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      2.82% of float · ▼ -0.1% MoM · 4.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      276 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $47 Now $82 · 77% Range high $92
      vs 200-day avg +28% vs 50-day avg +2%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Customer contacts 31,069 Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
      EBITDA $37.5M Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
      EBITDA Margin 13% Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
      Total revenue per customer contact increased 16.7% the second quarter of 2026 —
      Revenue per customer contact increased 20.4% first quarter of 2026 —
      CNC Machining revenue 17.6% Full Year 2025 —
      Factory revenue $416.9M Full Year 2025 —
      Network revenue $116.2M Full Year 2025 —

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Metal Fabrication — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      PRLB
      Proto Labs Inc
      this stock
      		$2.08B +62.2% +6.4% 69.6 2.8%
      ATI
      Ati Inc
      		 $30.84B +88.2% -13.4% 66.2 2.7%
      CRS
      Carpenter Technology Corp
      		 $25.46B +62.0% +20.0% 48.8 4.9%
      MLI
      Mueller Industries Inc
      		 $14.74B — +10.9% 17.4 2.1%
      CMC
      COMMERCIAL METALS Co
      		 $7.85B -1.5% +25.6% 13.4 3.9%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      276
      % held
      93.9%
      Net QoQ
      +256.9K sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      288
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      675.5K
      Days to cover
      4.1d
      Change
      -928 sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      53%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      1.0K
      Value
      $77.6K
      As of
      Jul 20, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      31.1%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$154.6K
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 1
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Greg Gianforte
      Amount
      $100.0K–$250.0K
      Traded
      Oct 28, 2020
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Net income (FY)
      $21.2M
      EPS diluted
      $0.88
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jul 31, 2026
      This year
      10
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $947.8K
      Shares
      10.8K
      Filed
      Aug 4, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 31, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      PRLB -9.6% +3.0% +30.4% +9.4% +62.3%
      SPY -0.4% +2.9% +11.6% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY -9.2% +0.1% +18.8% +6.4% +49.5%
      Key facts CIK 1443669 CUSIP 743713109 13F (30d) 253 filings 252 filers Visit website Investor relations

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