PRLBProto Labs, Inc.
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in an uptrend.
In an uptrend, above its rising 50- and 200-day averages. Price is +36% vs its 200-day average.
Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).
Moderately shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 23% since the previous count, up from 2.9% of shares outstanding three months ago.
Against the whole market›
Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How PRLB is trading
Proto Labs, Inc. is +85% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 67 points ahead of the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- +36%
vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend
- RSI (14)
- 62
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 5.1%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $93.72
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- +18%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- +85%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- +36%
- vs 50-day average$86.38
- +8.5%
- 52-week high
- $98.70
- 52-week low
- $46.81
- Annualised volatility
- 52%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
- −$155K
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +85% |
| 2025 | +29% |
| 2024 | +0.33% |
| 2023 | +53% |
| 2022 | −50% |
| 2021 | −67% |
| 2020 | +51% |
| 2019 | −10.0% |
| 2018 | +9.5% |
| 2017 | +101% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 8 of 10 | +8.0% |
| Feb | 10 | 5 of 10 | −2.3% |
| Mar | 10 | 2 of 10 | −5.8% |
| Apr | 10 | 6 of 10 | +1.1% |
| May | 10 | 8 of 10 | +5.1% |
| Jun | 10 | 6 of 10 | +3.9% |
| Jul | 11 | 6 of 11 | +0.16% |
| Aug | 11 | 4 of 11 | +0.66% |
| Sep | 11 | 6 of 11 | +0.95% |
| Oct | 11 | 2 of 11 | −7.4% |
| Nov | 10 | 7 of 10 | +11% |
| Dec | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.99% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.