PRLB - Proto Labs, Inc.
Proto Labs, Inc. , together with its subsidiaries, operates as an e-commerce driven digital manufacturer of custom prototypes and on-demand production parts in the worldwide. The company offers injection molding; computer numerical control machining; three-dimensional (3D) printing, which include stereolithography, selective laser sintering, direct metal laser sintering, multi jet fusion, polyjet, and carbon DLS processes; and sheet metal fabrication products, including quick-turn and e-commerce-enabled custom sheet metal parts.
As of May 14, 2026: spot at $71.94, ATM IV 37.1%, max pain $55.00, net GEX $49.9K.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Manufacturing - Metal Fabrication
- Market Cap
- $1.71B
- P/E Ratio
- 66.50
- Beta
- 1.36
- 52-Week Range
- 36.15-72.53
- CEO
- Suresh Krishna
- Employees
- 2,357
- IPO Date
- Feb 24, 2012
- Exchange
- NYSE
What PRLB Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 26.9% is subdued relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-buying or long-volatility structures (debit spreads, calendar spreads, long straddles); positive net gamma exposure ($49.9K) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (0.036) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.
What This Page Covers
The PRLB overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked PRLB overview questions
- What is PRLB?
- PRLB is the ticker symbol for Proto Labs, Inc., a listed security. Proto Labs, Inc. , together with its subsidiaries, operates as an e-commerce driven digital manufacturer of custom prototypes and on-demand production parts in the worldwide. Listed on NYSE. PRLB is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the PRLB options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 14, 2026, the PRLB options snapshot shows spot at $71.94, ATM IV 37.1%, IV rank 26.9%, max pain $55.00, net GEX $49.9K, expected move 10.64%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are PRLB's key statistics?
- Proto Labs, Inc. (PRLB) carries a market capitalization of $1.71B, trailing P/E ratio of 66.50, beta of 1.36 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 36.15-72.53. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does PRLB belong to?
- Proto Labs, Inc. operates in the Industrials sector, in the Manufacturing - Metal Fabrication industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare PRLB's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the PRLB data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 14, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).