Proto Labs Stock Price Prediction
| PRLB Stock | USD 39.74 0.49 1.25% |
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Quarterly Earnings Growth (0.06) | EPS Estimate Next Quarter 0.29 | EPS Estimate Current Year 1.572 | EPS Estimate Next Year 1.5 | Wall Street Target Price 40.3333 |
Using Proto Labs hype-based prediction, you can estimate the value of Proto Labs from the perspective of Proto Labs response to recently generated media hype and the effects of current headlines on its competitors.
The fear of missing out, i.e., FOMO, can cause potential investors in Proto Labs to buy its stock at a price that has no basis in reality. In that case, they are not buying Proto because the equity is a good investment, but because they need to do something to avoid the feeling of missing out. On the other hand, investors will often sell stocks at prices well below their value during bear markets because they need to stop feeling the pain of losing money.
Proto Labs after-hype prediction price | USD 42.04 |
There is no one specific way to measure market sentiment using hype analysis or a similar predictive technique. This prediction method should be used in combination with more fundamental and traditional techniques such as stock price forecasting, technical analysis, analysts consensus, earnings estimates, and various momentum models.
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Proto Labs After-Hype Price Prediction Density Analysis
As far as predicting the price of Proto Labs at your current risk attitude, this probability distribution graph shows the chance that the prediction will fall between or within a specific range. We use this chart to confirm that your returns on investing in Proto Labs or, for that matter, your successful expectations of its future price, cannot be replicated consistently. Please note, a large amount of money has been lost over the years by many investors who confused the symmetrical distributions of Stock prices, such as prices of Proto Labs, with the unreliable approximations that try to describe financial returns.
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Proto Labs Estimiated After-Hype Price Volatility
In the context of predicting Proto Labs' stock value on the day after the next significant headline, we show statistically significant boundaries of downside and upside scenarios based on Proto Labs' historical news coverage. Proto Labs' after-hype downside and upside margins for the prediction period are 36.40 and 47.68, respectively. We have considered Proto Labs' daily market price in relation to the headlines to evaluate this method's predictive performance. Remember, however, there is no scientific proof or empirical evidence that news-based prediction models outperform traditional linear, nonlinear models or artificial intelligence models to provide accurate predictions consistently.
Current Value
Proto Labs is not too volatile at this time. Analysis and calculation of next after-hype price of Proto Labs is based on 3 months time horizon.
Proto Labs Stock Price Prediction Analysis
Have you ever been surprised when a price of a Company such as Proto Labs is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Proto Labs backward and forwards among themselves. Have you ever observed a lot of a particular company's price movement is driven by press releases or news about the company that has nothing to do with actual earnings? Usually, hype to individual companies acts as price momentum. If not enough favorable publicity is forthcoming, the Stock price eventually runs out of speed. So, the rule of thumb here is that as long as this news hype has nothing to do with immediate earnings, you should pay more attention to it. If you see this tendency with Proto Labs, there might be something going there, and it might present an excellent short sale opportunity.
| Expected Return | Period Volatility | Hype Elasticity | Related Elasticity | News Density | Related Density | Expected Hype |
0.53 | 5.69 | 2.25 | 0.04 | 7 Events / Month | 8 Events / Month | In about 7 days |
| Latest traded price | Expected after-news price | Potential return on next major news | Average after-hype volatility | ||
39.74 | 42.04 | 5.79 |
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Proto Labs Hype Timeline
Proto Labs is at this time traded for 39.74. The entity has historical hype elasticity of 2.25, and average elasticity to hype of competition of 0.04. Proto is expected to increase in value after the next headline, with the price projected to jump to 42.04 or above. The average volatility of media hype impact on the company the price is about 133.88%. The price jump on the next news is projected to be 5.79%, whereas the daily expected return is at this time at 0.53%. The volatility of related hype on Proto Labs is about 7823.75%, with the expected price after the next announcement by competition of 39.78. Proto Labs currently holds about 84.61 M in cash with 73.27 M of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 3.12. Given the investment horizon of 90 days the next expected press release will be in about 7 days. Check out Proto Labs Basic Forecasting Models to cross-verify your projections.Proto Labs Related Hype Analysis
Having access to credible news sources related to Proto Labs' direct competition is more important than ever and may enhance your ability to predict Proto Labs' future price movements. Getting to know how Proto Labs' peers react to changing market sentiment, related social signals, and mainstream news is a great way to find investing opportunities and time the market. The summary table below summarizes the essential lagging indicators that can help you analyze how Proto Labs may potentially react to the hype associated with one of its peers.
| HypeElasticity | NewsDensity | SemiDeviation | InformationRatio | PotentialUpside | ValueAt Risk | MaximumDrawdown | |||
| NWPX | Northwest Pipe | 3.34 | 9 per month | 1.12 | 0.11 | 4.98 | (1.99) | 12.92 | |
| TG | Tredegar | 0.31 | 9 per month | 3.60 | 0.08 | 6.47 | (2.59) | 31.25 | |
| IIIN | Insteel Industries | (0.44) | 8 per month | 0.00 | (0.08) | 3.60 | (4.52) | 11.16 | |
| RYI | Ryerson Holding Corp | (0.32) | 8 per month | 1.95 | 0.11 | 5.05 | (3.34) | 21.43 | |
| HAYN | Haynes International | (0.08) | 10 per month | 0.24 | (0.19) | 0.64 | (0.43) | 1.98 | |
| ESAB | ESAB Corp | (1.17) | 9 per month | 1.39 | 0.11 | 3.42 | (2.26) | 15.01 | |
| MEC | Mayville Engineering Co | 0.38 | 7 per month | 0.00 | (0.08) | 4.55 | (2.95) | 25.65 | |
| CRS | Carpenter Technology | (3.46) | 11 per month | 2.16 | 0.12 | 4.47 | (2.91) | 13.31 | |
| GIFI | Gulf Island Fabrication | 0.06 | 7 per month | 1.80 | 0.08 | 7.10 | (3.56) | 21.05 | |
| WOR | Worthington Industries | 2.15 | 11 per month | 0.00 | (0.11) | 2.65 | (4.76) | 13.44 | |
| ATI | Allegheny Technologies Incorporated | 0.03 | 9 per month | 0.00 | (0.09) | 3.11 | (3.73) | 13.98 |
Proto Labs Additional Predictive Modules
Most predictive techniques to examine Proto price help traders to determine how to time the market. We provide a combination of tools to recognize potential entry and exit points for Proto using various technical indicators. When you analyze Proto charts, please remember that the event formation may indicate an entry point for a short seller, and look at other indicators across different periods to confirm that a breakdown or reversion is likely to occur.| Cycle Indicators | ||
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About Proto Labs Predictive Indicators
The successful prediction of Proto Labs stock price could yield a significant profit to investors. But is it possible? The efficient-market hypothesis suggests that all published stock prices of traded companies, such as Proto Labs, already reflect all publicly available information. This academic statement is a fundamental principle of many financial and investing theories used today. However, the typical investor usually disagrees with a 'textbook' version of this hypothesis and continually tries to find mispriced stocks to increase returns. We use internally-developed statistical techniques to arrive at the intrinsic value of Proto Labs based on analysis of Proto Labs hews, social hype, general headline patterns, and widely used predictive technical indicators.
We also calculate exposure to Proto Labs's market risk, different technical and fundamental indicators, relevant financial multiples and ratios, and then comparing them to Proto Labs's related companies. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 (projected) | Payables Turnover | 10.46 | 15.73 | 18.03 | 9.11 | Days Of Inventory On Hand | 18.1 | 18.16 | 17.68 | 26.69 |
Story Coverage note for Proto Labs
The number of cover stories for Proto Labs depends on current market conditions and Proto Labs' risk-adjusted performance over time. The coverage that generates the most noise at a given time depends on the prevailing investment theme that Proto Labs is classified under. However, while its typical story may have numerous social followers, the rapid visibility can also attract short-sellers, who usually are skeptical about Proto Labs' long-term prospects. So, having above-average coverage will typically attract above-average short interest, leading to significant price volatility.
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Proto Labs Short Properties
Proto Labs' future price predictability will typically decrease when Proto Labs' long traders begin to feel the short-sellers pressure to drive the price lower. The predictive aspect of Proto Labs often depends not only on the future outlook of the potential Proto Labs' investors but also on the ongoing dynamics between investors with different trading styles. Because the market risk indicators may have small false signals, it is better to identify suitable times to hedge a portfolio using different long/short signals. Proto Labs' indicators that are reflective of the short sentiment are summarized in the table below.
| Common Stock Shares Outstanding | 26.2 M | |
| Cash And Short Term Investments | 102.8 M |
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