Insteel Industries [IIIN] vs Proto Labs [PRLB] Detailed Stock Comparison

Insteel Industries

NYSE

Proto Labs

NYSE

TLDR: Quick Comparison Summary

Based on 20 vital metrics comparison: Insteel Industries wins in 13 metrics, Proto Labs wins in 6 metrics, with 0 ties. Insteel Industries appears stronger overall.

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Vital Metrics Comparison

Metric	Insteel Industries	Proto Labs	Better
P/E Ratio (TTM)	22.56	77.70	Insteel Industries
Price-to-Book Ratio	1.95	1.67	Proto Labs
Debt-to-Equity Ratio	1.15	0.43	Proto Labs
PEG Ratio	12.77	31.71	Insteel Industries
EV/EBITDA	11.14	17.58	Insteel Industries
Profit Margin (TTM)	5.15%	2.91%	Insteel Industries
Operating Margin (TTM)	11.21%	3.79%	Insteel Industries
EBITDA Margin (TTM)	11.21%	3.79%	Insteel Industries
Return on Equity	8.87%	2.19%	Insteel Industries
Return on Assets (TTM)	5.69%	1.86%	Insteel Industries
Free Cash Flow (TTM)	$39.06M	$68.66M	Proto Labs
Dividend Yield	3.04%	N/A	N/A
1-Year Return	14.53%	64.62%	Proto Labs
Price-to-Sales Ratio (TTM)	1.15	2.19	Insteel Industries
Enterprise Value	$646.66M	$1.01B	Proto Labs
EV/Revenue Ratio	1.07	1.99	Insteel Industries
Gross Profit Margin (TTM)	17.11%	44.26%	Proto Labs
Revenue per Share (TTM)	$31	$21	Insteel Industries
Earnings per Share (Diluted)	$1.59	$0.60	Insteel Industries
Beta (Stock Volatility)	0.69	1.33	Insteel Industries

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Insteel Industries vs Proto Labs Stock Performance Analysis

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Performance Comparison

Short-term Returns

Stock	1D	1W	1M	3M	6M	YTD
Insteel Industries	1.36%	1.59%	-7.00%	1.13%	25.82%	36.75%
Proto Labs	0.71%	7.94%	14.52%	15.97%	10.29%	20.31%

Long-term Returns

Stock	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y	15Y	20Y
Insteel Industries	14.53%	10.23%	86.53%	98.84%	322.50%	367.06%
Proto Labs	64.62%	0.41%	-64.70%	-37.37%	60.76%	60.76%

Performance Comparison

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Performance & Financial Health Analysis: Insteel Industries vs Proto Labs

Metric	IIIN	PRLB
Market Information
Market Cap i	$696.23M	$1.11B
Market Cap Category	Small cap	Small cap
10 Day Avg. Volume i	96,744	241,390
90 Day Avg. Volume i	143,425	196,843
Last Close	$35.87	$46.62
52 Week Range	$22.49 - $41.64	$26.35 - $48.00
% from 52W High	-13.86%	-2.88%
All-Time High	$47.70 (May 02, 2022)	$286.57 (Jan 25, 2021)
% from All-Time High	-24.80%	-83.73%
Growth Metrics
Quarterly Revenue Growth	0.23%	0.08%
Quarterly Earnings Growth	1.31%	-0.03%
Financial Health
Profit Margin (TTM) i	0.05%	0.03%
Operating Margin (TTM) i	0.11%	0.04%
Return on Equity (TTM) i	0.09%	0.02%
Debt to Equity (MRQ) i	1.15	0.43
Cash & Liquidity
Book Value per Share (MRQ)	$18.35	$27.84
Cash per Share (MRQ)	$2.77	$4.32
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) i	$60.40M	$71.01M
Levered Free Cash Flow (TTM) i	$31.76M	$64.86M
Dividends
Last 12-Month Dividend Yield i	3.04%	N/A
Last 12-Month Dividend i	$1.06	N/A

Valuation & Enterprise Metrics Analysis: Insteel Industries vs Proto Labs

Metric	IIIN	PRLB
Price Ratios
P/E Ratio (TTM) i	22.56	77.70
Forward P/E i	12.77	31.71
PEG Ratio i	12.77	31.71
Price to Sales (TTM) i	1.15	2.19
Price to Book (MRQ) i	1.95	1.67
Market Capitalization
Market Capitalization i	$696.23M	$1.11B
Enterprise Value i	$646.66M	$1.01B
Enterprise Value Metrics
Enterprise to Revenue i	1.07	1.99
Enterprise to EBITDA i	11.14	17.58
Risk & Other Metrics
Beta i	0.69	1.33
Book Value per Share (MRQ) i	$18.35	$27.84

Financial Statements Comparison: Insteel Industries vs Proto Labs

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Income Statement (MRQ)

Metric (MRQ)	IIIN	PRLB
Revenue/Sales i	$160.66M	$135.06M
Cost of Goods Sold i	$136.13M	$75.29M
Gross Profit i	$24.53M	$59.77M
Research & Development i	N/A	$11.17M
Operating Income (EBIT) i	$13.73M	$5.12M
EBITDA i	$18.63M	$13.84M
Pre-Tax Income i	$13.33M	$6.67M
Income Tax i	$3.10M	$2.25M
Net Income (Profit) i	$10.23M	$4.43M

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics (MRQ)

Metric (MRQ)	IIIN	PRLB
Cash & Equivalents i	$28.42M	$82.69M
Total Current Assets i	$210.79M	$194.41M
Total Current Liabilities i	$54.43M	$62.09M
Long-Term Debt i	$1.90M	$1.70M
Total Shareholders Equity i	$341.41M	$656.80M
Retained Earnings i	$234.65M	$236.55M
Property, Plant & Equipment i	$3.52M	$224.29M

Cash Flow Statement Comparison (MRQ)

Metric (MRQ)	IIIN	PRLB
Operating Cash Flow i	$-9.49M	$11.14M
Capital Expenditures i	$37,000	$-1.26M
Free Cash Flow i	$-5.54M	$17.12M
Debt Repayment i	$-66,000	$-76,000
Common Stock Repurchase i	$-1.13M	$-22.14M

Short Interest & Institutional Ownership Analysis

Metric	IIIN	PRLB
Shares Short i	396,148	656,829
Short Ratio i	2.96	3.78
Short % of Float i	0.03%	0.04%
Average Daily Volume (10 Day) i	96,744	241,390
Average Daily Volume (90 Day) i	143,425	196,843
Shares Outstanding i	19.45M	24.23M
Float Shares i	18.50M	23.60M
% Held by Insiders i	0.05%	0.01%
% Held by Institutions i	0.87%	0.94%

Dividend Analysis & Yield Comparison: Insteel Industries vs Proto Labs

Metric	IIIN	PRLB
Last 12-Month Dividend i	$1.06	N/A
Last 12-Month Dividend Yield i	3.04%	N/A
3-Year Avg Annual Dividend i	$1.91	N/A
3-Year Avg Dividend Yield i	1.69%	N/A
3-Year Total Dividends i	$5.74	N/A
Ex-Dividend Date	Mar 14, 2025	N/A

Insteel Industries [IIIN] vs Proto Labs [PRLB] Detailed Stock Comparison