PRLB
Proto Labs, Inc.
Proto Labs, Inc. provides digital manufacturing services, with its primary political exposure being $1.23M in federal contracts from the Department of Defense and NASA.
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Govt Dependence
5/100
Regulatory Density
30/100
Lobbying Intensity
0/100
Political Signal
NEUTRAL
BusinessWhat PRLB does
Proto Labs operates a digital manufacturing service, offering rapid prototyping and on-demand production through injection molding, CNC machining, and 3D printing. Its revenue is derived from custom manufacturing services for product developers and engineers across various industries.
12 months past · 3 months futurePRLB activity timeline
Congress
buy
sell
Insider · Form 4
open-market buy
Hedge fund · 13F
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closed
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Bills
past action (this ticker)
upcoming markup (sector)
★ carveout (this ticker)
250 trading days ·
0 congressional trades shown
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0 insider buys
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9 13F filings
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0 past bill actions
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4 upcoming markups
Executive Branch ConflictsPRLB held by Trump-administration officials
1 cabinet/senior official reported PRLB positions in OGE Form 278 disclosures across 4 filings.
Lifetime Government AwardsPRLB federal contracts by year
$2M
total awarded · 2012–2025
43
contracts on file
2020
peak year ($726K)
Top contracts by award amount
$617K
National Aeronautics and Space Admi
2020-10-16
VIPER FABRICATION SERVICES
$148K
National Aeronautics and Space Admi
2025-03-27
PLUG25 MIXER HARDWARE
$138K
Department of Defense
2023-08-31
COMPUTERIZED NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINING
$77K
National Aeronautics and Space Admi
2016-03-07
CNC MACHINING
$70K
Department of Veterans Affairs
2020-06-01
FACE SHIELD HEADBANDS
14 years · 43 contracts
Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding PRLB
$30.37B
Total PRLB held by tracked 13F funds
4
Funds with PRLB positions
+1
Funds opened this quarter
Renaissance Technologies
$29.66B
+5%
2026-03-31
Two Sigma Investments
$696M
opened
2026-03-31
D.E. Shaw & Co.
$11M
-40%
2025-12-31
Citadel Advisors
$525K
-81%
2025-12-31
Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading PRLB
2020-10-28
(unknown)
Sale
$100,001 - $250,000
2020-10-28
(unknown)
sale
$100,001 - $250,000
2019-09-06
(unknown)
Purchase
$100,001 - $250,000
2019-09-06
(unknown)
purchase
$100,001 - $250,000
2015-05-27
(unknown)
sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2015-05-27
(unknown)
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2015-02-13
Thomas Tillis
Sale (Full)
$1,001 - $15,000
2015-02-13
Thomas Tillis
sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2014-04-25
Lois Frankel
sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2014-04-25
Lois Frankel
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
10+ trades on file · most recent 2020-11-09
Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock
No Form 4 activity recorded in the last 180 days.
Political ProfileWhere PRLB sits in Washington
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STRUCTURAL: Minimal political infrastructure with $0 lobbying spend (`get_political_influence.lobbying.total_income`) and no donation patterns. EVIDENTIARY: Limited direct government business with 16 contracts totaling $1.23M (`get_government_precedent.federal_contracts_summary[0].total_obligation`), no insider buys (`get_corporate_insider_signal.total_buys`), and no congressional trading. Net: Negligible political engagement or evidentiary signals.
Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities
Regulatory threats
- No specific regulatory threats flagged.
Regulatory opportunities
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Continued federal contract awards for prototyping and specialized manufacturing.Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration"`get_government_precedent.federal_contracts_summary[0].agencies` lists DoD and NASA as contracting agencies."
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- SEC Form 4 cluster detection (CEO + CFO + director buys)
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Frequently AskedAbout PRLB & political exposure
Does Proto Labs, Inc. (PRLB) hold federal contracts?
Yes. Proto Labs, Inc. has 43 federal contract awards totaling $1,695,385, primarily from agencies including Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense. See full contract list and amounts on this page.
Which Trump cabinet officials own PRLB stock?
1 Trump cabinet members or senior White House staff have disclosed holdings in PRLB on their OGE 278 financial disclosures, including Donald J. Trump. See the Cabinet Conflicts panel for details.
Has Congress traded PRLB stock?
10 congressional trades by 4 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2020-10-28. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.
What is PRLB political risk profile?
Government dependence: 5/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: neutral. Donor party split: R 0% / D 0%.
How does GovGreed track PRLB political activity?
GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. PRLB data is updated daily from these official federal sources.