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PH vs PRLB

Side-by-side comparison of Parker-Hannifin Corporation (PH) and Proto Labs Inc. (PRLB): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both PH and PRLB operate in Metal Fabrications (Industrials), so they compete in similar markets.
  • PH is the larger of the two at $111.35B, about 61.5x PRLB ($1.81B).
  • Over the past year, PH is up 31.4% and PRLB is up 94.5% - PRLB leads by 63.2 points.
  • PRLB has been more active in the news (14 items in the past 4 weeks vs 3 for PH).
  • PH has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 9 for PRLB).
PerformancePH+31.37%PRLB+94.54%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-08
MetricPHPRLB
Company
Parker-Hannifin Corporation
Proto Labs Inc.
Price
$883.13+0.08%
$76.30+4.89%
Market cap
$111.35B
$1.81B
1M return
-0.45%
+12.12%
1Y return
+31.37%
+94.54%
Industry
Metal Fabrications
Metal Fabrications
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2012
News (4w)
3
14
Recent ratings
25
9
PH

Parker-Hannifin Corporation

Parker-Hannifin Corporation manufactures and sells motion and control technologies and systems for various mobile, industrial, and aerospace markets worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Diversified Industrial and Aerospace Systems. The Company's Diversified Industrial segment offers sealing, shielding, thermal products and systems, adhesives, coatings, and noise vibration and harshness solutions; filters, systems, and diagnostics solutions to monitor and remove contaminants from fuel, air, oil, water, and other liquids and gases; connectors, which control, transmit, and contain fluid; control solutions for extreme corrosion resistance, temperatures, pressures, and precise flow; and hydraulic, pneumatic, and electromechanical components and systems for builders and users of mobile and industrial machinery and equipment. This segment sells its products to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and distributors who serve the replacement markets in manufacturing, packaging, processing, transportation, construction, refrigeration and air conditioning, agricultural, and military machinery and equipment industries. Its Aerospace Systems segment offers products for use in commercial and military airframe and engine programs, such as control actuation systems and components, engine build-up ducting, engine exhaust nozzles and assemblies, engine systems and components, fluid conveyance systems and components, fuel systems and components, fuel tank inerting systems, hydraulic systems and components, lubrication components, pilot controls, pneumatic control components, thermal management products, and wheels and brakes, as well as fluid metering, delivery, and atomization devices. This segment markets its products directly to OEMs and end users. It markets its products through direct-sales employees, independent distributors, and sales representatives. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

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. It serves developers and engineers, who use 3D computer-aided design software to design products across a range of end markets. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Maple Plain, Minnesota.

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