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MLAB

💻 Technology

Mesa Laboratories, Inc.

Conservative #1260Aggressive #1253Moderate RiskML↑ 22pt
$95.56+0.55%
Day High$96.14
Day Low$93.92
Volume0.1M
Mkt Cap$528M
52W Low $5552W High $144
Market Cap
$516M
P/E Ratio
138.3
Sector avg: 49.8
Rev Growth
11.5%
Sector avg: 14.8%
Earnings Growth
99.2%
Profit Margin
1.5%
Sector avg: -110.0%
Debt/Equity
0.55

Why This Score

MLAB scores 21.5 on the Conservative profile, blending a fundamental score (80% weight, emphasizing quality and stability (84% of fundamental weight)) with a machine-learning signal (20% weight) trained on 82 features across 30 years of data.

Risk Factors
  • Liquidity concern: Limited trading volume or float results in a 15-point penalty for execution risk.
  • Signal divergence: Fundamental and ML signals disagree by a significant margin, reducing confidence.
  • Elevated valuation at 138.3x earnings — requires sustained growth to justify the premium.
  • Above-average volatility (10.1%) may not suit conservative risk tolerance.

Net penalties of -17.4 points significantly impact the ranking. Without these adjustments, MLAB would rank considerably higher.

Score Breakdown

Overall Score21.5
Fundamental Score41.1
ML Score10.0

Score by Horizon

3 Month
76.2
6 Month
85.2
Primary
1 Year
89.7

Quality Assessment

D
Quality Grade
Below average quality — weak profitability or high leverage
1 quality flag detected — see details below. These penalties are already factored into the final score.
Quality Flags
High accrual ratio (-1012.3%) — earnings quality concern

Position Sizing

Suggested Allocation
5%
Confidence
high

Score Composition Waterfall

How each component affects the final score
Backtested Scoring Levers (IC-calibrated from 30y ElasticNet)
Weinstein (12.1%)
100
Advancing
Sentiment (2.5%)
30
Negative
Analyst (6.4%)
59
Neutral
Tradability (post-hoc)
37
Grade Dlow volume, low float
Base
19.9
SHAP
+2.9
Factors
+1.1
Divergence
-2.4
Final
21.5
Positive adjustment
Negative adjustment
Base blend
Final score

Factor Breakdown

54AVG
Value29
Quality27
Growth81
Stability60
Investment71

Signal SegmentsComputed from ML features

Fundamental (Valuation, Quality, Growth)47.0
Technical (Momentum, Weinstein, Volatility)49.0
External (Sentiment, Analyst, Macro)47.0
Scores below 50 indicate weakness in that segment relative to the universe.

Data Quality

Score
Features
Confidence
Feature Coverage89%

Growth Estimates

Short-term
+3.6% to +8.5%
Medium-term
+6.0% to +13.5%
Long-term
+9.3% to +19.5%

ML Model Core Features100 trained inputs → ML Score: 10

These features are direct inputs to the machine learning model. The model was trained on these signals alongside 100 features (including 12 momentum/technical indicators) to produce the ML percentile score.

Analyst Intelligence
Consensus Score59.4/100
Target Upside-2.3%
Coverage8 analysts
Market Sentiment
Sentiment Score30.4/100
News Volume1 articles
Technical Stage
Weinstein Stage2 — Advancing
12M Momentum-0.3%
6M Momentum+0.3%
Volatility+0.1%
Momentum & Technical
Momentum Acceleration-68.8%
Momentum ConsistencyDivergent (-0.99)
Relative Strength vs Sector-38.1%
Trend Strength (ADX Proxy)Strong (3.4)
Momentum Quality-0.196
Momentum BreadthNarrow
Macro Regime
Bull RegimeYes
High Vol RegimeNo
S&P 500 Return+25.0%
Yield Curve-0.1bp

Sector-Relative AnalysisIn-model features

Value Trap Signal
2%
Low risk
Sector RevGr Rank
P52
Revenue growth vs Technology peers
Sector PE Rank
P5
Valuation vs Technology peers
Sector FCF Rank
P72
Free cash flow vs Technology peers
Growth Deviation
+0.0σ
Z-score vs sector median
Stagnation Flag
NO
Not flagged

Analysis Signals

Scoring Factors
Fundamental score of 41 relative to sector peers41/100
Machine learning ensemble ranks this stock at the 10th percentileP10
Blended score: 80% fundamental (41) + 20% ML (10) = 34.934.9
Risk assessment: low. Low vol 0.1%; Drawdown 43% → 0.0ptLow
Earnings quality grade D: weak earnings quality, multiple concerns. Score adjusted by 0 pointsGrade D
SHAP feature alignment: +2.9pt (features align with model priorities)SHAP
Divergence penalty: -2.4pt (ML 31pt lower)Divergence
Risk Factors
Quality concern: High accrual ratio (-1012.3%) — earnings quality concernFlag
Liquidity penalty: -15.0pt (grade D)Liquidity

Sector Peer Comparison(Technology — Rank #271 of 289 stocks)

StockScoreP/ERev GrowthMarginMkt Cap
MLAB21.5138.311.5%1.5%$516M
MPWR85.191.721.2%81.0%$56.6B
ZM84.518.03.1%21.7%$22.4B
NVDA80.745.2114.2%55.8%$4.6T
CRUS80.319.16.0%17.5%$7.3B
CSCO78.027.65.3%18.0%$311.4B
ASML77.848.115.6%29.4%$566.0B
RMBS77.748.320.7%32.3%$11.0B
IDCC77.731.8-4.0%48.8%$9.6B
ADI75.674.116.9%20.6%$173.8B
FSLR75.317.326.7%30.7%$22.3B
SIMO74.59.210.2%13.8%$4.5B
AAPL74.433.16.4%27.0%$4.0T
DBX74.013.91.9%17.7%$6.7B
LRCX73.948.323.7%29.1%$295.9B
TER73.790.95.4%19.2%$53.1B
Sector Average48.149.814.8%-110.0%—

Company Overviewvia FMP

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells life sciences tools and quality control products and services in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company's Sterilization and Disinfection Control segment manufactures and sells biological, cleaning, and chemical indicators that are used to assess the effectiveness of sterilization and disinfection processes in the hospital, dental, medical device, and pharmaceutical industries. This segment also provides testing and laboratory services primarily to the dental industry. Its Biopharmaceutical Development segment develops, manufactures, and sells automated systems for protein analysis (immunoassays) and peptide synthesis solutions. This segment's solutions include protein analysis comprising analysis equipment, CDs, kits, and buffers; and peptide synthesizers that enables to automate chemically synthesized peptides that are used in the creation of peptide therapies, biomaterials, cosmetics, and general research. The company's Calibration Solutions segment designs, manufactures, and markets quality control and calibration products to measure or calibrate temperature, pressure, pH, humidity, and other such parameters used for health and safety purposes in the hospital, medical device manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and various laboratory and healthcare environments. This segment's products include continuous monitoring systems, dialysate meters and consumables, data loggers, gas flow calibration and air sampling equipment, and torque testing systems. Its Clinical Genomics segment develops, manufactures, and sells genetic analysis tools that include MassARRAY system and consumables, including chips, panels, and chemical reagent solutions used by clinical labs to perform genomic clinical testing in several therapeutic areas, such as newborn screenings, pharmacogenetics, and oncology. The company was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado.

CEO
Gary Owens
Employees
736
Beta
0.89
Industry
Hardware, Equipment & Parts
FMP-Identified Peers

Technical Picturecomputed from daily prices

RSI (14)
59.4
Neutral
Trend
Bullish
10-day vs 50-day MA
From 52W High
-35.3%
High: $147.59
From 52W Low
+72.3%
Low: $55.45
Moving Averages
10-Day
$92.60
Above
20-Day
$90.10
Above
50-Day
$85.60
Above
200-Day
$81.90
Above
60-Day Support
$73.3
60-Day Resistance
$98.14
Weinstein Stage Analysisbased on 200-day SMA framework
Stage 2 — AdvancingScore: 66/100

Stock is in an uptrend above the 200-day moving average. This is the stage where institutional accumulation typically occurs. The 50-day SMA provides support.

Favorable technical position; 50-day SMA acts as support
Price vs 200 SMA
+16.7%
200 SMA Slope (60d)
-12.89%
Falling
Volume Ratio
0.93x
10d avg vs 50d avg
Days in Stage
17
Confidence: 40%

Financial Statementslast 4 quarters via FMP

MetricQ3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2025
Revenue$65M$61M$60M$62M
Gross Profit$42M$37M$32M$38M
Operating Income$8M$5M$3M$1M
Net Income$4M$2M$5M$-7M
EPS (Diluted)$0.65$0.45$0.85$-1.31
Gross Margin64.2%61.5%54.6%61.8%
Operating Margin12.2%7.8%5.1%2.4%
Net Margin5.6%4.1%8.0%-11.4%

Why This Stock

TechnologyRevenue growth 11.5%Valuation below sector median (P/E 138.3)

Tradability FilterGrade D — 37/100Score impact: -14.3pt

Low Tradability Warning

This stock has limited trading volume and/or float. Institutional investors may face difficulty entering or exiting positions without significant price impact. A post-hoc penalty has been applied to the composite score (this is not a backtested model factor — it is a practical tradability overlay).

Volume
23
119K avg/day
Dollar Vol
62
$11M/day
Float
1
5M shares
Mkt Cap
30
$516M
Range
100
168% spread
Composite Liquidity Score37/100
FDCBA
low volumelow float

Multi-Year Range Analysis

Sideways: 0/100
YearLowHighRangeStatus
2021$232.88$333.4235.5%Wide
2022$114.21$332.9597.8%Wide
2023$82.86$206.3685.4%Wide
2024$83.68$141.1751.1%Wide
2025$55.45$155.1294.7%Wide
3-Year Range
115.3%
Narrow Years
0 / 5
Sideways Penalty
None

Growth Projection Adjustment

0.7x dampening
weinstein basing

Growth estimates have been dampened based on technical and fundamental signals. This is a post-hoc adjustment to prevent overly optimistic projections for stocks showing declining momentum or deteriorating fundamentals.

Free Float
96.9%
Outstanding Shares
6M
Bid-Ask Spread
168.0%
Institutional Tradable
No

Scores are generated by a multi-stage ML pipeline combining fundamental analysis, ensemble predictions, and structural risk signals. All data is for research purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.