Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) stock

Market cap $724M

$132.55

+2.51%

Market closed. Prices as of today's close.

Quality Score

Excellent

In its industry

#2of 11

Instrumentation

Checks firing

8of 14

Trending up

From 52-week high

-4.4%

Above the 200-day

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Quality Score

Why MLAB scores 18

ExcellentTrending up, 8 of 14 checks firingWhat the Quality Score means

Poor is below 0. Average starts at 6, Above Average at 11, Excellent at 15, and Exceptional at 20.

Well above its own recent run. MLAB scores 18 today, against a median of 13 over its last 20 recorded sessions.

+8Chart checks 8 of 14 firing right now, one point each
+3Long-term trend above a rising 200-⁠day average, near its 52-⁠week high

Run-up adds
Profit addsRead on the last four quarters against the four before, or the last full year where no quarters are filed.
Growth addsSales and margins against a year earlier: up to +3 for fast growth and widening margins, down to -2 when both shrink.
Persistence adds
Insider trades adds

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What's next

Expected to report Thu Nov 5, after the close

After its last 4 reports it closed +1.3% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.

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The 14 checks

MLAB has 8 of 14 checks firing

One per group is shown here.

Trend1 of 5 shown

MA FAN 21 EMA W.EMA HH/HL 52W HI

Averages stacked in order, price near its high.

Volume1 of 3 shown

VOL VDU U/D VOL

Heavy volume on the run, quiet volume at rest.

Tight range1 of 3 shown

ATR SQZ SQUEEZE NR7

The daily range is tight against its own recent history.

Buying1 of 3 shown

OBV+CLOSE HI SPRING

Closes near the high, and buyers step in on dips.

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Also on the chart

Not scored

Shown for reference. None of these counts toward the Quality Score: in our tests on 20 years of daily prices, none of them improved it.

RSI 1459.2
Above 50, below 70.
MACD (12, 26, 9)Below signal
Crossed below its signal line 3 sessions ago.
50-day average$119.09
The price is 11.3% above it.
200-day average$99.49
The price is 33.2% above it. The 50-day is above the 200-day, since Feb 13.
ADX 1434.5
25 or more, with +DI above -DI.
Support$119.07
Swing low from Sep 14, 10.2% below the price.
Resistance$132.70
Swing high from Sep 3, 0.1% above the price.
Bollinger Bands (20, 2)Inside
The bands run from $119.06 to $138.10.
Volume0.6x
Against its 20-day average, for the time of day.

Its industry

How MLAB ranks in Instrumentation

MLAB is #2 of 11 by Quality Score among Industrial Instruments for Measurement, Display, and Control. The top three are shown with their scores, and more by name.

1KEYSKeysight Technologies8/1421
2MLABMesa Laboratories8/1418
3AMEAmetek9/1417
MKSIMKSOpen for its score
RALRalliantOpen for its score
ROPRoper TechnologiesOpen for its score

More in Instrumentation, on the Technology page

Earnings

When does MLAB report earnings, and what happens after?

Expected to report Thu Nov 5, after the close (in 34 days). Not yet confirmed by the company.

+1.5%+8.7%-14.5%+9.5%

Nov 6Feb 3May 27Aug 10

Reported	When	Gap	Reaction	5 sessions
Aug 10, 2026After close	After close	-3.4%	+9.5%	+5.9%
May 27, 2026Before open	Before open	-0.9%	-14.5%	+0.5%
Feb 3, 2026Before open	Before open	+3.1%	+8.7%	+12.8%
Nov 6, 2025After close	After close	+1.4%	+1.5%	+1.3%

The gap is the next open against the close before the report; the reaction is where that session closed. MLAB closed higher after 3 of its last 4. Past behavior, not a forecast.

Report dates and past reactions come from sessions that have already closed, so none of these figures move.

Filings

Who is trading MLAB

MLAB insider trades

One insider bought $102K across 1 filing, and 3 insiders sold $518K across 3 filings, in the last 6 months. The newest:

BuyTripeny R Tony$102KDirectorat $113.69 on Aug 13, filed Aug 17

BuyTripeny R TonyDirector$102Kat $113.69 on Aug 13, filed Aug 17

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The company

About Mesa Laboratories

Mesa Laboratories Inc manufactures life sciences tools and critical quality control solutions. It operates in four divisions: i) Sterilization and Disinfection Control, which manufactures and sells biological, chemical, and cleaning indicators used to assess the effectiveness of sterilization, decontamination, disinfection, and cleaning processes. ii) Clinical Genomics division develops, manufactures, and sells sensitive, low-cost, high-throughput genetic analysis tools and related consumables. iii) The Biopharmaceutical Development division develops, manufactures, and sells automated systems for protein analysis (immunoassays) and peptide synthesis solutions. iv) The Calibration Solutions division develops, manufactures, sells, and services quality control products.

717 employeesLakewood, COmesalabs.com

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BreakawayAug 17Tripeny R Tony bought MLAB$102K at $113.69, filed Aug 17

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