Mesa Laboratories Inc(MLAB)

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Snapshot
Info
Industry (SIC)
INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASUREMENT, DISPLAY, AND CONTROL (3823)
Exchange
XNAS
Market Cap
$0.6B

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 …

Price History
Seasonality
MonthAvg ReturnYears of Data
Jan -0.34% 6
Feb +1.86% 6
Mar -2.04% 6
Apr -1.49% 6
May -6.41% 6
Jun -1.58% 6
Jul +4.64% 5
Aug +4.75% 5
Sep -5.75% 5
Oct -2.12% 5
Nov +4.21% 5
Dec +7.52% 5
Technical Indicators

Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.

Trend Indicators
  • SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
  • EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
  • MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
  • ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
  • +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
  • RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
  • Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
  • Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.

Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.

Volume & Volatility
  • Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
  • OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
  • Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
  • ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
  • HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.

Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →

Trend Indicators
SMA 20: $104.41
SMA 50: $101.58
SMA 200: $84.34
Current: $105.48
EMA 12: $105.93
EMA 26: $104.10
MACD: 1.8286 | Signal: -0.0179
BULLISH
ADX (14): 14.90
RANGE
+DI: 20.79
−DI: 21.99
Momentum Oscillators
RSI (14): 51.92
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 77.65
Stoch %D: 81.27
Williams %R: -26.03
Volume & Volatility
BB Upper: $113.51
BB Lower: $95.32
NEUTRAL
OBV: 2,304,695
Vol SMA 20: 222,565
Vol ROC: 38.12%
ATR: $6.04
True Range: $4.98
HV 20: 87.6%
HV 30: 72.7%
HV 60: 58.1%

Data Summary
Data Points: 500
Last Updated: 2026-06-13T13:41:34.206000
Date Range: 2024-06-14T00:00:00 – 2026-06-12T00:00:00
AI Analysis

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News
Options Activity
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Spread Scanner GPU

Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →

Stage 1 — Base Score (GPU scanner)

score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.

Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)

RR25 and BF25 from the live options chain. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.

Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
  • RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
  • MACD crossover + histogram trend
  • Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
  • Stochastic %K <20 / >80
  • Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
  • Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
  • Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
  • BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
  • IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
  • IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
  • Min open interest across all legs
  • OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05

score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →

Enter a ticker to scan for optimal spread opportunities.

Evaluates all bull put, bear call, iron condor, and calendar spread combinations using GPU-accelerated analysis.

Volatility Surface

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IV Rank (7 DTE)
IV Rank (30 DTE)
Straddle Price (30 DTE)
Beta Analysis
Beta (1Y vs SPY)
1.79
Correlation (SPY)
35.1%
0.12
Ann. Volatility
63.0%
SPY Volatility
12.3%

High volatility - stock moves more than market

Beta & Alpha Over Time
Institutional Ownership (13F)
Latest filings — 2026-03-31

Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.

  • Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
  • Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
  • % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
  • Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.

Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.

165 filers5,014,174 shares$433.26M value
# Filer Shares Value % of Total % of Float Period
1 Long Path Partners LP 405,583 $35.86M 8.28% 2026-03-31
2 BlackRock, Inc. Custodian 393,851 $34.82M 8.04% 2026-03-31
3 VANGUARD GROUP INC Custodian 321,899 $25.27M 5.83% 2025-12-31
4 Boston Partners 268,711 $23.76M 5.48% 2026-03-31
5 Select Equity Group, L.P. 235,885 $20.86M 4.81% 2026-03-31
6 Ranger Investment Management, L.P. 202,903 $17.94M 4.14% 2026-03-31
7 AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Custodian 170,562 $15.08M 3.48% 2026-03-31
8 ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 161,229 $14.26M 3.29% 2026-03-31
9 MORGAN STANLEY Custodian 175,589 $13.78M 3.18% 2025-12-31
10 DIAMOND HILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 155,302 $13.73M 3.17% 2026-03-31
11 KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 142,343 $12.59M 2.90% 2026-03-31
12 Russell Investments Group, Ltd. Custodian 135,069 $11.94M 2.76% 2026-03-31
13 GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Custodian 128,002 $11.32M 2.61% 2026-03-31
14 DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Custodian 124,630 $11.02M 2.54% 2026-03-31
15 STATE STREET CORP 122,068 $10.79M 2.49% 2026-03-31
16 RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC Custodian 122,911 $10.69M 2.47% 2026-03-31
17 Kent Lake PR LLC 134,516 $9.01M 2.08% 2025-09-30
18 MONIMUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 101,292 $8.96M 2.07% 2026-03-31
19 CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 95,535 $8.45M 1.95% 2026-03-31
20 Roubaix Capital, LLC 72,115 $6.38M 1.47% 2026-03-31
21 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Custodian 70,617 $6.24M 1.44% 2026-03-31
22 JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 69,401 $6.14M 1.42% 2026-03-31
23 NORTHERN TRUST CORP Custodian 69,264 $6.12M 1.41% 2026-03-31
24 Meros Investment Management, LP 68,032 $6.02M 1.39% 2026-03-31
25 GABELLI FUNDS LLC 62,499 $5.53M 1.28% 2026-03-31
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period
Insider Activity
Latest: 2026-05-19
Form 4 filings — insider beneficial-ownership changes by officers, directors, and 10%+ holders. Filed within 2 business days of transaction.
Filed Reporter Role Action Shares Avg Price Net $ Link
2026-05-19 Siddhartha Kadia President and CEO Grant (A) +35,236 RSU EDGAR
2026-04-24 Siddhartha Kadia President and CEO Grant (A) +34,807 RSU EDGAR
2026-04-02 Gary M Owens President and CEO Disp (D) −8,211 RSU EDGAR
2026-03-10 Shiraz Shabanali Ladiwala Director Buy (P) +3,500 $72.23 $252.8K EDGAR
2026-03-10 R Tony Tripeny Director Buy (P) +1,315 $76.00 $99.9K EDGAR
2026-03-10 Mark Christopher Capone Director Buy (P) +1,301 $76.35 $99.3K EDGAR
2025-12-05 John James Sullivan Director Gift (G) −2,000 EDGAR
2025-10-28 Gary M Owens President and CEO Exer (M) +11,558 EDGAR
2025-08-18 Mark Christopher Capone Director Exer (M) +1,404 EDGAR
2025-08-18 R Tony Tripeny Director Exer (M) +1,404 EDGAR
2025-08-18 Jennifer Sadie Alltoft Director Exer (M) +1,404 EDGAR
2025-08-18 Shiraz Shabanali Ladiwala Director Exer (M) +1,949 EDGAR
2025-08-18 John James Sullivan Director Exer (M) +1,404 EDGAR
2025-08-18 Shannon Hall Director Exer (M) +1,404 EDGAR
2025-06-25 Brian David Archbold SVP Operations Mixed +459 $95.82 $44.0K EDGAR
Codes: P = open-market purchase · S = open-market sale · A = grant/award · M = option exercise · F = tax withholding at vest · G = bona-fide gift · D = disposition to issuer · J = other (described in filing footnote — typically 401(k), trust, inheritance) · W = will/inheritance. Only P / S codes carry directional signal.
Insider Holdings
23 insiders · @ $105.48
Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners ranked by current disclosed exposure (shares × today's price). Shares are direct + indirect (via trusts / LLCs / spouse). Excludes unvested RSU and option grants — those aren't beneficially owned until vest.
# Insider Role Shares Disclosed Exposure Lifetime OM Net Filings Last Filed
1 EVAN GUILLEMIN Director 200,512 $21.15M -$8.07M 41 2022-09-02
2 SEG Ventures, LLC Director 190,000 $20.04M $2.39M 1 2018-10-19
3 LUKE R SCHMIEDER Former Director 176,548 $18.62M -$2.55M 23 2015-04-28
4 John Bradley Schmieder Director 82,120 $8.66M -$5.54M 38 2023-09-19
5 PAUL D DUKE Director 72,823 $7.68M -$653.5K 15 2010-05-24
6 John James Sullivan Director 70,062 $7.39M -$23.46M 90 2025-12-05
7 Gary M Owens President and CEO 64,135 $6.76M -$6.57M 35 2026-04-02
8 H STUART CAMPBELL Director 41,677 $4.40M -$5.24M 43 2018-11-28
9 Robert V Dwyer Director 36,474 $3.85M -$12.80M 52 2020-04-03
10 MICHAEL T BROOKS Director 32,730 $3.45M -$1.19M 30 2019-06-14
11 MESA LABORATORIES INC /CO/ Director 29,788 $3.14M $0 1 2022-06-16
12 STEVEN W PETERSON 20,152 $2.13M -$2.11M 20 2013-02-07
13 John Sakys CFO 15,598 $1.65M -$8.10M 57 2025-06-25
14 Glenn E Adriance CSMO 10,000 $1.05M -$2.77M 21 2018-03-26
15 Shiraz Shabanali Ladiwala Director 8,523 $899.0K $252.8K 10 2026-03-10
16 R Tony Tripeny Director 5,398 $569.4K $199.9K 8 2026-03-10
17 Jennifer Sadie Alltoft Director 4,878 $514.5K $0 14 2025-08-18
18 Shannon Hall Director 4,189 $441.9K -$40.2K 13 2025-08-18
19 Mark Christopher Capone Director 3,429 $361.7K $99.3K 4 2026-03-10
20 GREGORY DINOIA SVP Commercial 3,084 $325.3K -$1.08M 14 2022-06-22
21 DAVID M KELLY Director 2,618 $276.1K -$2.57M 42 2021-11-09
22 Brian David Archbold SVP Operations 2,407 $253.9K -$2.03M 31 2025-06-25
23 David Brian Perez Director 275 $29.0K $0 3 2020-06-17
Lifetime OM Net = signed sum of open-market buys (P) and sells (S) over their career; excludes grants, tax withholdings, and dispositions to issuer. A large negative number is normal for long-tenured executives — they've sold compensation grants over many years.
ETF Holders
# ETF Provider Weight $ Exposure ETF AUM As Of
Fundamentals

Quarterly filings sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K reports. TTM tiles aggregate the most recent four quarters; bars show the last ~12 quarters oldest → newest.

Metrics
  • Revenue — top-line sales. Look for consistent YoY growth; seasonal businesses need same-quarter comparisons (Q4 '24 vs Q4 '23).
  • Net Income — bottom-line profit after all expenses. Can be volatile from one-time items; red bars = net loss.
  • Diluted EPS — net income per share assuming options/converts are exercised. Direct input to the P/E ratio.
  • Operating Cash Flow — cash generated from core operations, before capex and financing. Harder to manipulate than net income; growing OCF is a quality signal.
How to read the bars
  • Sequential growth — quarter-over-quarter trend. Accelerating bars are a momentum signal.
  • YoY growth — compare to the same quarter a year earlier to remove seasonality.
  • Quality — OCF should roughly track Net Income over time. Large divergence (net income ≫ OCF) flags accruals risk.
  • Margins — scan the bar ratios: Net Income / Revenue tells you margin trend without needing a separate chart.

TTM (trailing-twelve-month) smooths seasonality and is used for the P/E calculation. Filings appear 30–90 days after the period closes.