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Best Space Stocks To Watch Today - October 16th

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Key Points

  • Seven notable Space stocks to monitor include Rocket Lab, AST SpaceMobile, and Archer Aviation, highlighting the growing market interest in space-related investments.
  • Rocket Lab USA is noted for its extensive offerings in launch services and space systems, catering to both commercial and defense sectors, which could indicate potential for significant growth.
  • Boeing and GE Aerospace are key players in the space industry, with Boeing focusing on various aircraft and missile systems, while GE specializes in aerospace products and services focused on defense and propulsion technologies.
  • MarketBeat previews the top five stocks to own by November 1st.

Rocket Lab, AST SpaceMobile, Archer Aviation, Boeing, GE Aerospace, Parker-Hannifin, and Axon Enterprise are the seven Space stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. "Space stocks" are publicly traded companies whose primary business activities are tied to space — for example launch providers, satellite manufacturers and operators, ground-equipment and payload makers, space-tourism firms, and defense contractors with significant space divisions. Investors generally see them as potentially high-growth but capital-intensive and volatile, with performance closely linked to government contracts, regulation, technological breakthroughs, and long development timelines. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Space stocks within the last several days.

Rocket Lab (RKLB)

Rocket Lab USA, Inc., a space company, provides launch services and space systems solutions for the space and defense industries. The company provides launch services, spacecraft design services, spacecraft components, spacecraft manufacturing, and other spacecraft and on-orbit management solutions; and constellation management services, as well as designs and manufactures small and medium-class rockets.

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AST SpaceMobile (ASTS)

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Archer Aviation (ACHR)

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Boeing (BA)

The Boeing Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, sells, services, and supports commercial jetliners, military aircraft, satellites, missile defense, human space flight and launch systems, and services worldwide. The company operates through Commercial Airplanes; Defense, Space & Security; and Global Services segments.

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GE Aerospace (GE)

GE Aerospace (also known as General Electric) is a company that specializes in providing aerospace products and services. It operates through two reportable segments: Commercial Engines and Services and Defense and Propulsion Technologies. It offers jet and turboprop engines, as well as integrated systems for commercial, military, business, and general aviation aircraft.

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Parker-Hannifin (PH)

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 Diversified Industrial segment offers sealing, shielding, thermal products and systems, adhesives, coatings, and noise vibration and harshness solutions; filters, systems, and diagnostics solutions to ensure purity and remove contaminants from fuel, air, oil, water, and other liquids and gases; connectors used in fluid and gas handling; and hydraulic, pneumatic, and electromechanical components and systems for builders and users of mobile and industrial machinery and equipment.

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Axon Enterprise (AXON)

Axon Enterprise, Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells conducted energy devices (CEDs) under the TASER brand in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Software and Sensors, and TASER. The company also offers hardware and cloud-based software solutions that enable law enforcement to capture, securely store, manage, share, and analyze video and other digital evidence.

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