Intuitive Machines (LUNR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Intuitive Machines is a Houston, Texas–based aerospace company specializing in commercial lunar exploration and services. The firm develops end-to-end solutions for robotic missions to the Moon, providing spacecraft design, mission management, navigation, communications, and data services under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.

Founded in 2013 by aerospace engineers Steve Altemus, Tim Crain and Kris Kimel, Intuitive Machines has grown from a small startup into one of the leading private entities pursuing lunar surface deliveries. The company completed a business combination in 2022, becoming publicly traded on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol LUNR.

The company’s flagship vehicle, Nova-C, is a lunar lander engineered to carry a variety of scientific and commercial payloads to the Moon’s surface. In addition to payload delivery, Intuitive Machines provides end-to-end mission support including flight software development, ground-station operations and real-time mission control, catering to government and commercial clients.

Intuitive Machines serves primarily North American government agencies and commercial partners, with a vision to enable sustainable lunar infrastructure. Under the leadership of Steve Altemus as CEO, the firm continues to pursue upcoming lunar landings and advanced space systems development.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $18.50 to $20.11
• 50-Day Range: $18.70 to $45.70
• 52-Week Range: $7.78 to $46.75
• Volume: 5.65 million shs
• Average Volume: 13.54 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.36 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $31.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Intuitive Machines Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Intuitive Machines scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 26th out of 59 stocks in the aerospace sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Intuitive Machines has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.42, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 8 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Intuitive Machines has a consensus price target of $31.50, representing about 59.6% upside from its current price of $19.74.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Intuitive Machines has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Intuitive Machines are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.35) to ($0.02) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Intuitive Machines is -22.41, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Intuitive Machines is -22.41, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

37.99% of the float of Intuitive Machines has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Intuitive Machines has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.66, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Intuitive Machines has recently increased by 8.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Intuitive Machines does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Intuitive Machines does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.35

News Sentiment

Intuitive Machines has a news sentiment score of 0.35. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Aerospace companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Intuitive Machines this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

125 people have searched for LUNR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 34% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

109 people have added Intuitive Machines to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 122% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Intuitive Machines insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $29,896,194.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

54.10% of the stock of Intuitive Machines is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

72.21% of the stock of Intuitive Machines is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/14/2026
• Today: 6/26/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Aerospace
• Industry: AEROSP/DEFENSE
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LUNR
• CIK: 1844452
• Web: www.inflectionpointacquisition.com
• Phone: 281-520-3703
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1
• Year Founded: 2013

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Intuitive Machines: $31.50
• High Price Target: $45.00
• Low Price Target: $9.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +56.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.42
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.88)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$83.29 million
• Net Margins: -32.69%
• Pretax Margin: -46.78%
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: -5.41%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.22
• Quick Ratio: 1.08

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $210.06 million
• Price / Sales: 20.83
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: ($4.19) per share
• Price / Book: -4.81

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 217,020,000
• Free Float: 99,613,000
• Market Cap: $4.38 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.68