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: $8.33 to $8.74
• 50-Day Range: $8.42 to $13.37
• 52-Week Range: $4.72 to $24.95
• Volume: 5.70 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.57 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.52 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $15.10
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Intuitive Machines Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Intuitive Machines scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 28th out of 58 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: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Intuitive Machines has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Intuitive Machines has a consensus price target of $15.10, representing about 77.9% upside from its current price of $8.49.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Intuitive Machines has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Decreasing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Intuitive Machines are expected to decrease in the coming year, from $0.73 to ($0.11) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Intuitive Machines is -2.62, 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 -2.62, 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

22.71% 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 3.1, 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 27.29%, 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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

22.71% 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 3.1, 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 27.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Intuitive Machines has a news sentiment score of 1.69. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Aerospace companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Intuitive Machines this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 49 people have searched for LUNR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -28% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

41 people have added Intuitive Machines to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 95% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.2 / 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 $2,481,659.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

39.75% 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.

LUNR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LUNR shares performed this year?

Intuitive Machines' stock was trading at $18.16 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, LUNR shares have decreased by 53.2% and is now trading at $8.49.

How were Intuitive Machines' earnings last quarter?

Intuitive Machines, Inc. (NASDAQ:LUNR) issued its earnings results on Thursday, August, 7th. The company reported ($0.11) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.06) by $0.05. The company had revenue of $50.31 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $69.19 million.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Intuitive Machines' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Intuitive Machines include State Street Corp (3.66%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.45%), Bank of America Corp DE (1.27%) and ARK Investment Management LLC (0.65%). Insiders that own company stock include Kamal Seyed Ghaffarian, Guy Shanon, Michael Blitzer, Stephen J Altemus, Peter Mcgrath, Timothy Price Crain II and Steven Vontur.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Intuitive Machines?

Shares of LUNR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Intuitive Machines own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Intuitive Machines investors own include SoundHound AI (SOUN), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), NVIDIA (NVDA), Costco Wholesale (COST), Micron Technology (MU), Sony (SONY) and Walmart (WMT).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/07/2025
• Today: 9/06/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/13/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

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: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Intuitive Machines: $15.10
• High Price Target: $20.00
• Low Price Target: $8.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +77.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($3.24)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.63
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$283.41 million
• Net Margins: -106.79%
• Pretax Margin: -125.12%
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: -7.36%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 3.70
• Quick Ratio: 3.70

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $228 million
• Price / Sales: 6.65
• Cash Flow: $0.09 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 91.21
• Book Value: ($6.46) per share
• Price / Book: -1.31

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 178,720,000
• Free Float: 107,678,000
• Market Cap: $1.52 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.38