Rocket Lab (RKLB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. is an aerospace company that provides launch services and space systems for commercial, civil and national security customers. Founded in 2006 by Peter Beck, the company is headquartered in Long Beach, California, and operates internationally, with significant operations in the United States and New Zealand.

Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket is designed to provide dedicated launch services for small satellites. The company operates launch infrastructure in New Zealand and the United States and has developed the HASTE suborbital test vehicle for hypersonic and advanced technology testing. Rocket Lab is also developing Neutron, a larger reusable launch vehicle intended to serve a broader range of missions.

Through its Space Systems business, Rocket Lab supplies spacecraft and satellite components, including solar cells, spacecraft separation systems, reaction wheels, star trackers, flight software and other avionics. The company also develops and operates spacecraft platforms, including the Photon satellite platform, for commercial, civil and government missions. Peter Beck serves as Rocket Lab’s founder and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $63.20 to $67.70
• 50-Day Range: $58.60 to $100.46
• 52-Week Range: $37.57 to $151.00
• Volume: 21.40 million shs
• Average Volume: 23.25 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $38.21 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $108.83
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Rocket Lab Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Rocket Lab scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 308th out of 656 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Rocket Lab has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.87, and is based on 4 strong buy ratings, 13 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Rocket Lab has a consensus price target of $108.83, representing about 68.9% upside from its current price of $64.43.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Rocket Lab has been the subject of 13 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 Rocket Lab are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.20) to ($0.09) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Rocket Lab is -238.11, 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 Rocket Lab is -238.11, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Rocket Lab has a P/B Ratio of 20.32. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.10% of the float of Rocket Lab has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Rocket Lab has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.18, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Rocket Lab has recently decreased by 3.11%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Rocket Lab does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Rocket Lab does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.67

News Sentiment

Rocket Lab has a news sentiment score of 0.67. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 82 news articles for Rocket Lab this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 228 people have searched for RKLB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -7% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

190 people have added Rocket Lab to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 19% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Rocket Lab insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $312,944,881.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

8.40% of the stock of Rocket Lab is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

71.78% of the stock of Rocket Lab is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/10/2026
• Today: 9/09/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/09/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Sub-Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:RKLB
• CIK: 1819994
• Web: www.vectorcapital.com
• Phone: 714-465-5737
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,600
• Year Founded: 2006

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Rocket Lab: $108.83
• High Price Target: $150.00
• Low Price Target: $60.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +69.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.87
• Research Coverage: 23 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.27)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$198.21 million
• Net Margins: -21.51%
• Pretax Margin: -24.93%
• Return on Equity: -6.48%
• Return on Assets: -4.92%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.01
• Current Ratio: 5.48
• Quick Ratio: 4.98

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $769.15 million
• Price / Sales: 49.95
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $3.17 per share
• Price / Book: 20.25

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 598,350,000
• Free Float: 548,089,000
• Market Cap: $38.42 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.60