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$64.26 +0.45 (+0.71%)
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RKLB vs. ASTS, IRDM, LUNR, PL, and RDW

Should you buy Rocket Lab stock or one of its competitors? Rocket Lab's main competitors and comparable companies include AST SpaceMobile (ASTS), Iridium Communications (IRDM), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), Planet Labs PBC (PL), and Redwire (RDW). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size.

How does Rocket Lab compare to AST SpaceMobile?

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) and AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Rocket Lab had 51 more articles in the media than AST SpaceMobile. MarketBeat recorded 87 mentions for Rocket Lab and 36 mentions for AST SpaceMobile. Rocket Lab's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat AST SpaceMobile's score of 0.52 indicating that Rocket Lab is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Rocket Lab
45 Very Positive mention(s)
14 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
11 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
AST SpaceMobile
15 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Rocket Lab has a net margin of -21.51% compared to AST SpaceMobile's net margin of -536.66%. Rocket Lab's return on equity of -6.48% beat AST SpaceMobile's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Rocket Lab-21.51% -6.48% -4.92%
AST SpaceMobile -536.66%-22.88%-10.67%

Rocket Lab has a beta of 2.6, suggesting that its share price is 160% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AST SpaceMobile has a beta of 2.74, suggesting that its share price is 174% more volatile than the broader market.

71.8% of Rocket Lab shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of AST SpaceMobile shares are held by institutional investors. 8.4% of Rocket Lab shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.9% of AST SpaceMobile shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Rocket Lab has higher revenue and earnings than AST SpaceMobile. Rocket Lab is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AST SpaceMobile, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Rocket Lab$601.80M63.89-$198.21M-$0.27N/A
AST SpaceMobile$70.92M341.92-$341.94M-$2.14N/A

Rocket Lab presently has a consensus target price of $108.83, suggesting a potential upside of 69.36%. AST SpaceMobile has a consensus target price of $86.58, suggesting a potential upside of 38.95%. Given Rocket Lab's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Rocket Lab is more favorable than AST SpaceMobile.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Rocket Lab
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
4 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.87
AST SpaceMobile
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.31

Summary

Rocket Lab beats AST SpaceMobile on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Rocket Lab compare to Iridium Communications?

Iridium Communications (NASDAQ:IRDM) and Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and risk.

84.4% of Iridium Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.8% of Rocket Lab shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Iridium Communications shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Rocket Lab shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Iridium Communications has higher revenue and earnings than Rocket Lab. Rocket Lab is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Iridium Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Iridium Communications$884.17M5.66$114.37M$0.8853.65
Rocket Lab$601.80M63.89-$198.21M-$0.27N/A

In the previous week, Rocket Lab had 78 more articles in the media than Iridium Communications. MarketBeat recorded 87 mentions for Rocket Lab and 9 mentions for Iridium Communications. Iridium Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Rocket Lab's score of 0.63 indicating that Iridium Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Iridium Communications
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Rocket Lab
45 Very Positive mention(s)
14 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
11 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Iridium Communications has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Rocket Lab has a beta of 2.6, indicating that its share price is 160% more volatile than the broader market.

Iridium Communications has a net margin of 10.55% compared to Rocket Lab's net margin of -21.51%. Iridium Communications' return on equity of 22.57% beat Rocket Lab's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Iridium Communications10.55% 22.57% 4.11%
Rocket Lab -21.51%-6.48%-4.92%

Iridium Communications presently has a consensus price target of $38.67, indicating a potential downside of 18.10%. Rocket Lab has a consensus price target of $108.83, indicating a potential upside of 69.36%. Given Rocket Lab's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Rocket Lab is more favorable than Iridium Communications.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Iridium Communications
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Rocket Lab
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
4 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.87

Summary

Iridium Communications beats Rocket Lab on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Rocket Lab compare to Intuitive Machines?

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) and Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends and earnings.

In the previous week, Rocket Lab had 74 more articles in the media than Intuitive Machines. MarketBeat recorded 87 mentions for Rocket Lab and 13 mentions for Intuitive Machines. Rocket Lab's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Intuitive Machines' score of 0.56 indicating that Rocket Lab is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Rocket Lab
45 Very Positive mention(s)
14 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
11 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Intuitive Machines
5 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

71.8% of Rocket Lab shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Intuitive Machines shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.4% of Rocket Lab shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 54.1% of Intuitive Machines shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Rocket Lab has a net margin of -21.51% compared to Intuitive Machines' net margin of -26.64%. Intuitive Machines' return on equity of 0.00% beat Rocket Lab's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Rocket Lab-21.51% -6.48% -4.92%
Intuitive Machines -26.64%N/A -5.00%

Rocket Lab presently has a consensus target price of $108.83, indicating a potential upside of 69.36%. Intuitive Machines has a consensus target price of $30.50, indicating a potential upside of 105.94%. Given Intuitive Machines' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Intuitive Machines is more favorable than Rocket Lab.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Rocket Lab
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
4 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.87
Intuitive Machines
2 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Rocket Lab has a beta of 2.6, suggesting that its stock price is 160% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Intuitive Machines has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the broader market.

Intuitive Machines has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Rocket Lab. Rocket Lab is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intuitive Machines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Rocket Lab$601.80M63.89-$198.21M-$0.27N/A
Intuitive Machines$210.06M16.14-$83.29M-$0.95N/A

Summary

Rocket Lab beats Intuitive Machines on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Rocket Lab compare to Planet Labs PBC?

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) and Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Rocket Lab has higher revenue and earnings than Planet Labs PBC. Rocket Lab is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Planet Labs PBC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Planet Labs PBC$307.73M20.99-$246.86M-$1.14N/A
Rocket Lab$601.80M63.89-$198.21M-$0.27N/A

41.7% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.8% of Rocket Lab shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.4% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Rocket Lab shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Rocket Lab had 55 more articles in the media than Planet Labs PBC. MarketBeat recorded 87 mentions for Rocket Lab and 32 mentions for Planet Labs PBC. Planet Labs PBC's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Rocket Lab's score of 0.63 indicating that Planet Labs PBC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Planet Labs PBC
8 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Rocket Lab
45 Very Positive mention(s)
14 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
11 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Planet Labs PBC presently has a consensus price target of $31.72, suggesting a potential upside of 75.03%. Rocket Lab has a consensus price target of $108.83, suggesting a potential upside of 69.36%. Given Planet Labs PBC's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Planet Labs PBC is more favorable than Rocket Lab.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Planet Labs PBC
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.46
Rocket Lab
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
4 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.87

Rocket Lab has a net margin of -21.51% compared to Planet Labs PBC's net margin of -111.17%. Rocket Lab's return on equity of -6.48% beat Planet Labs PBC's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Planet Labs PBC-111.17% -105.29% -35.54%
Rocket Lab -21.51%-6.48%-4.92%

Planet Labs PBC has a beta of 2.1, indicating that its stock price is 110% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Rocket Lab has a beta of 2.6, indicating that its stock price is 160% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Rocket Lab beats Planet Labs PBC on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Rocket Lab compare to Redwire?

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) and Redwire (NYSE:RDW) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Rocket Lab has a net margin of -21.51% compared to Redwire's net margin of -57.26%. Rocket Lab's return on equity of -6.48% beat Redwire's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Rocket Lab-21.51% -6.48% -4.92%
Redwire -57.26%-11.02%-8.17%

Rocket Lab has higher revenue and earnings than Redwire. Rocket Lab is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Redwire, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Rocket Lab$601.80M63.89-$198.21M-$0.27N/A
Redwire$335.38M7.86-$226.55M-$1.46N/A

71.8% of Rocket Lab shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.1% of Redwire shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.4% of Rocket Lab shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Redwire shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Rocket Lab has a beta of 2.6, meaning that its share price is 160% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Redwire has a beta of 3.08, meaning that its share price is 208% more volatile than the broader market.

Rocket Lab currently has a consensus price target of $108.83, indicating a potential upside of 69.36%. Redwire has a consensus price target of $14.69, indicating a potential upside of 39.22%. Given Rocket Lab's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Rocket Lab is more favorable than Redwire.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Rocket Lab
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
4 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.87
Redwire
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.45

In the previous week, Rocket Lab had 76 more articles in the media than Redwire. MarketBeat recorded 87 mentions for Rocket Lab and 11 mentions for Redwire. Redwire's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Rocket Lab's score of 0.63 indicating that Redwire is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Rocket Lab
45 Very Positive mention(s)
14 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
11 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Redwire
7 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Rocket Lab beats Redwire on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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RKLB vs. The Competition

MetricRocket LabAerospace & Defense IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$38.45B$21.14B$10.45B$12.88B
Dividend YieldN/A1.67%97.05%8.57%
P/E Ratio-237.9938.2826.2725.40
Price / Sales63.89144.66384.2097.75
Price / CashN/A26.9523.9452.27
Price / Book11.006.074.626.17
Net Income-$198.21M$562.41M$609.95M$349.50M
7 Day Performance-0.20%-2.31%-0.75%-0.05%
1 Month Performance-13.72%-6.35%-1.39%0.80%
1 Year Performance49.48%10.24%10.44%15.62%

Rocket Lab Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RKLB
Rocket Lab
3.8473 of 5 stars
$64.26
+0.7%
$108.83
+69.4%
+46.6%$38.45B$601.80MN/A2,600
ASTS
AST SpaceMobile
3.2054 of 5 stars
$61.44
+2.6%
$85.98
+39.9%
+37.4%$23.30B$70.92MN/A1,126
IRDM
Iridium Communications
3.7782 of 5 stars
$47.64
+0.9%
$38.67
-18.8%
+90.3%$5.00B$871.66M54.14660
LUNR
Intuitive Machines
3.6439 of 5 stars
$16.18
+0.4%
$30.06
+85.8%
+73.8%$3.69B$210.06MN/A1
PL
Planet Labs PBC
3.2635 of 5 stars
$21.20
+0.2%
$35.36
+66.8%
+185.1%$7.54B$307.73MN/A800

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This page (NASDAQ:RKLB) was last updated on 9/4/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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