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NASDAQ: RKLB
Rocket Lab (RKLB) Stock Analysis & Forecast
$64.57−3.25 (−4.8%)
Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:17 pm ET.
Gekko Brief
AI summaryRocket Lab (RKLB) closes at $64.57, down 4.8%, and sits below both its 50-day average of $69.89 and its 200-day average of $80.48, with the 50-day also below the 200-day. The GekkoIndex reads 61.2, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone, while price stands 24.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $85.17. Momentum over the past month is negative at -14.9%, and the three-month return is -39.8%, though the one-year return remains positive at 34.3%.
This week's news centers on a $1.94 billion equity raise tied to financing the planned Iridium acquisition, which weighed on shares alongside a broader pullback in space-sector names including AST SpaceMobile and Planet Labs. Separately, the FCC cleared an initial regulatory hurdle on the Iridium deal, and Rocket Lab completed its 96th Electron mission, its 17th launch of 2026, maintaining a 100% mission success record with Synspective. Commentary also pointed to the company's $2.36 billion backlog and record Q2 revenue as context for the stock's recent moves, alongside a price target of $120.88 from at least one analyst.
The next earnings report is scheduled for 9 November 2026, after close, 50 days away and outside a typical 20-trading-day holding window. Smart-money activity shows 5 unusual options signals over the last 30 days, with put premium of $27.9 million against call premium of $4.3 million. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged +11.8% over five years, rising in 2 of them. Analyst consensus stands at 14 buy, 3 hold, 0 sell ratings, with a consensus target of $109.37.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.
Price vs fair value
Close $64.57200-day averageGekko Fair Value $85.17
Key stats
- Market cap
- $37.38B
- P/E ratio
- —
- Forward P/E
- 1,111.1
- EPS, TTM
- −$0.29
- Revenue, TTM
- $769.1M
- Profit margin
- -21.5%
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 2.61
- Volume
- 32.06M avg 17.56M
- 1-year return
- +34.3%
- Typical daily move
- ±4.8%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±15.5%
- 50-day average
- $69.89
- 200-day average
- $80.48
- Next earnings
- Nov 9 after close
- Shares outstanding
- 598.5M
Rocket Lab swing-trade checklist
Rocket Lab scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendheadwind
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $64.57 is below the 50-day ($69.89) and 200-day ($80.48) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
61.2, Accumulation
Reading 61.2 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
24.2% below
Price is 24.2% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneyheadwind
Leans bearish
Last 30 days: 5 unusual options signals.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 50 days
Next report Nov 9, 2026, 50 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitymixed
+11.8% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +11.8% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
See seasonality
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Rocket Lab stock chart and price history
Rocket Lab closed at $64.57 on Sep 18, 2026, +34.3% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $37.57 to $151.00.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −14.9%
- 3 months
- −39.8%
- 6 months
- −10.2%
- 1 year
- +34.3%
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About Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab designs and builds vehicles and hardware for reaching and operating in space, serving customers in the space and defense fields. It is recognized for the Electron small launch vehicle and the Photon satellite platform, both of which it designs, manufactures and sells, and it is also developing the larger Neutron launch vehicle, built to carry payloads of up to eight tons.
Its work extends beyond building rockets and satellites. The company runs launches remotely, engineers and assembles spacecraft components and subsystems for its own Photon line as well as for other commercial spacecraft, and offers on-orbit services such as managing entire satellite constellations. Its customers include commercial businesses, large aerospace contractors, and government agencies.
Rocket Lab is based in Long Beach, California, and traces its founding to 2006. Its shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker RKLB.
- Listed
- NASDAQ
- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Website
- rocketlabcorp.com
Rocket Lab GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Rocket Lab’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 61.2, in the Accumulation zone, down 4.5 points over five sessions.
61.2Accumulation
Down 4.5 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 18, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 26 | +2.3% | +18.6% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 177 | −0.6% | +2.4% | ||
| Neutral | 385 | +3.7% | +15.9% | ||
| Distribution | 71 | +5.8% | +14.4% | ||
| Selling | 3 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average RKLB share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
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Is Rocket Lab stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Rocket Lab trades 24.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $85.17, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Rocket Lab shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$85.17
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026
24.2% Undervalued
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Rocket Lab insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Rocket Lab, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in RKLB were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Rocket Lab has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Sep 30, 2021
- $30.36M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.08%
From company filings.
Unusual options activity last 30 days
5signals, 13% of the flagged premium in calls.
Latest: Bullish flow on Sep 12, $1.03M in unusual premium.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
1of the funds Gekko tracks holds RKLB.
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Rocket Lab earnings: next date and track record
Rocket Lab reports on Nov 9, 2026, after the close (50 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 9, 2026
Expected after the close, 50 days away
- EPS estimate
- −$0.02
- Revenue estimate
- $257.3M
4 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±8.8%average move across the report
3 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Aug 10, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Rocket Lab reported record Q2 2026 revenue of $234 million, up 62% year-over-year and $34 million above the prior quarter record. The company signed over $1 billion in new contracts including a record $266 million Space Force contract for 18 suborbital missions. Backlog reached $2.36 billion. Strategic acquisitions of Mynaric and Motiv closed, and Rocket Lab announced plans to acquire Iridium Communications to enter the space applications market.
- Guidance
- The Iridium acquisition, once closed, will add a 66-satellite constellation with 2.5 million subscribers and approximately $870 million in annual revenue. Management targets expansion into IoT, direct-to-device, PNT defense, and aviation markets.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | −$0.06 est −$0.07 | $234.1M est $231.6M | −3.4% |
| May 7, 2026 | −$0.02 est −$0.07 | $200.3M est $189.6M | +24.6% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | −$0.09 est −$0.10 | $179.7M est $176.8M | −1.6% |
| Nov 10, 2025 | $0.01 est −$0.10 | $155.0M est $151.8M | −0.8% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | −$0.10 est −$0.10 | $144.5M est $135.4M | +1.3% |
| May 8, 2025 | −$0.12 est −$0.11 | $122.6M est $121.4M | −8.0% |
| Feb 27, 2025 | −$0.10 est −$0.09 | $132.4M est $130.6M | −3.6% |
| Nov 12, 2024 | −$0.10 est −$0.09 | $104.8M est $102.3M | +27.4% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Rocket Lab stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Rocket Lab is $109.37, +69.4% from the last close, from 17 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$109.37consensus 12-month target, +69.4% from the last close
Now $64.57Avg $109.37
Low $76High $135
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 17 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | Craig-Hallum | — | — |
| Sep 11 | Raymond James | $80 | +23.9% |
| Sep 2 | Berenberg Bank | $83 | +28.5% |
| Sep 1 | Berenberg Bank | $83 | +28.5% |
| Aug 30 | Bank of America Securities | $110 | +70.4% |
+2.4%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+11.8%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±4.8%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Rocket Lab seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, Rocket Lab averaged +11.8% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −2.2% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +5.6% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +10.2% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +11.8% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +14.6% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, RKLB’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 15.5%.
Rocket Lab market cap and key statistics
Rocket Lab’s market cap is $37.38B and revenue of $769.1M over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $37.38B
- Forward P/E
- 1,111.1
- EPS, TTM
- −$0.29
- Gekko Fair Value
- $85.17
Trading
- Volume
- 32.06M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 17.56M
- 52-week high
- $151.00
- 52-week low
- $37.57
- Shares outstanding
- 598.5M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $769.1M
- Profit margin
- -21.5%
- Return on equity
- -7.9%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- 0.0%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 2.61
- Typical daily move
- ±4.8%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±15.5%
Rocket Lab stock news this week
Coverage of Rocket Lab this week reads positive: 2 positive, 2 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
- Rocket Lab's $2.36 Billion Backlog Says More Than Its Stock Price DoesThe Motley Fool, Sep 19
- MISSION SUCCESS: Rocket Lab Launches 96th Electron MissionThe Manila Times, Sep 19
- Nykredit A S Makes New $32.60 Million Investment in Rocket Lab Corporation $RKLBDefense World, Sep 19
- Rocket Lab stock tumbles after massive $1.94 billion equity raiseGuruFocus, Sep 18
- Rocket Lab Slides 5% as Space Names Give Back Gains; AST SpaceMobile Drops 6%, Planet Labs Sinks 4%24/7 Wall Street, Sep 18
- SpaceX or Rocket Lab: Which Space Stock Is the Better Buy for the Next Decade?The Motley Fool, Sep 17
Rocket Lab peers
Rocket Lab’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| GEGE Aerospace | Buying | 2.3% below |
| RTXRTX | Buying | 12.1% below |
| BABoeing | Buying | 17.4% below |
| LMTLockheed Martin | Accumulation | 19.7% below |
| GDGeneral Dynamics | Accumulation | 6.6% below |
| HWMHowmet Aerospace | Accumulation | 3.0% below |
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Rocket Lab stock FAQ
What is Rocket Lab’s market cap?
Rocket Lab’s market cap is $37.38B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $64.57, with 598.5M shares outstanding.
What is the Rocket Lab stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Rocket Lab is $109.37, +69.4% from the last close. Of the 17 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 14 rate it a buy, 3 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Rocket Lab stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Rocket Lab is undervalued: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $64.57 is 24.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $85.17. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Rocket Lab report earnings next?
Rocket Lab is expected to report on Nov 9, 2026, after the market closes (50 days away). Analysts expect earnings of −$0.02 per share on revenue of $257.3M. Rocket Lab beat the earnings estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports, moving 8.8% on average across the report.
What is Rocket Lab’s 52-week high and low?
Rocket Lab’s 52-week high is $151.00 and its 52-week low is $37.57; it closed at $64.57 on Sep 18, 2026, +34.3% over the past year.
Is Rocket Lab stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and earnings risk), 1 as mixed (seasonality) and 2 as headwinds (trend and smart money). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
Is there unusual options activity in Rocket Lab?
Gekko flagged 5 unusual options signals in Rocket Lab over the last 30 days, with $4.25M of flagged premium in calls and $27.86M in puts. The latest, bullish flow, was on Sep 12, 2026 with $1.03M in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.
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