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We have scored 103 news catalysts on Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (RKLB) over the past 12 months. The biggest single-day move next to one of them came May 8, 2026, when RKLB closed +34.2%: “Rocket Lab surges 30% to fresh highs on revenue beat, record-setting launch deal”. Coverage across the window leans positive (average ticker sentiment +0.41). Most of the impact sits in price momentum and sector industrials.
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Market cap
32.8B
P/E
—
EPS
—
Beta
2.61
52W range
37.57-151
Day range
53.19–57.55
Open
55.71
Prev close
59.10
Volume
16.5M
Avg volume
20M
Dividend
0.00
IPO
2020-11-24
Analysts publish price targets on RKLB, and they disagree. Where the share price actually sits among them shows which of their arguments the market is buying — and which it is ignoring.
12 analyst price targets from $83 to $135
as of 2026-09-03
The market is 45% below the median target — more cautious than the analysts.
The reconstruction
Daily OHLCV with SMA overlays and session pivots. Draw your levels and trendlines on it, or ask the AI analyst what the price is reacting to.
Suppliers, customers, partners and competitors, derived from what the news actually says about Rocket Lab USA, Inc. — not a sector bucket. Click an edge to see the articles that established the link.
Suppliers, customers, partners and competitors of Rocket Lab USA, Inc., taken from what the news actually said about them rather than from a sector bucket. The count is how many articles established each link.
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Headquartered in Long Beach, California, Rocket Lab USA, Inc. is a prominent aerospace firm established in 2006. This company delivers a comprehensive suite of space-related services and hardware, primarily catering to the space and defense industries. Their operations encompass orbital launch capabilities, advanced spacecraft engineering and construction, production of various spacecraft components, and sophisticated on-orbit management services, including full constellation management. Rocket Lab is known for developing and producing a range of launch vehicles, from small to medium-class rockets. Key products include the highly successful Electron small orbital launch vehicle and the versatile Photon satellite platforms, both of which they design, manufacture, and market. Furthermore, the company is actively developing the larger Neutron launch vehicle, capable of carrying 8-ton payloads. Beyond manufacturing, they also conduct remote launch operations and craft specialized components and subsystems for both their Photon spacecraft family and the broader commercial spacecraft market. Their diverse clientele spans commercial enterprises, major aerospace contractors, and governmental entities.
The price sits 45% below the median published target of $115 and below every single analyst model, meaning the market has heard the bull case but refuses to pay for the growth those models require.
What the disagreement turns on
Whether the Neutron rocket and Iridium acquisition can shift the company from a high-growth, cash-burning spacecraft builder to a profitable, recurring-revenue operator — and while the revenue shift is measurable via segment history, the profitability and cash flow conversion cannot be tested with the wired data.
The price pays for
It declines to pay for
Written by a language model from the published models, the reported segments and a reverse-DCF — not a recommendation, and not a house view.
Claim by claim
Computed at $63.10 on 2026-09-03 — the quote has since moved -13%, so read this as a record of what was priced in then, not now.
